[Spridgets] Using Paypal to buy a car

[Kirk Hargreaves]

What about waiting until the money has cleared Paypal and has been
transferred to the persons bank account, then verified by the bank as truly
existing?

The comment on the trucking company is very real . . most = good, some to
stay away from.  Research is in order.


Kirk


On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Cebridge <60bugeye at cebridge.net> wrote:

> Can verify that. Happened to me on a very expensive overhead trolley n
> crane
> motor. Never got it back either ..
>
> Leo
>
> > On Apr 28, 2014, at 10:39 AM, Mike Rambour <lists at dinospider.com> wrote:
> >
> > I sold a motor via PayPal a year ago and several friends said AFTER I
> shipped it but before the buyer received it, that I was a fool.  All the
> buyer
> has to do is claim something wrong and PayPal will take his side and give
> him
> back his money.  In my case my PayPal bank account is a play account, so I
> removed the money ($4,500 and it did not even run)  and put it in a account
> that PayPal does not have access to before the shipper delivered it. I
> researched it and many people said it happens often, PayPal will take the
> buyers side most of the time and the seller is out the cash.
> >
> > In the end it did not matter since the guy was thrilled with the motor.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >> On 4/28/2014 5:40 AM, brian S wrote:
> >> Thanks Paul,
> >>  and everyone else for their  suggestions.
> >>
> >> It's all great information.
> >>  I've passed it along as well as reading it myself.
> >> Paypal's own website as well as Cars.com (where the car was/is listed)
> >> has good fraud prevention info as well.
> >>
> >>
> >> Like NEVER click on a link that someone has sent you saying that the
> payment
> >> has been sent. Check your account yourself.
> >> Asking the buyer to send a picture of their driver's license.
> >>
> >> It seems like ANY time the words "shipping agent" are used, it's a
> scammer.
> >>  Interesting thing,
> >> My brother in law called Paypal to find out if the "buyer", once they
> took
> >> possession of the car, could
> >> say that they car wasn't as represented and take the money back.
> >> And they told him that once the money is in his
> >> account, and they buyer has possession, it's safe. It can't be taken
> back.
> >>
> >> Brian S.
> >> Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!
> >> Thanks to Frank C.!
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