No Paypal! Check, MO, or CC??????

[FE_Chris]

OK, this is the deal. And all I am looking for here is your people opinion to help me to better make a decision on this.

I got this deal I found on Rumrunner. It's for a titan29. Good package, almost new boat, 9xl, BK 70 amps ESC, gear drive, radio, RTR even tossing in some lipo's and a couple props, FM radio too. I won't try to hide the price, we agreed on 400$ shipped.

One problem. he does'nt take paypal. I talked to the guy on the phone. he lives in new york. got the boat from CF himself he says, it's his 3rd one and he wants to part with it cause he has 2 more. I checked his ebay profile, everything matches up and looks good.

He told me I can send him a MO, Check, or he owns a pharmecy he said and I can give him my CC number and he can charge it there.

I know it sounds crazy, but I almost think I would rather give him my CC info and have him run the card. If he uses the number for other things, I can call visa and have them remove the charges. And if I get ripped off....I never signed anything.....I can say I did not know of the purchase....No idea. The CC company's IME are pretty good about working with the little guy on fraud and things like that.

So here it is. If I send a check and he wants to rip me off, im ass out. If I send a money order, the same thing. If I pay with a CC, I know I can go back on it....but im still giving this guy that I don't know my CC number....

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......

I would'nt be on the fence about it so much, But i am trying to get a nice mono race setup for as little as possible. I can use most of what he is sending me and I can sell the rest and for 4 bills I can have a race ready rig and pay for a namba membership.

So, im nervous. What do you fellas think?

[FE_Chris]

O, and I have one more option. I back out, and buy a hull, HW, ESC and motor from steven and pay more for it....but boy it sure is nice knowing it will come. lol

[Eyekandyboats]

i used to to MO all the time and never had a problem.
the CC seems to be good because you can cancel what ever he does with it unlike the boat.
and is he uses it at his pharmacy then you can track the person down because you know where he works and such.
CC would be my bet as well.
good luck with the transaction

[Steven Vaccaro]

How long has the guy been a member over there? I would give the cc number and keep a check online of charges.

[FE_Chris]

Thanks guys. I think the CC number is the way to go, I have quick internet access to the account to I can monitor it no problem. He has not been a member of rumrunner for long at all. He says he is new to the forums, he has 4 boats to sell. His ebay account has been open for 3 years, 1 months now.

Still thinking......

[Eyekandyboats]

he has a 3 year ebay account but no pay pal !

[FE_Chris]

I know it..... I looked at the couple of auctions that he was last involved in that you can still see the product info for.....They all said that they accepted MO's. So Hmmmm..

I'm thinkin this....Im gonna use the CC to pay for this. So if something goes bad and I have to file a claim, I still have my cash to use in the meantime. Then I guess I will end up ordering from OSE....but man....I started adding into the cart and I was almost to 500 bucks, I had'nt even quite finished yet. I love this place....but sometimes buying 2nd hand just makes more sence for my wallet.

At this point...Im gonna buy it. I'm gonna give him the CC info tomorrow. We'll see what happens. I checked with my CC company and I am 100% NOT responsible for fraud of any kind.....

I'll keep you guys posted. Thanks for your thaughts.

[spicedcrab]

hi, what i would do is tell him im sending the money by paypal to his email address, add the 3% or so, of the amount to the total (that must be why he doesnt want paypal)
if he still wont take paypal after you paying the fee then maybe he's hiding something (like paypal banned him because of fraud)

what you are saying about the CC is right. (im a merchant and take CC's myself) but i tell you what is is one bad nightmare to try and correct all the harm that can be done if he is someone who hacked another persons name just so he can get some credit card numbers and sell it to a bunch of other buddies. (my brother had his ebay account hacked and someone else took over his name and did all kind of harm before he found out) so it does happen.

im just saying what could be, most likely it is all fine and honest.

good luck with your purchase and i hope it turns out great for you.

[mike a.]

I would use a money order from the post office. It is illegal for him to not send it to you when you have sent the money order to him. That is why the only thing i use is money order on shipments like this.

[Doozie870]

CC should be the most secure in this scenario, if he owns a pharmacy thats pretty cool too, these pain pills are kind of fun.

[Steven Vaccaro]

CC should be the most secure in this scenario, if he owns a pharmacy thats pretty cool too, these pain pills are kind of fun.

I'm sure you know, but I cant help but say it. Watch those pills!!! 2 of my good friends are Oxy addicts now because of sever arthritis(spelling?) that they have. My cousin is so bad he has lost everything!

[ReddyWatts]

I had a guy from ebay not send me a laptop that I had paid for with a Money Order. I talked to the Post Office and they said "Do not worry we will get you the laptop or your money". I would have to wait 30 days to report it, then it was a Federal Offense if he had not sent it. This does not hold true for Money Orders you purchase from a convenience store.

I told the seller what the Post Office had said and I received it promptly.

If you sell something with a Money Order, be sure and get a delivery signature.

[SJFE]

Watch those pills!!! 2 of my good friends are Oxy addicts now because of sever arthritis(spelling?) that they have. My cousin is so bad he has lost everything!

I burried one of my 3 best friends a little over 3 years ago. He was able to handle all of the so called "bad drugs" but was no match for Oxy's. 34 years old & gone.....

[FE_Chris]

That sucks man....I feel for ya...That stuff is bad. it ruins lives.

Thanks for all the input guys. I appreciate it.

I burried one of my 3 best friends a little over 3 years ago. He was able to handle all of the so called "bad drugs" but was no match for Oxy's. 34 years old & gone.....

[FE_Chris]

Well, I just paid Mike. Thats his name. he seems like s straight cat. He ran the CC over the phone with me, I could here the machine. Everything sounds good. He seems to know Chris Fine very well. Also we chatted about boats quite a bit. He loves the Hv stuff like me. Although he sounds to have a LOT more money then me. Lots of 10s2p boats....2080 and 30xx series lehner motors......HV esc's.....wow. So if hew is trying to rip me off he sure likes to chat about boats in the process. lol.

So we will see what happens. I'll post back to let you fellas know. Thanks again for the advice.