Buyer protection question

Always insist on COD via money order or certified check to protect yourself as a buyer. If the seller has been burned before by someone turning down the product when it arrives then they may insist on prepayment - offer to send them a money order in the amount to cover shipping both ways to calm their fears of another rejection. If they refuse I would not buy from them or you can take the chance. In Fedex COD they get their money right away - UPS takes awhile.

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I just read Ligi's input and took the time to look up the feedback on Gary1 and Ligi. Ligi who will only buy COD has one posative and no negatives, Gary1 who has good experience as both a buyer and a seller and pays in advance and expects payment in advance has seventeen positives and no negatives and I only buy and sell prepaid have thirty-seven positives.

It is custom to prepay. There have been too many couterfeit money orders, bank checks and the like. Know your seller and pay in advance. I don't trust escrow arrangements. It still leaves the power in the unknown. I've delivered a unit and payment is not in hand. Yeah, I know. What if the unit isn't delivered? That's what history and verification is for. Do your homework before payment, just like buying anywhere.

Buyer protection is when you get the merchandise at the same time you pay. As you can se by my thread "have you ever been stuck?"- no one seems to have been. Seller protection is doing it the Lakefrontroad way. The thread here says buyer protection. How is a buyer protected if they send money without receiving a product? On a previous recent thread a buyer sent the money - the check cleared and weeks later he still did not have his item. Put that in your feedback!

I feel the best way to go is Paypal, unless it's something I really want and it's a good deal, I will ignore non-paypal sellers(well, if they take CC's, then that's good too but those that do are stores).

KP

So far, no problems with about 20 purchases. But the point about buyer protection is well taken; buyer makes more of a leap of faith than seller. I recommend calling; get a verifiable work and home phone and go with your gut. And of course, if the person has 20 or 30 sales to their credit, your not likely to get stuck.