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I was scammed by someone who responded to a request I made in the forums. I wanted to buy a wheel or wheel set. This individual contacted me via my email, and I was a dumbass and lost $200.
Here is his information:
Greg Ian Bolton [[email protected]]
No need to give me advice, as it was a lesson well learned. Westen Union actually told me that if you are buying something, and the seller requests a Western Union wire, it is a scam 100% of the time! I rolled the dice, and lost.
Thanks,
Jimmy
Bummer.. sorry to here this.
That sucks..I hate scammers!
Was the wheel shipping from Nigeria? ::Banana::
Had to get that one in... thanks for the heads up.
Bummer, I've never actually used Western union. Paypal sucks but it's the lesser of 2 evils I guess.
Why does Paypal suck?Quote:
Originally Posted by CosmosMpower
+1.. I have always been very happy with Paypal. I especially allow the new coinstar feature that allows me to walk in to my local Brookshires and deposit my spare change into my Paypal account for use in online purchases.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
Because if a seller sends you even a penny in a box, you're beat. Was a big thing for awhile (not necessarily a penny in the box). If the seller doesn't send anything at all, then you get your money back fairly easy.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrj512
I've been screwed through PayPal both as a seller and a buyer. Luckily was never anything over $20 or so. That said, I still use it without hesitation.
All the have to do is have a tracking number and send you a rock and paypal will do nothing.
Back your Paypal account with a credit card. If there's a problem, file a dispute with your CC company and let them fight Paypal for you.
Yep also if you buy something and need to get a refund for some reason they will hold your funds and make some interest on it for a few days up to a week before they release it back to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob®
No as sure-fire as you think.Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
Depends on the credit card company, but worked for me when I needed it. Maybe not so much with your "Sunglass Hut Discover" card.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob®
That is some funny stuff right there! :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
Funny, my Chase Visa didn't do crap for me. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
We can go back and forth all day, but the point is that there is a risk involved if you PayPal someone you don't know. I used what I would consider a "real" credit card to fund my PayPal payments (which is actually one of the only reasons I even have a credit card), and they didn't do anything. I've filed disputes through PayPal that were linked to a BoA checking account that I created specifically for online purchases only and have gotten more protection. Clearly your experience is different than the few of mine, but I fail to see how that makes mine any less real.
^Agreed there is always risk involved when the seller is a stranger. On Ebay, you have feedback to look at. On a random forum, it's a crap shoot.
The RX-8 forum has a seller/buyer feedback area that is semi-helpful. I bought some sway bars from a stranger, but he had been on that forum for years, and several hundred posts on said forum.
This is all Obama's fault. Or Romney's. just who is this "pal" behind paypal???? No pal of mine, friggin communist-occupying-treehugger-rightwing- liberals!!
Samir: No one in this country can ever pronounce my name right. It's not that hard: Na-ghee-na-na-jar. Nagheenanajar.
Greg Bolton: Yeah, well, at least your name isn't Greg Bolton.
Samir: You know, there's nothing wrong with that name.
Greg Bolton: There *was* nothing wrong with it... until I was about twelve years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys.
Samir: Hmm... well, why don't you just go by Gregory instead of Greg?
Greg Bolton: No way! Why should I change? He's the one who sucks.
I had a cc with them that I used exclusivley for that sole purpose. After I spent 10k, I was informed that I had reached the limit? They informed me that I "had" to link it a bank account. Such bs. I went and opened a second checking account just for that purpose. My paypal account still tries to default to the checking instead of my primairy choice cc (for points back).Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
They just want to avoid paying cc fees and instead hit a checking acct..
The one time I had an issue with an item not showing, I tried to use their "customer service/help". What a joke, and I challenge anyone to try and get someone on the phone. Last I looked, there is no number on their site. Luckily, the deal went through as it was a shipping mistake (paypal used an old address that I had deleted from my acct years before (wtf?)).
Alas, sometime it must be used. But they suck IMO.
Is that really a good gauge??Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
Most people on this Forum have been around here for years and posted thousands of times!
I don't trust any of ya! ::Rant::
Since this thread is just slightly off topic: Where do you even find a Western Union? I haven't seen one in years. I would have told the guy no strictly because that would require me leaving the house to go hunt down a WU and figure out how to even use it. Some times laziness is the best option.
I'm not 100% sure, but I think my Tom Thumb has a Western Union branch. But, yes, laziness is the best option. And a face-to-face cash transaction is the best way to go... if at all possible. PayPal also makes me nervous for some reason, even though I've never been burned.
:clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by OZMDD
Don't let PayPal show you their "O-Face"
Well it's not PayPal, really. It's the douchebags that scam people through it. If I buy/sell something through PayPal and have even the slightest off feeling about the person I'm dealing with, I just say no - which is why I've never been screwed for more than $20 or so. Obviously there's a risk no matter what though. So there's still a ton of personal responsibility involved (looking at feedback, verifying addresses/phone numbers, etc), which is where I see/read/hear that most people fail.
But like SixAce, I was "forced" to add a checking account, so there are some parts about the system itself that are screwy. And the fact that PP says as long as the seller provides them with a tracking number there is nothing they really can do. No matter what levels of protection you use against that, it's still your word against someone else, and PP sides with the seller on those occasions. Which can be a rather large flaw.
The middle name should have been your first clue to run away!::Banana::Quote:
Originally Posted by pecanflyboy
yes paypal does suck i cancelled mine last summer