Re: [FWDLK] Ebay
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Re: [FWDLK] Ebay



I, too, have sold ebay items where the buyer used Western Union.  It was a '72 Ford LTD convertible that hadn't ran in several years.  He sent it through WU to my local grocery store, where I picked it up and then let him know he could pick up the car.  The cool thing was, he rode a Greyhound down from Seattle, and after I put some tranny fluid in it (since it wouldn't shift), filled the air in the flat tires, and he bought and put in a new battery, he drove that sucker all the way home!  And it made it, surprisingly. . . since it IS a Ford. . .
 
But the point is, with ANY method of payment, don't release the item you're selling until you can confirm for yourself the legitimacy of the payment.  Waiting for checks to clear, etc, is no different than getting the cash in hand from a Western Union payment.  You just gotta be careful who you trust in today's world. . .
 
Mark   mjh
 
'57 Fury in OR
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Waters
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Ebay

I recently sold a brake booster to a guy in Sweden and he used an old fashioned method of sending me the money--he wired it via Western Union. This very old payment method is almost never mentioned, yet is a viable way of completing a transaction. It was easy to collect, as the Western Union office is in a local grocery store. You get paid in cash, so no concerns about checks drawn against the First Bank of Kenya.
 
Sorry, but with ebay's fees on the rise, I don't need to turn over an additional 4.2% to paypal. Don't understand what the big deal is in writing a check or obtaining a money order, or even using WU.
 
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: debenson2
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Ebay

hello, Jim that has also been a big frustration for me too....payPal is the ONLY way to go!
 
As you state more and more sellers refuse to take payPal (they use it for their buys) but seem too cheap to take it for their listings.
 
 I believe they are really missing the boat!
 
They claim high cost, but in fact that stand may by costing them money.....I do not bid if I am unable to use payPal!
 
(I even take it and have used it to buy and sell big ticket cars...)
 
In this world of scams "N" scum, bidders need the safety that payPal affords.
If you find payPal costly then account for it in your pricing it is a cost of doing business, just like taking visa....
postscript; bidpay was slow!!
debenson2
Road2Recovery
Box 43873
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55443 USA
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:13 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Ebay

Yes, it is BidPay that recently went out of business, without any warning to their customers.

Quite troublesome for me as a foreigner who?s only option besides PayPal was BidPay.

And since more and more sellers are no longer accepting PayPal I have to let go of some nice stuff I see on eBay so every now and then. I hate that?

 

Jim Hoekendijk

The Netherlands.

 


Van: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens debenson2
Verzonden: donderdag 9 maart 2006 2:19
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Onderwerp: Re: [FWDLK] Ebay

 

I believe it was bid pay that was owned by WU.

debenson2
Road2Recovery
Box 43873
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55443 USA
763/438/6671
612/319/5619 pager & voice mail

----- Original Message -----

From: Bryan Scott

Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 7:03 PM

Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Ebay

 

I heard the story on the news last week, but apparently it's just certain
aspects of their operation?  The news story didn't depict it that way....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Stragand" <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bryan Scott" <scott1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 7:59 PM
Subject: RE: [FWDLK] Ebay


Are you sure?  There is no mention of it on their website, and the
office in my building is still open.

-Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
[mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bryan Scott
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 7:31 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Ebay

Western Union recently went out of business and is no more.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Jones" <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Ebay


> We need to beat this dead horse....DO NOT PAY FOR ANYTHING ON WESTERN
> UNION!!
> It is the payment choice of scammers. Use them to send money to your
> Mom or a friend, NEVER to pay for something unless you know the person

> your paying.
> That's one of the safety tips on all the ebay sites/warnings.
> Regards, Ray
>
>
> On Mar 8, 2006, at 7:26 AM, Mike Singer / Emporium Secondaries, Inc.
> wrote:
>
>> I do not want to beat a dead horse but; My brother was bidding on a
>> panel
>> van and lost. He received an email Second chance. Drove 35 miles to
>> Western
>> Union to send out the payment. Western Union called him later and
told
>> him
>> that it was a fraud. He was able to stop payment.
>>
>> Please be very careful when bidding.
>>
>> Mike Singer, 57 Fireflite, 76 Warlock, 94 V-10 & 04 Hemi 2500 4wd
>> pickus,
>> 05 Magnum RT
>> Mike Singer
>>
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