Bad transaction on classifieds what now

[tmcase]

One way to protect yourself against this sort of thing in the future is to pay with a US Postal money order, and mail it to the seller.

This way you have their mailing address, in case you want to "pay them a visit" if you get ripped off.

Plus, if they rip you off, and payment was made with a USPS money order, and sent through the US Mail, it makes their rip-off a Federal Mail Fraud offense, and most people--even rip-off artists--aren't willing to incur that sort of risk.

Anything I buy for more than about $100, I'd insist on either a FTF transfer, or payment by mail--and anyone who wouldn't agree to that is, IMO, not to be trusted...

Not all sellers will accept anything but PP and just because they don't want to wait around for a money order to arrive and clear the bank doesn't make them untrustworthy. Just my 2 cents.

 

[tiburonfirst]

Not all sellers will accept anything but PP and just because they don't want to wait around for a money order to arrive and clear the bank doesn't make them untrustworthy. Just my 2 cents.

as stated above - if it involves quite a bit of money a postal money order is the way to go. if the seller can't wait those few days, tough luck

 

[tmcase]

as stated above - if it involves quite a bit of money a postal money order is the way to go. if the seller can't wait those few days, tough luck

That's true but my point was if they won't take a money order it doesn't make them untrustworthy.

 

[tiburonfirst]

well, since you can't tell till you get burned .......................