Should I trust this dude..?

leet6thgrader

leet6thgrader

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He registered this month with 0 post count and wants to sell me a x850xt..

DaFehr:
X850 XTPE for $75 shipped sound good?

me:
That would be a good deal.

DaFehr:
then its a deal!

Dave

me:
No it's not... I don't know you, you have no post count, and you're probably trying to scam me.

DaFehr ("Dave"):
Ouch, probably not, but it's alright, just thought I'd offer a card. Hope you get a decent deal elsewhere man.

Dave

Me:
Hello

I didn't mean to make my last reply come off so harsh - I want to believe that you're legit and really want to sell it but look at it from my view.. No post count - Registered this month - and you're offering a card that's discontinued for a relatively low price. I'd consider it more if we used PayPal..
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I don't know.. I mean, I really would like the card.. Suppose he registered because he saw one of my WTB posts?
 
no!, i just made a deal with him for a psp, he seemed legit.

EDIT: reread the post, realised he sold the card to some1 else, I thought he sold it to both of you. All is good.
EDIT Again: used paypal with him.
 
lets not jump to conclusions, the guy hasn't done anything wrong. I'll tell you if i get my stuff. I've had over 20 emails with him since sunday about a PSP I bought from him. My stuff should be here between monday and tuesday. He's sending it insured. The only thing that bothered me is he's from canada, but I checked it out and it turns out he is right on the other side of the border. Plus I am protected through paypal.
 
Yeap, jumping to conclusions can get you in trouble. I say go with it, as long as its paypal. You can always file a claim if it doesn't go as planned!
 
The reason he's selling his stuff is because he wants to buy a new camera and it's only on sale until saturday so I could see why he might want to get rid of some stuff for cheap. He gave me pictures of the unit, was very honest and is actually a very nice person to deal with. he's even going to give me some stuff to mod the psp. This is the first time I've dealt with someone outside of ebay to make a deal, but so far so good. Maybe he will post in this thread.
 
I'm glad you didn't buy the card, it sounds too much like a scam


evanscnce what part of Wisconsin are you from???
 
lol... I too stay in Milwaukee... though I stay in the moddle of everything...
well not exactly downtown but around Marquette area... :D:D

its cool to see another Milwaukeeans... lol :D:D

pardon my ramblings :P
 
OK, considering someone has already purchased off this guy there is not a lot we can do. The mod/admin team here at cf.com strongly advise not to enter into private sales. There is a sub-forum section for it and it has post count limits for a reason.

Along with that, I would also like to say as states in the buying/selling section, that CF.com cannot be held responsible for any losses you may incur when entering into transactions with unknown strange people..

This guys intentions may be perfectly honest, and you definately made a good decision using paypal and not a private money transfer, bank wire or western union etc...

I hope for your own sakes that it doesnt turn nasty, but in future, we encourage you to use the buying/selling section here or go and buy it on some trusted marketplace (ebay, ebuyer, dabs, newegg, tigerdirect, best friend, local shop etc...)

dragon2309
 
If somebody sends you a pm offering something for sale, it is important that you report it immediately to an admin and/or moderator. Their account will be banned immediately. This sort of thing has happened before with users with zero posts pm'ing people stuff for sale, and 99.999% of the time it is a scam. You really need to use some common sense here. These people are spammers and scammers.
 
NJNETSFAN said:
lets not jump to conclusions, the guy hasn't done anything wrong. I'll tell you if i get my stuff. I've had over 20 emails with him since sunday about a PSP I bought from him. My stuff should be here between monday and tuesday. He's sending it insured. The only thing that bothered me is he's from canada, but I checked it out and it turns out he is right on the other side of the border. Plus I am protected through paypal.
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Are you positive that you are protected with paypal?
Does that protection extend beyond ebay auctions, paypal being an ebay company.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_pbp-info-outsidehttps://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_pbp-info-outside#dispute
 
just thought I'd update everyone that me and evanscne were scammed. I filed a paypal dispute right after this thread on the 12th and got the results of my paypal claim yesterday. Paypal ruled in my favor, but of course the money isn't in his account so I'll probably never see that money again. So I'm out $155. Was gonna be a birthday present to myself, oh well :(
 
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