Re: Don't buy into pre-orders for Apple II products

[IUnknown <stevementzer@gmail.com>]

On May 30, 10:55 pm, Conrad <conrad.ru...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was waiting for some information because I sent an email to confirm what I read online, I wanted to make sure I understood things correctly, like I said I'm new to selling. If everyone prefers an eBay sale I have no problem going through with it that way, I just thought people would want it done quickly.
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> As a side question, does eBay really give any more buyer security than PayPal alone anyway? I was under the impression that if a PayPal transaction goes south you can always open a case just like with eBay, it just has to be within 45 days. I've never had to open a case before, but I thought it was just about the same.


It is somewhat amusing and cheeky that you are concerned with delays
after waiting almost 2 weeks to find a suitable item to sell......
after delaying the project for 3 months .... and taking time to
announce your attentions to sell an item on the newsgroup rather than
just doing it.

That being said, if you ebay the item (which I strongly recommend,
simply because it is the widest audience of buyers), you *DO* run the
risk of having paypal hold the funds.

There is a fairly easy way around it....  make sure to send via a well-
known shipper like fedex or UPS. Get a tracking # and pay for
insurance. Make sure to enter the tracking # in ebay when you mark the
auction as having 'shipped'.

When this is done, ebay and paypal will communicate with the shipper
to confirm delivery. After 48 hours, you can call paypal and say 'hey,
the package was delivered... it has been 48 hours... give me my
money', and they will usually release it.

It helps if your paypal account is 'verified' when you do this....
This is a very simple process, and just requires a checking account
and a couple of days. They will debit some random amount less than $1
from your account, and you just need to confirm the amount. That
proves and verifies that you are the account holder.

Ebay and Paypal can be scary, but it is the easiest way to sell things
online.