Not Sure If This Is OK Here, But Here Goes
I'm selling a pair of Magnepans on Audiogon and as usual, have had no response. Yesterday, a guy from Argentina (allegedly) contacts me and says he'd like the speakers and gave me an address and phone number of a guy in Miami to ship them to and he'll forward them on to the end buyer.
At first glance, this doesn't pass the smell test. However, he did give me a phone number, which I may call later today. The other issue I have is that I have little to no experience with PayPal. How hard is it to defraud PayPal and leave me without my money and the lose of my speakers?
@noske , I repeat. You never give a stranger your personal info. It is another dynamic when you shop with an established storefront. Even then your info is at some risk due to hackers. I have had many phone conversations with scammers and they are usually quite charming until you force them into a corner. |
OP, the situation would give me pause. And if you want there's likely a way to conduct the transaction. I would only consider doing the transaction payment in advance and the buyer pays and provides shipping labels. The buyer can insure the product and they take ownership prior to shippiing. @nonoise Thank you for your humor! I didn't think Shaq ever said 'no' |
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