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[M4wdFab]

what are my options for sending money to dumb people? 

[awl4928]

Money order.   Cashiers check.   Personal check.   transfer.

[Ryan]

And they all suck, you have zero recourse if he does not ship the tires.

[KingtheZJ]

ive filed multiple paypal claims against sellers who never shipped parts. it doesnt matter what the price is or how "cheap" i cant afford a total loss on the purchase price. its just not worth it to me.

but ymmv

[awl4928]

Explain to me why you can't cancel a check?  Seems like recourse to me.  They don't ship you cancel payment.  35$ cancel fee seems way cheaper than a grand lost.   

[M4wdFab]

how do you cancel a check that is already cashed lol 

[M4wdFab]

if i was on the other end, i would cash the check, wait till it clears, then ship. 

[KingtheZJ]

Explain to me why you can't cancel a check?  Seems like recourse to me.  They don't ship you cancel payment.  35$ cancel fee seems way cheaper than a grand lost.   

afaik, most banks will not reverse the check after its been cashed. if they will, it will take a lot of convincing.

canceling a check before its cashed (thus creating a "bad check") is different from reversing funds.

[M4wdFab]

ive filed multiple paypal claims against sellers who never shipped parts. it doesnt matter what the price is or how "cheap" i cant afford a total loss on the purchase price. its just not worth it to me.

but ymmv

to be clear, you are saying to you paypal is no better?

[awl4928]

I was under the impression the bank would also go though some effort to recover the funds if cashed.  Evidently miss information. 

[KingtheZJ]

ive filed multiple paypal claims against sellers who never shipped parts. it doesnt matter what the price is or how "cheap" i cant afford a total loss on the purchase price. its just not worth it to me.

but ymmv

to be clear, you are saying to you paypal is no better?

no, in my experience paypal was good and is the only way i send money for parts. they refunded my money twice when sellers didnt ship. the money has to be sent as payment for good (seller charged the paypal fee) in order for the transaction to qualify for the buyer protection (ability to file a claim)

[mr.mindless]

There has to be money in the seller's account too.

I don't pay for goods from unknowns with PayPal balance or bank xfer. Only CC. Then if PayPal stiffs me I can reverse charges.

I learned that with a $40 Jetta grille. thankfully not something more expensive. By the time he really didn't ship he'd withdrawn funds. He never responded to the PP inquiry and lost by default but had no funds in the acct. he just lost the use of that account. Weak.

As for that situation? Hope it's fine. If its not fine it's flushing funds. Being a pirate deal there are always plenty who would help "enforce" if it went south so I'd worry way less than other avenues.


Tapatalking in traffic

[M4wdFab]

i am not a high roller on pirate though haha

[mr.mindless]

as long as they don't realize how much you hate the site, they'll still have your back 

[M4wdFab]

meh, check sent from bank.