eBay Ripoff Avoidance - Escrow.com

[gary350 0]

Reading the thread about the probable eBay rig ripoff. . . Sorry, but I think sending more than $50 or $100 to "someone on the internet" is just plain stupid. There is a very simple and effective way to protect both buyer and seller, for a reasonable fee, $47 on a $1,500 transaction (more if by credit card):
http://www.escrow.com/solutions/escrow/process.asp

[gary350 0]

Public service bump. Let me add that I'm sure there are other escrow services available - escrow.com is just the only one I have used personally. . .

[Paige 0]

Thanks for the tip. I think its a great idea when sending large sums via faith from Internet sights.

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[gary350 0]

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Thanks for the tip.

That's what the mohel said. . . (look it up)

[D22369 0]

My g/f used escrow to purchase her rig on ebay last year .... very easy to use the service. very safe.

Roy

They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.

[bodypilot90 0]

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Reading the thread about the probable eBay rig ripoff. . . Sorry, but I think sending more than $50 or $100 to "someone on the internet" is just plain stupid.

I've always had good luck with paypal. twice the seller didn't send the stuff. Twice I got my money back. Still it's a good idea for larger stuff.

[mr2mk1g 10]

I have to dissagree. We have riggers in this sport which our own built in escrow service.

Use riggers for this service. They can perform an inspection for you - as cursory as "yeah its a rig" if you want or as detailed as opening it all, full inspection, porisity tests and repacking it for you (a repack is advisable with seccond hand gear anyway). At the very least you keep the money in the sport and bring a rigger some trade.

USE RIGGERS !