The company expects the number of sellers using cash on delivery (COD) to increase to 5,000 by next week
 
Buyers and sellers are beginning to trust Evaly's cash on delivery (COD) service, which began through their "Friends Deal" campaign from Saturday.

About 1,500 vendors have already begun to use this system, says a press release.

They are also taking part in the Friends Deal with various categories of products including various food restaurants, fashion items, electronic gadgets, smart phones and lifestyle products.

The company expects the number of sellers to increase to 5,000 by next week.

Mohammad Rassel, managing director and chief executive officer of Evaly, said there was a great response from buyers as well as sellers.

"Since our bank accounts and payment gateways are temporarily closed, we have started selling products on a cash-on-delivery basis for the convenience of customers and sellers," Rassel said.

So far, there are a total of 1,503 live shops. Of these, 680 are regular shops, 620 are express shops and 230 are food shops, he added.

There are also 125 shops at Friends Deal. The biggest feature of Cash On Delivery is that sellers are getting their payments directly. On the other hand, the customers can pay after receiving the product properly, the Evaly CEO mentioned.

"Since government agencies and business trade bodies are investigating, we will continue to provide them with full support," Rassel said on Evaly's current context.

"We believe we have not done anything immoral and illegal and that is what will come out through the investigation. Apart from this, we are also working tirelessly to resolve the issues that have arisen with our delivery, refund or seller payment. We also want to assure the customers that we are continuing our efforts to deliver the products of the previous order as soon as possible.

Since this issue involves the issue of payment of sellers, we will appeal to the government to open our business bank accounts at least so that we have least as soon as possible," he remarked.

An organization called Products Hub has been selling various types of gadgets items on the Evaly platform.

AHM Raihan, managing director of the company, said: "We have a physical shop in Bashundhara City of the capital - Gadgets Route BD. Its partner is e-commerce company Products Hub."

To make such a decision of COD in such a short time in a changed situation is really a great move. This benefits both the buyers and the sellers, he added.