Re: Fraudulant bidder?

"Jesse" <org@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Mr. Clean <mrclean@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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On Tue, 29 May 2007 11:10:26 -0700, "ionsphere"
<scienceguy@xxxxxxxxxxx> spake thusly:

I've heard all the horror stories of
dealing with fraud, and how PayPal will take the money from your account
and how you lose the merchandise, etc
how can I protect
myself?

cancel your PayPal account and only accept checks or money orders. I
won't
accept payments through TheftPal and I'm doing just fine.

yet you accept personal checks. brilliant!

If a personal check clears, ship.
If not, don't ship.
Simple.

Except that it can take up to around 6 months before a cheque/check is safe
from bouncing so you'd be happy with waiting at least 6 months for something
if you paid by cheque/check?

Just because the bank release the funds from one into your account does not
mean a cheque/check has truly cleared, it can be pulled back at any time
especially if it was issued fraudulently or stolen.
--

Niel H


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