Purchasing items on forums (not ocuk)

Toker

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So...you want to purchase an item for sale on a forum for £1000

How would you pay for it? (it's getting delivered from the other side of the country so can't do cash on collection)

I'm sure the guy is genuine but there's always the chance something will go wrong when it's that much money, what's the easiest/safest method should it go sour?
 
For £1k I'd ask to pay 1/2 now, and the other half on safe arrival, after I've checked it. Either BT or Paypal.

I'd pay the first half by PayPal (for your safety), and the second half by BT (so no additional costs involved). Win, win for both people.
 
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What's it like claiming your money back if it goes wrong using BT? (I'm with Nationwide if that makes a difference)

When illegal transactions were being made by someone on my card they paid it all back and took ownership of the problem themselves, but not sure it would be the same in a case like a forum purchase going wrong
 
Could you not ask him to put it on ebay and £1000 as the buy it now. Boom pay on paypal and your protected
 
Be REALLY careful buying car wheels online. Some guy on these here forums got scammed not too long ago.
 
nex20 said:
Could you not ask him to put it on ebay and £1000 as the buy it now. Boom pay on paypal and your protected
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I could but he'd probably then ask me to cover the paypal fee's, which will no doubt be hefty. Surely there are cheaper ways.

Is there a UK version of Escrow? The US site seem to add on additional fee's for out of US transactions
 
Knubje said:
Be REALLY careful buying car wheels online. Some guy on these here forums got scammed not too long ago.
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it's not a group buy or anything, if that was the case before...and £1000 isn't too good to be true :D

I am always wary though, that's why I'm posting the thread.

I wonder if he'd accept a fraudulent bankers draft...
 
Toker said:
it's not a group buy or anything, if that was the case before...and £1000 isn't too good to be true :D

I am always wary though, that's why I'm posting the thread.

I wonder if he'd accept a fraudulent bankers draft...
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Nah it was someone on here who got done around £250 for some wheels that were worth more, ooh great bargin, etc, etc, oh no wait scam.

Just do everything that comes to you naturally to ensure that £1000 of your hard earned cash doesn't dissapear into thin air!
 
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