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***FaLKoN240*** · 11-16-2008, 08:34 AM

I know this is kind of an obvious question/answer, but there is a guy that wants to buy something off me ($1000 value). I'm selling it for $200 but he doesn't have/want to use paypal.

He was saying he could just transfer money into my bank account, but I'm not sure if I really feel safe giving him whatever information is required to transfer money into my account...

Is this safe?

implayaz9 · 11-16-2008, 08:40 AM

i have done few transactions like that here as well as few forums and i got screwed... u should ask him if he has any references on any other forums or ebay.. and than check his profile out and see what's up..NO MATTER WHAT DO NOT GIVE BANK DETAILS!!! IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO OPEN A PAYPAL ACCOUNT

***FaLKoN240*** · 11-16-2008, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by implayaz9

i have done few transactions like that here as well as few forums and i got screwed... u should ask him if he has any references on any other forums or ebay.. and than check his profile out and see what's up..NO MATTER WHAT DO NOT GIVE BANK DETAILS!!! IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO OPEN A PAYPAL ACCOUNT

I'm just worried about him going into my bank account really...

I think I'll just ask him to get a paypal account.

The shit is free after all.

BoostedCoupe · 11-16-2008, 09:02 AM

or he could send you a money order or money gram or something like that.

slidingsky · 11-16-2008, 09:06 AM

Google Checkout

You can set it up today and pay today unlike paypal where you have to wait for up to 3 days.

atutt · 11-16-2008, 09:19 AM

E-mail Money Transfer??? I do those all the time without issue. You don't have to give anyone your banking information.

***FaLKoN240*** · 11-16-2008, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by atutt

E-mail Money Transfer??? I do those all the time without issue. You don't have to give anyone your banking information.

? Enlighten me

Ineedparts · 11-16-2008, 09:56 AM

Money order FTW!! After you cash it, send him his stuff. He would have to be very trustworthy of you first.... I have been screwed out of money even when using paypal, cant trust anyone these days. Good luck!

implayaz9 · 11-16-2008, 10:02 AM

yea i think money order or a personnel check and once u cash it in, u can send the stuff.. but the problem with this is that his side of the trust.. cause he might think u will screw him..lol... so as a buyer i dont know if he will do that

implayaz9 · 11-16-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by FaLKoN240

? Enlighten me

yea would like to know too

***FaLKoN240*** · 11-16-2008, 10:38 AM

Well, I don't fuck people over, I don't know why in this day and age people don't just use paypal...

***CrimsonRockett*** · 11-16-2008, 10:48 AM

Paypal sucks when you try to file claims and such.

I've never had a problem with them *knock on wood*, but from all the horror stories I've read, I'm always super precautions as to where I send money or who I'm receiving it from.

tr0n9h · 11-16-2008, 10:53 AM

never give out your bank information unless it to your family member. i know because i study fraud.

tell him to go to a bank and get money gram. it safe both for you and him because they required fingerprinting when you cash it.

jdizzy204 · 11-16-2008, 10:54 AM

paypal is the most secure way to do transactions besides face to face.

edit: i misread the post. be careful tho

atutt · 11-16-2008, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by implayaz9

yea would like to know too

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Originally Posted by FaLKoN240

? Enlighten me

You guys have never heard of an E-mail Money Transfer (EMT)? It's simple.
This is done from you online banking site.

You create a password.
You E-mail the person the money.
They ask for the password.
You give it to them.
Then everyone is happy.

EMT is the only way I do things.... If you don't get the part. They don't get the password. No money.

And I HIGHLY doubt this something only us canucks can do. lol.

***FaLKoN240*** · 11-16-2008, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atutt

You guys have never heard of an E-mail Money Transfer (EMT)? It's simple.
This is done from you online banking site.

You create a password.
You E-mail the person the money.
They ask for the password.
You give it to them.
Then everyone is happy.

EMT is the only way I do things.... If you don't get the part. They don't get the password. No money.

And I HIGHLY doubt this something only us canucks can do. lol.

Wow, I've never heard of that before.

The guy agreed to get a paypal account, so I'm happy now.

I guess I'll keep this thread up for anyone else that is learning about online shopping frauds and such.

Matej · 11-16-2008, 01:26 PM

Western Union works well too.

LongGrain · 11-16-2008, 01:38 PM

postal money order

thats how i did transactions before i had a paypal acct.

it is 100% safe,

aNskY · 11-16-2008, 01:59 PM

paypal sucks for sellers.

ive had people claim they didnt get shit, even after they DID get it with TRACKING INFO proved to paypal, paypal still awards refunds. fuck paypal. unfortunately it's now pretty much a standard for selling shit online.

drift freaq · 11-16-2008, 02:09 PM

before paypal it was always U.S. postal money order. We did that for years. Its pretty damn safe.

Devius · 11-16-2008, 05:05 PM

I can tell u what my father did when he bought one of his corvettes from out of state.

He sent the guy a moneygram, simple enough, but a nice little safety feature was that he could password protect it, and the dude would need the password before he could get the money, so after he proved to my father the the corvette was being shipped, and my dad confirmed it with the shipping company, he gave the guy the password to get the money out.

One of the best ways i know to avoid a scam

Vision Garage · 11-16-2008, 05:36 PM

I want to buy it. I'll send you a money order for 2,000 American dollars. Just send me back the remainder of the money. My Nigerian Prince would love this.

Thank you very much

-Soooshi

11-16-2008, 08:34 AM	#1
*FaLKoN240* Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Temecula Posts: 16,885 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	Selling stuff online without Paypal... I know this is kind of an obvious question/answer, but there is a guy that wants to buy something off me ($1000 value). I'm selling it for $200 but he doesn't have/want to use paypal. He was saying he could just transfer money into my bank account, but I'm not sure if I really feel safe giving him whatever information is required to transfer money into my account... Is this safe? __________________ Best way to do business with me? Make your best offer FIRST.

11-16-2008, 09:02 AM	#4
BoostedCoupe Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Fulton, TN Age: 33 Posts: 1,043 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	or he could send you a money order or money gram or something like that. __________________ 92 vert converted 5speed and other little things

11-16-2008, 10:38 AM	#11
*FaLKoN240* Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Temecula Posts: 16,885 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	Well, I don't fuck people over, I don't know why in this day and age people don't just use paypal... __________________ Best way to do business with me? Make your best offer FIRST.

11-16-2008, 10:54 AM	#14
jdizzy204 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: berlin Age: 36 Posts: 1,041 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	paypal is the most secure way to do transactions besides face to face. edit: i misread the post. be careful tho Last edited by jdizzy204; 11-16-2008 at 11:18 AM..

11-16-2008, 02:09 PM	#20
drift freaq R.I.P. Aya, always love Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Los Feliz/Hollywood Posts: 18,562 Trader Rating: (215) Rides Gallery: drift freaq Feedback Score: 215 reviews	before paypal it was always U.S. postal money order. We did that for years. Its pretty damn safe. __________________ "Having a lot of tracks on a song is like putting stickers on a car to get more horsepower" New Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uebV1OnbRsw Buy my mounts! http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/51531...ns-mounts.html http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/317539...e-mouts-6.html

11-16-2008, 08:40 AM	#2
implayaz9 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SOCAL Age: 42 Posts: 1,105 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i have done few transactions like that here as well as few forums and i got screwed... u should ask him if he has any references on any other forums or ebay.. and than check his profile out and see what's up..NO MATTER WHAT DO NOT GIVE BANK DETAILS!!! IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO OPEN A PAYPAL ACCOUNT

11-16-2008, 09:06 AM	#5
slidingsky Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia Age: 41 Posts: 409 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: slidingsky Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Google Checkout You can set it up today and pay today unlike paypal where you have to wait for up to 3 days.

11-16-2008, 09:19 AM	#6
atutt Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: barrie, ontario, canada Age: 37 Posts: 997 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	E-mail Money Transfer??? I do those all the time without issue. You don't have to give anyone your banking information.

11-16-2008, 09:56 AM	#8
Ineedparts Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wichita Ks Age: 37 Posts: 449 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Money order FTW!! After you cash it, send him his stuff. He would have to be very trustworthy of you first.... I have been screwed out of money even when using paypal, cant trust anyone these days. Good luck!

11-16-2008, 10:02 AM	#9
implayaz9 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SOCAL Age: 42 Posts: 1,105 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	yea i think money order or a personnel check and once u cash it in, u can send the stuff.. but the problem with this is that his side of the trust.. cause he might think u will screw him..lol... so as a buyer i dont know if he will do that

11-16-2008, 10:53 AM	#13
tr0n9h Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CORONA TO WEST COVINA Posts: 467 Trader Rating: (26) Feedback Score: 26 reviews	never give out your bank information unless it to your family member. i know because i study fraud. tell him to go to a bank and get money gram. it safe both for you and him because they required fingerprinting when you cash it.

11-16-2008, 01:26 PM	#17
Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	Western Union works well too.

11-16-2008, 01:38 PM	#18
LongGrain Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,741 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	postal money order thats how i did transactions before i had a paypal acct. it is 100% safe,

11-16-2008, 01:59 PM	#19
aNskY Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NY Age: 40 Posts: 1,604 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	paypal sucks for sellers. ive had people claim they didnt get shit, even after they DID get it with TRACKING INFO proved to paypal, paypal still awards refunds. fuck paypal. unfortunately it's now pretty much a standard for selling shit online.

11-16-2008, 05:05 PM	#21
Devius Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pineville Louisiana Age: 36 Posts: 174 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I can tell u what my father did when he bought one of his corvettes from out of state. He sent the guy a moneygram, simple enough, but a nice little safety feature was that he could password protect it, and the dude would need the password before he could get the money, so after he proved to my father the the corvette was being shipped, and my dad confirmed it with the shipping company, he gave the guy the password to get the money out. One of the best ways i know to avoid a scam

11-16-2008, 05:36 PM	#22
Vision Garage Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USDM Land Posts: 1,799 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	I want to buy it. I'll send you a money order for 2,000 American dollars. Just send me back the remainder of the money. My Nigerian Prince would love this. Thank you very much -Soooshi __________________