TMCTLT
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Saturday, March 12, 2011 8:22:33 PM
Safe to sell something on C's-list and accept payment via Poo-Pal? Have a full set of residential windows for sale and have been approached by someone wanting to "purchase for son" and pay me using Poo-pal. Then will have moving co. pick up once clears. Was kinda wanting to keep it face to face and local if/n ya know what I mean, What sayeth the gallery?????
jackconrad
Saturday, March 12, 2011 8:48:17 PM
Hard sell , take the chance
tonyt722
Sunday, March 13, 2011 7:40:10 AM
I would say as long as the money clears then why not. Just let him know the windows will not move until you are 100% sure that the money is available to you. If he doesnt like it, then I guess he doesnt need the windows that bad.
Gene363
Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:30:41 AM
P'Pal is all about the BUYER not the seller.

Just Google, "Paypal scams"

http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams 

cacman
Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:35:20 AM

I would say as long as the money clears then why not. Just let him know the windows will not move until you are 100% sure that the money is available to you. If he doesn't like it, then I guess he doesn't need the windows that bad.

tonyt722 wrote:

Agreed. Just don't forget the 3% Transaction Fee PayPal takes off the top (or add the 3% to the price for the PayPal payment). Adding 3% may be enough of an incentive for the buyer to pay cash or with a bank certified check. You should receive the funds almost instantly once the buyer sends the money to PayPal. And if your account is not verified and connected with a bank account, there is another Fee for having PayPal issue you a check. You can not have funds deposited on to a credit card.

TMCTLT
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Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:44:34 AM

P'Pal is all about the BUYER not the seller.

Just Google, "Paypal scams"

http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams 

Gene363 wrote:

Thanks Gene,

I'm fairly certain that this individual is somehow trying to scam me, two relies from what appears to be one person possibly.

First was a Todd Joel...the other being Tom Todd. Both sound as though from out of the country. Both wanting to set up pick up using a mover......one wanting to use PPal. one wanting to use cashiers check.........Both sound too iffy to me.

I think I'll just stay local, or at least in state on this...

TMCTLT
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Sunday, March 13, 2011 2:54:13 PM
Thanks for the reply's guys, a fella from Evansville,IN came up to look @ them and has agreed to buy them!!!!
Thunder.Gerbil
Sunday, March 13, 2011 3:09:27 PM

Thanks Gene,

I'm fairly certain that this individual is somehow trying to scam me, two relies from what appears to be one person possibly.

First was a Todd Joel...the other being Tom Todd. Both sound as though from out of the country. Both wanting to set up pick up using a mover......one wanting to use PPal. one wanting to use cashiers check.........Both sound too iffy to me.

I think I'll just stay local, or at least in state on this...

TMCTLT wrote:

Those were most likely scams.

The cashiers check would have been forged, but a very good forgery. Likely in a much larger amount than the price you were asking too. You would then get an email saying something to the effect of "my secretary messed up, sent you a larger check than they should have, you seem like a good person though so I trust you, since she's off for a few weeks and can't re-issue the check, just go ahead and cash it, and send back/wire the difference."

The forged check will be very good - the bank won't catch it at first. They'll credit you the money, then you send, and a few days later, the bank check comes back as forged, you're on the hook for the money you sent and the FBI wants to talk to you about the false check you just passed.

And the moving company never shows up. The scam was all about getting you to send back real cash.

That's how it happened to the wife of a friend of mine when she was selling some furniture.

Not sure how the PP scam would work exactly.

andytv
Sunday, March 13, 2011 3:37:14 PM
^"PP scam"!!!!!????