Buying wheels from the US?

[Laoz]

We've all heard horror stories about how people pay for a particular item, and to have it never come. Here's what I'm asking, I'll be buying a set of re30's from a guy on a different forum and we'll be going through paypal. If the item doesnt come then I can create a dispute through papal right?. Anyone have experience in this?

[03ozwhip]

yes as long as you have properly documented the purchase on the forum ie: saving all the conversations with prices and all that, but generally id be more worried about the cost of shipping and duties and shit than not getting the wheels IMO.

[Sentry]

If you are buying, use paypal.

They will bend the seller over and aim for penetration if any part of the transaction goes bad.

Never sell with paypal.

[Lubu]

Originally posted by Sentry


They will bend the seller over and aim for penetration if any part of the transaction goes bad.

Never sell with paypal.

:rofl: :rofl: I love the analogy but it's true. Never sell via Paypal unless you know you have crossed your T's and dotted you I's :)

[Laoz]

Sexcellent, thank you very much. BTW incase you were all wondering, I used thefinalcost.com buying an item at $2000, with shipping, duty and brokerage, it comes out to $2458. Think thats reasonable/accurate?

[Sentry]

I've never been burned while selling thank god.

They even helped a few times when I was buying something and would have been fucked.

Now I only sell online to members of forums, where there's some accountability. Hardly every throw anything on ebay anymore.

[phubu]

^
so what do you guys recommend doing the transactions through?

[btimbit]

Originally posted by phubu
^
so what do you guys recommend doing the transactions through?

Buying - Paypal

Selling - EMT or wire transfer

[g-m]

If you can, set up a credit card through PayPal, that's what I use. 2 layers of protection. Its pretty bulletproof but I don't know if PayPal lets you do that anymore.