Buying on this website?

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bigmark100
bigmark100
NSW
584 posts
NSW, 584 posts
27 Nov 2007 1:56pm
Im looking to buy something on this website. The for Sale section is very good. (thanks Lauire). However - one thing it is lacking is security.
For example - how do I know that I can safely transfer money into someones account - that the item will arrive...?

I dont have any references or other buyer feedback to go on.
Like the other big website....

care to comment?

Sailhack
Sailhack
VIC
5000 posts
VIC, 5000 posts
27 Nov 2007 2:35pm
Faith in humanity?!? (don't know..)


I contacted the seller, when I made a purchase, and found him to come across as a reasonable person, he didn't want payment until I got the item (board). In good faith (as he had shown me), he even drove 40mins roundtrip to get the board to a depot, so I transferred the dollars as the board was sent, and was pleasantly surprised when it arrived, that it was better than advertised.
DavMen
DavMen
NSW
1510 posts
NSW, 1510 posts
27 Nov 2007 3:11pm
Read the 'tips & tricks' at the bottom of the page...

www.seabreeze.com.au/members/classifieds/default.aspx

Otherwise just trust the dude...see how many postings the seller has made and make a judgment other wise use Escrow

www.escrowaustralia.com.au/

painless and realatively cheap... IMHO buyer should foot the bill for Escrow.

manicskier
manicskier
VIC
772 posts
VIC, 772 posts
27 Nov 2007 5:34pm
Australia Post have a similar thing where they effectively do a COD for you, then hand the money on to the seller after you have approved the contents of the package.
laurie
laurie
QLD
3902 posts
QLD, 3902 posts
28 Nov 2007 11:52am
The Buy & Sell has been going for years .. can't recall anybody writing to us to say they paid for something, and it didn't arrive. Not saying that it hasn't happened, but I would think that if it did happen, the buyer who lost the $ would write and tell us!

As the other guys say, cod / escrow services have worked well.
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