question about buying items from people from here??
 

there is an item on here that someone wants to sell me. i was wondering what is the safest way to buy that item?? is pal pal the way most people do it or is there a safer/easier method?? thank you!

First and foremost...if this is a result of your WTB thread, make sure all negotiations are done in the thread and not by outside lines of communication, ie., texting, a phone call, PM's only, etc. This is to protect everyone with clear disclosure terms that cannot be deleted or changed by anyone except the RX-7 Club Classifieds Mods...and we ain't gonna do that.

It depends on the amount for me. Big stuff, PayPal for sure...under $30? I send cash ina birthday or Christmas card.

Make sure you check out their iTrader feedback also. ;)

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thank you for your advice i appreciate it!!

Quite welcome and I can't believe no one else had their two cents to chime in with...talk about an easy post to make and get another post count.

We're here to protect the membership from scammers and going through the threads is way easier than sifting through PM's which may be deleted before we get to them. We need to see the facts before we quarter an offender.

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No worries on PayPal anyways, before they would only cover items that were sold through eBay, they've revised that and now you can file a claim for anything transaction, through eBay or a private transaction :)

good to know thankz for the info!!

Yea, and one step further for protection, is to use a credit card through paypal, that way if for whatever reason, paypal only covers a portion of the loss, your credit card will cover the rest. I speak from experience on this. I was burned for a $750 tranny, and paypal only refunded me $150. I filed a fraud report with my cc, and the balance was removed.

People will def chime in on good sellers, search the feedback threads and look to itrader score vs post count.

ALWAYS use Credit Card to pay through Paypal. Paypal doesn't give a damn about you for the most part. There is a reason they try and scare you out of using a CC when you make a purchase through Paypal.

I've always paid through PayPal when purchasing parts on another fourm and have never had any issues.Most of the people here are going to be upfront but you will always have that one dead beat ,so check them out .If they stick you let people know.

When doing a Transaction,keep ALL PM's.keep them even after you have got the part.
there is a Reason that you can Save 500 Pm's!..use the Pm's IF something goes wrong.
I look at the History of the seller,His previous posts,attitude,etc,.\If something does not "jive" I usually do not Deal.

Having stated that, the mgmt prefers replies in the thread itself over PM's (Which can be altered...) any day of the week. ;)


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awesome!! nice to know info!!

very interesting info Where do we leave feedback on sellers on here? whats itrade?

Read all of the sticky's for this board, grasshopper. :lol:

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I all ways use paypal. not only is it the safest for the buyer, it's also safest for the seller. Plus you have each other information so scamming through there is tough to accomplish

Is using paypal with your bank linked the same as using a CC in regards to scams? And does it matter if its debit or credit? I don't want to end up stuck with an expensive paperweight the same as anyone else.

You can link it to whatever you want. Then you can select which method you want when it is time to pay. I got burned on Ausrotary pretty bad. I bought 300 bucks worth of suspension stuff and the guy shipped it via Seamail...that was back in october. They said it would take 3-6months to get my stuff, but I just feel like its not coming.

is it safe around here to use credit cards?

Whenever I send payment through Paypal it's always along the lines of:

"From: Howru @ RX7Club
To: <username> @ RX7Club
Re: <link to thread>
For: <1 x Used S4 Manifold, 1 x New AEM UEGO, and more as needed>, shipped <USPS/UPS/DHL/Carrier Pigeon>"

Unless I buy a crap load of items from a single person, this will usually fit in the 300 char "Notes" box.

As for iTrade, there is a small "Trader Score: (#)" under their S/N. Click that #.

I haven't located any other way to look up someones iTrader score except to search for their posts and clicking that number.

The Good Guy/Bad Guy section of the website also makes interesting reading to get a better handle on who is a consistently solid Seller or Buyer.

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Paypal vs Paypal+eBay
 

You have more protection buying on ebay, rather than buying with paypal on a forum.

PayPal outside of ebay has less protection, all they need is proof of delivery, on ebay it's a little more strict and you have the feedback systme.

For instance, I bought some exercise equipment, I though since I was covered through paypal. Well the equipment was counterfeit, I called paypal, no recourse since it was outside of ebay.

also, regardless of what the seller requests, if you dont know them, do NOT send $ as a gift through paypal.

yes, its true, there are less/no fees involved, but in doing so, you give up your buyers protection.

I only send money like that to people i trust. bear in mind its also against the TOS of paypal, so they could lock your account if they see thats what happened.

Thanks for mentioning this, I didn't know there was such a thing


That must have been a pretty costly to ship too, sucks you got jewed. I have had the same issue with buying injectors that only 3 were good. They really do only care that it arrived even if a shop were to do all the work professionally.

You have to take caution when using Paypal as well as both the buy and as the seller. I had a guy buy a turbo off of me, I sent the turbo after he paid, and the day he got it, he filed a claim stating it wasn't what he purchased and he did a charge back on his credit card he paid with and I was out the turbo and the collected the money out of my account and locked my account! Paypal isn't always a "safe bet" like some people think. The seller can easily get scammed as well.

I've used PayPal on many other forums and haven't had a problem. I usually only bought from legit sellers though.

I have used paypal on Cobaltss.net, and Carolinahondas.com before but I always deal with people I consider I can trust, I make sure they are a regular poster, and try to get feedback from the rest of the community on the Scammer lists and their past selling experience. CH is easy, just make a thread in "ganked" asking if so and so is a good seller and everyone will chime in who knows anything about the individual.

Travis, are there any good forums for NC rx7's?

I see your outside of fayetteville. Im in charlotte.

Unfortunately, you can't always determine who is legit or not until it is to late.


Even if they post a lot, you can get scammed, a person that had a ton of posts is who got me!

best way is to just make sure the people have legit pictures and make sure that anything over 100$ is on paypal

Thanks for the helpful info!

but me personally have never had an issue with paypal but ive only bought things with it from ebay or bhr

Just from past experience, usually the people who are on here don't have much interest in stealing from one another. Especially with thread count limitations on what threads you can see/read. But better safe than sorry so i would just make sure they're as legit as possible.:egrin:

I like how helpful and insitefull everyone is on here

If it's one of our Forum Vendors, the answer is "yes."


Good information here.


Sounds like you missed a step in your rush to unload the turbo...did you follow the process outlined below...?


Their "past selling experience" is what we call iTrader here and that's why it's so important to do two things every time you buy or sell parts or cars on this website!

First, always respond and set the terms of the deal in the classifieds ad thread itself and do not negotiate in PM's, texts, phone calls or Emails outside of the RX-7 Club website.

Second, on any transaction, check the goods or make sure you got your funds and then make sure you leave iTrader feedback on the Buyer/Seller every time !! :nod:


What did his iTrader score look like? Was or is there a thread on that member in the Good Guy or Bad Guy boards?

Homework people, homework. Especially, you guys who own FD's or are dealing in FD parts where that stuff is still crazy expensive. ;)


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I always use Paypal and worked out pretty well.

you should def read the warning

+1 definitely do your research

i always pay paypal..more security espeically im from canada

Some kind of Escrow service would be the ultimate piece of mind for a potential buyer. Especially someone like me who lives on the other side of the world to most who are selling things on here.

I don't know how feasible that would be though

I've been screwed on paypal before the 100 percent safe way to buy something is to pick it up.unfortunately that's not always possible ...

I usually don't have that much trouble buying/selling stuff via paypal, just make sure you can trust the person

Use caution in all online transactions and just as the admin said keep it posted on the bulletin board :)

Communications and payment for a sale
 

This is a query about how this site might work. First, once I get my post count and place my ad, the GTU would likely be of interest to someone close by. After all, this is not ebay. So, asking for a regular or certified check/cash should not logistically pose a problem. But the question/answer to and fro is not clear to me if we are to restrict communication to the medium of this site. (Of course it may clarify once I actually get to the selling part of the site.) Here's my Q: Do you get your own thread for Q/A or do you search all over for questions re the sale?

cash, and have 9mm loaded lol

what can you do if you buy something and thay dont send it?

which as a new member you can't look at. uggggggg

There is no real safe way to shop on here you buy at your own risk...:(

Yuppers definetly do your homework and use paypal. It will protect you in the end.

It should be like any forum, use paypal if not local.