I thought paypal was pretty secure but I got a wierd response from craigslist and now I am wondering.
Would you use paypal for someone on cl?
Its an 800.00 item, a beautiful never worn wedding gown that my dd has decided to sell.
How far you go in life depends on your being: tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of both the weak and strong. Because someday in life you would have been one or all of these. GeorgeWashingtonCarver
Quoting Gabeys_Mommy:
Nope. You send the money, they don't send the item & drain their paypal account... Even if you dispute it with paypal, they won't be able to recover your money.
But we are the sellers and I wont ship until I have the cash in my account.. Maybe they will try to get me to ship first? I dont know.
How far you go in life depends on your being: tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of both the weak and strong. Because someday in life you would have been one or all of these. GeorgeWashingtonCarver
Quoting punky3175:
Yes there are scammers on PayPal. There are scammers on every site on the Internet. If it feels/sounds weird, I would err on the side of caution and look for a more legitimate response.
Paypal always seemed "safer" lol. When combined with craigslist I am suddenly unsure.
How far you go in life depends on your being: tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of both the weak and strong. Because someday in life you would have been one or all of these. GeorgeWashingtonCarver
Quoting survivorinohio:
Quoting Gabeys_Mommy:
Nope. You send the money, they don't send the item & drain their paypal account... Even if you dispute it with paypal, they won't be able to recover your money.But we are the sellers and I wont ship until I have the cash in my account.. Maybe they will try to get me to ship first? I dont know.
Quoting survivorinohio:
Quoting punky3175:
Yes there are scammers on PayPal. There are scammers on every site on the Internet. If it feels/sounds weird, I would err on the side of caution and look for a more legitimate response.Paypal always seemed "safer" lol. When combined with craigslist I am suddenly unsure.
op just let them know you will ship it after the full payment is recieved no ifs ands or buts
Quoting punky3175:
That's probably exactly what they'd try to do.
Quoting survivorinohio:
Quoting Gabeys_Mommy:
Nope. You send the money, they don't send the item & drain their paypal account... Even if you dispute it with paypal, they won't be able to recover your money.But we are the sellers and I wont ship until I have the cash in my account.. Maybe they will try to get me to ship first? I dont know.
Or they could be totally legit. Hard to say.
Quoting survivorinohio:
Quoting Gabeys_Mommy:
Nope. You send the money, they don't send the item & drain their paypal account... Even if you dispute it with paypal, they won't be able to recover your money.But we are the sellers and I wont ship until I have the cash in my account.. Maybe they will try to get me to ship first? I dont know.
:( I have done a lot of shopping on ebay. A lot lol, and I use paypal exclusively, its the only reason I maintain my bank account these days.
hmm. Thank you for the food for thought
Quoting punky3175:
I've worked on Cyber Crime issues before and there really are scammers everywhere so I don't deal with Craigslist, eBay, PayPal or any such sites.
Quoting survivorinohio:
Quoting punky3175:
Yes there are scammers on PayPal. There are scammers on every site on the Internet. If it feels/sounds weird, I would err on the side of caution and look for a more legitimate response.Paypal always seemed "safer" lol. When combined with craigslist I am suddenly unsure.
How far you go in life depends on your being: tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of both the weak and strong. Because someday in life you would have been one or all of these. GeorgeWashingtonCarver
Who would you save?
- survivorinohio
on Aug. 11, 2012 at 10:03 AM