Buying from Sellers who DON'T take paypal....
BigRedMachine
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This was never an issue with me a couple of years back, especially when buying cards for $5 or $10 a piece.
Now that I'm starting to buy cards in the $100+ range for my collection I'm a little more worried. Especially after spending some time on these boards and the horror stories you hear.
What do you think about buying from sellers who do NOT accept paypal?? Will any of you do it?? At what feedback do you feel safe?? Is there any way to protect yourself whatsoever by sending a check or money order if something is not legit???
There is a seller that has a handful of cards I'm interested in, has a great feedback record, but simply will not take Paypal. If I ever sent 200 bucks to a seller and got stiffed, I would be sick about it for a long, long time.
Thanks for any advice.
Shawn.
Now that I'm starting to buy cards in the $100+ range for my collection I'm a little more worried. Especially after spending some time on these boards and the horror stories you hear.
What do you think about buying from sellers who do NOT accept paypal?? Will any of you do it?? At what feedback do you feel safe?? Is there any way to protect yourself whatsoever by sending a check or money order if something is not legit???
There is a seller that has a handful of cards I'm interested in, has a great feedback record, but simply will not take Paypal. If I ever sent 200 bucks to a seller and got stiffed, I would be sick about it for a long, long time.
Thanks for any advice.
Shawn.
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If it is a rare card and they don't accept Paypal, and their feedback is good, I wouldn't have a problem sending a money order. You can always get delivery confirmation at the PO to make sure they got it.
Shane
If you can wait at all, I'd wait for a seller that accepts paypal...
Sending a check or money order with delivery confirmation is great idea, thanks. At least the seller can't say it didn't show up.
Best of luck jlbsquared on getting your card. Hope it all works out in end for you.
I guess money orders are hard (if not impossible?) to cancel. At least if I sent a personal check I could cancel the check if it mysteriously didn't show up.
shawn
Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
<< <i>TextBest of luck jlbsquared on getting your card. Hope it all works out in end for you. >>
Thanks - just sent out another email nicely asking for at least confirmation of receipt of my payment. I'm really hoping he tells me all is ok and cards are on the way - he does have 1263 pos feedbacks vs. 14 negs and is a PSA authorized dealer - I just get a little nervous when the cards I bought are still on his website at 2x and 5x the price I won them at auction. If he comes through I will be back proclaiming the seller a man of his word...
This is only the 2nd time ever on ebay I've had something like this happen. The first time was for like 45 dollars worth of stuff - I paid through paypal and only managed to get 20 back for some reason. I hope the USPS makes it easier to recover my funds (if that is the path I have to take).
I've sent MOs in the 500 dollar range to DSL on a few occasions and never had a problem...
<< <i>If the seller has a high feedback score on ebay, I have no problem with sending a payment via a method other than Paypal. Keep in mind, for those of you who don't sell and accept Paypal, there are substantial fees to accept payment via Paypal. If you sell something for $500, you might only receive $480 from Paypal. So by telling the buyer to send a check or money order, you are saving $20. That can add up for big-time sellers. So if someone has done tons of successful transactions and doesn't take Paypal, I would say you can still buy with confidence. >>
But is the seller in your example losing $25 from the final auction ending because of buyers like smallstocks above.......??
I know I won't pay as much as I would if they take paypal. Because it does cost me a trip to the bank for a money order, buying a money order, buying a stamp, a trip to the post office, a longer wait to get my item, and, of course, less peace of mind.
shawn
zukeepr and dhcards also do not take pay pal but are fair to deal with.
Matt
1994 Pro Line Live
TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject
It's mainly a time factor...I just don't want to have to take the time to fill out checks and envelopes, and buy stamps, and then have to wait an extra week or three for the check to clear and the seller to send the item to me.
Steve
Scott
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If I can't trust this seller and his feedback, I'll never do another non paypal auction.
Scott
T-205 Gold PSA 4 & up
1967 Topps BB PSA 8 & up
1975 Topps BB PSA 9 & up
1959 Topps FB PSA 8 & up
1976 Topps FB PSA 9 & up
1981 Topps FB PSA 10
1976-77 Topps BK PSA 9 & up
1988-89 Fleer BK PSA 10
3,000 Hit Club RC PSA 5 & Up
My Sets
<< <i>Check out this seller. Anyone bought from him? Impressive feedback, everything looks on the up and up. Just no paypal.
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If I can't trust this seller and his feedback, I'll never do another non paypal auction. >>
I've bought 3 or 4 times from this seller with no problems...it would be nice if he did take paypal.
As a matter of fact, once I was to lazy to go and get a money order for one of his auctions so I just stuck $15. cash into a envelope for my $14.75 total and he sent back the extra quarter with my card!