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Originally Posted by Stardrifter_WA
Easy way to find out if they are a "scammer" is to tell them that all your transactions go through Paypal, then ask them for their Paypal account.
I had a incident recently where I wanted to buy a high priced I wanted from overseas, so I asked for their Paypal account, but they advised that they did not have a Paypal account. So I advised them to sign up for an account, so that we can conclude the deal. Never heard from them again.
In my view, any private seller that doesn't use Paypal, I consider to be a high risk, and therefore I look elsewhere. Nearly all the transaction I had done on IIS, for example, have been done through Paypal, and the two transactions where that didn't occur, they were well know members.
For those that are unaware; Paypal is the safest method for two reasons, first they verify a user is legitimate and secondly, they guarantee that, so there is little chance you can lose. And the other point I guess is that the transfer of funds is done immediately, so really there is little risk indeed. Just have to be smart to minimise the risks of being caught out.
Cheers Pete
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Paypal may be reasonably secure, Peter, but I resent their excessive charges to the seller, and the seller does not get their money straight away-when you withdraw it to your bank, it takes about 3 days-just so they can use my money on the short-term money market. They really double-dip!