How Trading Works
A trade on YoJoeShop is an exact-item exchange recorded in a Deal Record. It is not a YoJoeShop-insured swap and it is not a PayPal Goods and Services purchase unless one side separately invoices the other for a cash difference.
- Each side names the exact catalog item or part, condition, completeness and accessories included.
- When both accept, the trade snapshot locks. Changing material terms means canceling and starting again.
- Both sides ship with tracking, or both confirm local pickup in the Deal Record.
- Both confirm receipt. Trade ratings are separate from buy/sell ratings.
Direct item-for-item trades are not insured by YoJoeShop. PayPal purchase protection generally does not cover trades the way it covers Goods and Services purchases. Tracking is required for reputation credit unless both parties confirm local pickup.
If a trade also includes money, that cash should still move as PayPal Goods and Services between the collectors—not through YoJoeShop.
YoJoeShop does not receive, hold, divide, refund or distribute payment for collectible transactions. Sellers supply their own PayPal Goods and Services invoice or payment link. YoJoeShop is not escrow and does not guarantee transactions. Friends and Family is not appropriate for merchandise.