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ACS-e36
10-08-2003, 12:19 AM
im about to send a large sum of money through a money order ($2000+) to the states. is there anything i can do if he doesn't send me the shit im paying for?
plz no BS bout not doing the payment at all
Ed the SOHC
10-08-2003, 12:25 AM
you can use an escrow.... check out www.escrow.com
ACS-e36
10-08-2003, 12:30 AM
money order is the ONLY option and its a private sale
04blackMAX
10-08-2003, 12:31 AM
why dont you just tranfer the cash in his account, and before u do get a tracking number
ACS-e36
10-08-2003, 12:35 AM
Originally posted by ACS-e36
money order is the ONLY option and its a private sale
wont accept any other payments besides money order. and i cant get tracking number until i pay for item and shipping
04blackMAX
10-08-2003, 12:36 AM
what is it that you ordered
ACS-e36
10-08-2003, 12:38 AM
thats a secret ;)
i just want to know if theres anything i can do to fuck him if i dont get my shit
Davetronz
10-08-2003, 12:42 AM
Originally posted by ACS-e36
thats a secret ;)
i just want to know if theres anything i can do to fuck him if i dont get my shit
Just keep ALL your documentation. And ask the bank for a confirmation on who and when cashes the money order.
Then what? Its up to the police in the state he lives in?
ACS-e36
10-08-2003, 12:45 AM
what can the bank do once hes got my money?
I think nothin...that's the whole purpose of a money order...its like money!
Davetronz
10-08-2003, 12:53 AM
Originally posted by ACS-e36
what can the bank do once hes got my money?
It will give you recourse if you dont get product, whomever cashes a cheque will have to have an address and most likely a Drivers liscence number. If not this it will be dropped into an account that has all this information.
If you have enough documentation and present this to the bank/authorities it will provide recourse.
Stratus_Power
10-08-2003, 12:59 AM
im just bsing here.. but maybe try westernunions ( maybe the website is westeruntions.com)
they do money order and send it for oyu.. so mayybe they have some sort of protection /insurnace kinda thing
403Gemini
10-08-2003, 01:34 AM
do it mafia style
half before you recieve
half after you recieve
ACS-e36
10-08-2003, 01:59 AM
Originally posted by FastDak318
It will give you recourse if you dont get product, whomever cashes a cheque will have to have an address and most likely a Drivers liscence number. If not this it will be dropped into an account that has all this information.
If you have enough documentation and present this to the bank/authorities it will provide recourse.
who do i goto? what documents should i show? this is the states remember
Weapon_R
10-08-2003, 02:19 AM
Seems fishy man. Why would the seller refuse to accept any other forms of payment? If he can cash a money order, he can receive a direct deposit, since he most likely has a bank account. I wouldn't do this, as you really have no recourse if he does take your money. The police in his state have better things to do than serve some guy in Canada, and it's probably not financially feasible to pursue legal action against this guy as you will probably exhaust any judgement you receive on legal fees and travel expenses.
SI-vic
10-08-2003, 03:21 AM
Originally posted by 403Gemini
do it mafia style
half before you recieve
half after you recieve
if I got $2000 for a bulls... transaction I'd be pretty damn happy.
so I dont think the half now, half later thing will work that well.
Like Weapon said... sounds too fishy.
Why cant he accept any other money transactions other then cash?
If I were you I'd walk away
TrevorK
10-08-2003, 08:04 AM
Originally posted by SI-vic
if I got $2000 for a bulls... transaction I'd be pretty damn happy.
so I dont think the half now, half later thing will work that well.
Like Weapon said... sounds too fishy.
Why cant he accept any other money transactions other then cash?
If I were you I'd walk away
Easy.
He doesn't want people to know his bank account number (Paranoid, etc...) so the ONLY method is money order.
I'm not saying he's legitimete, but I am saying that I wouldn't particularly be keen on giving strangers my bank account number too.
As for the money order what it provides is a name of a person who cashes it (And if they cash it at a bank hopefully some other personal info).
Can you get your money back from a money order after cashed? No.
Will the police charge the guy? Maybe.
Will the police get your money back? No.
Will you get fucked in the end? Maybe.
Davetronz
10-08-2003, 08:22 AM
Originally posted by ACS-e36
who do i goto? what documents should i show? this is the states remember
Your bank, your money order receipts, get them to run a check and see who cashed it. Tell them that its pertaining to fraud. Then take it to the local authorities wherever the assclown is from.
ryder_23
10-08-2003, 08:58 AM
Just remember you cant get 2000$ money orders from the post office. Pretty damn sure fine from banks
ACS-e36
10-08-2003, 09:01 AM
whats the most amount of money you can get from a post office? canadian or us?
ryder_23
10-08-2003, 12:20 PM
999.99
not sure which funds...think us funds or cdn funds
it has a thing on back saying if this is over 1000$, do not cash...so i'm just guessing you cant do it...just for forgeries etc...
oh and dont tell me your buying 2gs worth of porn are you? :rofl:
ACS-e36
10-08-2003, 12:39 PM
Originally posted by ryder_23
999.99
not sure which funds...think us funds or cdn funds
it has a thing on back saying if this is over 1000$, do not cash...so i'm just guessing you cant do it...just for forgeries etc...
oh and dont tell me your buying 2gs worth of porn are you? :rofl:
:D :poosie: :devil:
first off, when it's over 1 grand CAD it turns into a bank draft..
i know this from personally working at a bank..
1) the person HAS to have 2 pieces of ID showing that it is HIS and not one he stole or something.
2) the bank teller will write his ID's on the back of the money order, so if it comes back fraudulent they can go after him..they can catch him as long he isnt using fake id
but as Weapon_R said, it does sound fishy
ACS-e36
10-08-2003, 10:29 PM
do both ID's have tobe picture ID? what ID? can they use their credit card as ID?
DUBBED
10-09-2003, 03:21 PM
no im pretty sure you have to use legitimate government id... which means drivers lisence and birth cirtificate or something like that... money orders are by far the safest way to send money... but still does not garuntee anything... be carefull...
ask him for his phone number and personal info first... call him before you send any money... ask for referencess from other people he's traded with, preferrably from different states or countries... to prove he is an honest person... do ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING you can to make sure you will get your product...
gcycheun
10-09-2003, 03:29 PM
having dealt a lot on-line there is little recourse in terms of a money order, if your dealing through eBay make sure that the guy has lots of feedback else there is little you can do. Believe it or not using credit card is the safest option but you dont have that option
ACS-e36
10-11-2003, 12:51 PM
the guy does have good feedback
DUBBED
10-11-2003, 12:55 PM
like i said im sure he wont mind you calling him then
If I were you, I would NOT send a money order to this guy...
There was an article on the news last week about people using other peoples Ebay acct's withought them knowing because they have good feedback and then requesting MONEY ORDERS ONLY, and then running off with the cash.
If he wants your money, he will compensate...
link785
10-11-2003, 04:49 PM
Use PayPal. Since eBay took them over, they've become the safest way to pay for auctions (I'm going to assume this was an auction win).
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