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PAPPYGOL said:maybe if you set your standards a little lower. you might sell them. less than 50 posts thats absurd. your getting paid first. waiting till everything is cleared. its not like your sending the item and waiting for the money. this isnt ebay. its a family oriented forum.. a member with 1 post is as good as you are. believe it or not!!
coinshooter said:No problem, that's why this is America. We can agree to disagree. You don't have to buy anything.
If you don't like it, move on. Don't berate me because I protect my assets.
It's standard practice all over the place to hold onto a check to make sure it clears before delivering
merchandise.
I just bought something on here recently where the person who sold it to me but has held the
merchandise until MY check clears.
The difference is I TRUST that he will send the item. He has a right to hold my $$$ before I receive
the merchandise.
I still haven't rec'd the item, but I know it's coming because I did the research to make sure he was
good for it.
Sorry if I am not as trusting as you. One day you may learn a hard lesson in trust. Hopefully it won't
cost you much.
coinshooter said:In regards to "less than 50 posts", I think this is a valid point. If you want to deal with someone with 1 post, go ahead. I might, but that is up to me to make the decision, generally I would do some research on the poster first.
I was just dealing with someone on here a few months ago that ran me through the ringer and had their spouse get involved in our transaction when it was none of her business. Paypal tied up my money and almost gave it back to the buyer because they filed a claim when this guys wife got me mixed up with another person.
There is a well known coin website that has this 50 post "policy" before you can buy or sell on their site. It's quite effective in keeping out the scammers and rip-off artists. I figure if it is good for them, it's good for me.
Believe it or not, TNET has them too. They are here lurking to take advantage of folks who just don't know any better.
Why do you think there is a huge disclaimer at the top of the Classifieds section?
By the time someone sticks around this site for at least 50 posts, most people can get a sense of whether they are for real or not.
Obviously you are either one trusting sole, or you haven't sold alot of stuff on-line like I have.
Believe me, you definetly DO get burned every once in a while. I am cautious, thats for sure. When you are dealing in hundreds of $$$'s worth of materials, are you just going to send your stuff to a 1 -10 poster without any way of verifying he is for real or not? If you were making a deal for a ring you wanted to sell that was worth $300, would you just send it to someone with minimal posting time? Go for it. I won't, because I've been there. I bought some gold specimens from a guy once. Paid him a few hundred $$$$$'s of money I worked hard for by detecting and digging it up. He ripped me off. Finally after months of hassling this guy I got my $$ back because what he sent was not what he advertised, but in the process, I learned to be careful on the internet. You seem insulted. Go ahead and jump first and think later. I've already learned that lesson. BTW, if you want to question my practices in the future, send me a PM. It's not polite internet ettiquite to do what you two did.
You are right, this is NOT ebay. I believe that the rings are priced right, but if you want to sell yours cheaper, just let me know. Many of these rings would go for at least $8 apiece and many would go for $15-20 each. I found them, I can ask whatever I feel they are worth. As you can see, I made a deal that I, (and the other party) believe was fair and acceptable to both of us.
Bill - De said:I've been following this thread with interest, for several reasons. I agree with Coinshooter, that he should do what he is comfortable with, and if that is waiting until a check clears, then so be it. Metal detecting is only one of my interests; I am active and well known on several boating/fishing and RV/motorhome forums, but I am new here. I've been metal dectecting, mostly on, but sometimes off, since the 70's. I have been a security specialist, in surveillance and loss-prevention for 37 years here in Delaware, and am licensed and bonded. What I've seen over those years, has made me more cautious and less trusting of others.
Why am I telling you this? I am a stranger here, and although my honesty and integrity are, and always have been intact, you don't know me. I'd like to post some things for sale here, including a new-in-box metal detector that I'd like to sell, but I feel I'd also be shunned, do to low post count.
Some folks are very chatty, and make 25 posts a day. Others, like me, are mostly reading the threads. Sometimes I'll post, but mostly read. It has taken me 5 years to get 600 posts, on a boating forum where I consider myself pretty active ( Capt Bill on http://www.greatgrady.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12110&start=15 ).
I guess I've rambled on enough. Just wanted to bring my thoughts to the table. And now I have one more post to my credit
Bill - De said:. I'd like to post some things for sale here, including a new-in-box metal detector that I'd like to sell, but I feel I'd also be shunned, do to low post count.