But Jeff was in the reverse situation. Jeff was the buyer and not the
seller. If he had mailed a postal money order, would things have gone any
better?
As far as selling, I like paypal. It is immediate and I am assured I have
my money right away. Even bank checks can be forged. Paypal is not the bad
guy here.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, NC 28635
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Live and Learn
> I agree with Rob's methods. One can't be too careful these days. Seems
> that there's lots of folks out to make a fast buck at the loss of others.
> I do a good bit of business via the internet. And, as Rob says, if they
> don't like my terms, then I invite them to keep looking. Remember, if it
is
> a deal that is "too good to be true" then it likely is one that will bite.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo@gmail.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Live and Learn
>
>
> > hi,
> >
> > I learned a few years ago to avoid all of the new gee whiz ways of
> > payment. I state right up front in any of my listings that the buyer
> > has two ways of paying: U.S. Postal Money Order or check. I also
> > state that if payment is made by check then they must wait for the
> > check to clear before I ship their purchase. Usually I get payment by
> > the former method. Sometimes the customer will want to call me on
> > the landline and chew the fat for an hour. That's fine. This
> > reassures him I'm a real ham and I live where I say I live and
> > everything is on the up and up. When I get the money order (and I
> > have already told them all this in my terms of sale) I ship the item
> > immediately by FedEx and send them a tracking number. I also give the
> > buyer an opportunity (but very brief opportunity, like a week) to
> > return their purchase if they are not happy and they didn't run over
> > it or drop it in a full bathtub or something. Never had a return, or
> > a deal that went sour this way. But I have been burned fooling
> > around with all that junk you mentioned in your email. When it comes
> > to buying and selling, I think the old ways are better, for me at
> > least. Of course anyone who doesn't want to pay my price or do it my
> > way is free to move on. There will always be a buyer eventually and
> > radio gear has a long shelf life.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > rob / k5uj
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