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EAsportsEAsports Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭
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I got this email from someone who won an auction from me yesterday.

"I'm thrilled to get his card. However, we are having HUGE computer problems which are preventing me from accessing 2nd or 3rd links in a series, thus keeping me from using the invoice system to pay. It just spins and spins until it kicks me off. Terribly frustrating and we are being told we may need a new server...argh! Anyway, if you send me your email address for use at paypal, I will go to my account and make payment directly to you via paypal without needing to use an invoice. Thanks so much for your understanding and cooperation. I apologize for the inconvenience. ebay ID: ****** ebay email: ******@yahoo.com"

He is a zero feedback user.

Any suggestions? Just tell him to go to Activity>Buy>Won and click Pay Now? If he can send me an email through eBay, he should be able to use the "Pay Now?"

Had to be my "high-dollar" item ($40) for this week that he won.
My LSU Autographs

Only an idiot would have a message board signature.

Comments

  • BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭
    Make sure it's a confirmed paypal address. Otherwise you'll be hosed.
  • Comicgeek68Comicgeek68 Posts: 324
    I just made a purchase through BIN and had no problems.
  • bkingbking Posts: 3,095 ✭✭
    Tell him a check will be fine. That or the good old money order.
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    Successful deals to date: thedudeabides,gameusedhoop,golfcollector,tigerdean,treetop,bkritz, CapeMOGuy,WeekendHacker,jeff8877,backbidder,Salinas,milbroco,bbuckner22,VitoCo1972,ddfamf,gemint,K,fatty macs,waltersobchak,dboneesq
  • mtcardsmtcards Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭
    Tell him when he sends it to send it as a gift or something other than item bought, it will end the SNAD effect
    IT IS ALWAYS CHEAPER TO NOT SELL ON EBAY
  • bkingbking Posts: 3,095 ✭✭


    << <i>Tell him when he sends it to send it as a gift or something other than item bought, it will end the SNAD effect >>



    Good idea.
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    Working on the following: 1970 Baseball PSA, 1970-1976 Raw, World Series Subsets PSA, 1969 Expansion Teams PSA, Fleer World Series Sets, Texas Rangers Topps Run 1972-1989
    ----------------------

    Successful deals to date: thedudeabides,gameusedhoop,golfcollector,tigerdean,treetop,bkritz, CapeMOGuy,WeekendHacker,jeff8877,backbidder,Salinas,milbroco,bbuckner22,VitoCo1972,ddfamf,gemint,K,fatty macs,waltersobchak,dboneesq
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭


    Everybody likes to save money, but the "gift" scheme has some risks.

    Obviously, the buyer is at supreme risk. He has no INR or SNAD protection.
    His only recourse is a claim for "unauthorized use;" he must claim that the
    card number was stolen or used w/o permission.

    Seems safe for the seller, right? It's not.

    A scamming buyer can simply file an "unauthorized use" claim - first with
    PayPal and then with the credit-card company. The "gift" paid to the seller
    will be grabbed by PP; if PP does not fall for the scam, the credit-card co
    might.

    Even if an "investigation" of the UAU claim finds for the seller, the process
    can take months. AND, many fraudulent UAU claims beat the system.

    When dealing with a stranger, sending/receiving "gifts" can cause problems.
    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • bkingbking Posts: 3,095 ✭✭
    Again, I'd go for the check or Money Order - totally removes the flake risk, especially if his bank is a national one where you can cash the check at his bank not yours.
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    Working on the following: 1970 Baseball PSA, 1970-1976 Raw, World Series Subsets PSA, 1969 Expansion Teams PSA, Fleer World Series Sets, Texas Rangers Topps Run 1972-1989
    ----------------------

    Successful deals to date: thedudeabides,gameusedhoop,golfcollector,tigerdean,treetop,bkritz, CapeMOGuy,WeekendHacker,jeff8877,backbidder,Salinas,milbroco,bbuckner22,VitoCo1972,ddfamf,gemint,K,fatty macs,waltersobchak,dboneesq
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