Members RSBro Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 Had a guy from N.Z. contact me about buying my QSC on the 'Bay.Said he has a shipping company that I'd send the amp to (no pickup this time!), and only after they sent me funds via PayPal, and he told me I could wait til it hit my bank acct before even shipping.Has 100% feedback, so that's a good thing, but still-anything 3rd party has me spooked to bejesus and back, for all those that remember my Diesel 610 fiasco a few years back... Here are his messages: 1. Hello from Summer in New Zealand. I would like to buy yourQSC amp. Are you ok selling it to me even though I live in NZ? Iwould pay via PayPal and once you have received payment allyou would need to do is send the amp to my Shipper, MappCargo in Redondo Beach, California. If you check my Feedbacksyou will see I have purchased quite a few expensive pro audioitems from the US and UK without any problems to the Sellers. Inthe last 2 weeks I have purchased 10 x QSC 3402 amps alreadyfrom other Sellers on Ebay and I need a few more. Let me knowif I can bid. Regards - Greg 2. Hello again and thanks for bothering to reply. Obviously, Irespect your decision and I'm sorry to hear you have sufferedlosses in the past from non-US Bidders. If you decide to re-consider your decision, please keep in mind that my purchasewould not involve an international shipment for you. All youwould need to do is send the amp to a Californian address oncceyou had been paid in full via PayPal. Should be totally risk freefor you - as in, wait till you have the money in your accountthen send the amp to Calif. If you have a look at the CompletedListing on QSC 3402 amps on Ebay, you will see I havepurchased 13 x 3402 over the last two week - 3 more thismorning. I have paid for all of them already via PayPal without ahitch. If you check my feedback you will read that all the USSellers how have sold to are happy with the Trade. We are a 30year old PA company in N.Z. If you search Oceania Audio onGoogle you will find our website and a fair bit of info. 3. Hello again from New Zealand - don't suppose you have had achange of heart re me placeing a bid? Shipping would be toCalifornia and payment via PayPal. Let me know if you areinterested. Regards - Greg Ok or no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeromus-X Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 Sounds more legitimate than most, but go with your gut. There's plenty of other buyers if you don't trust this. PayPal does offer insurance if you're sending to a verified address. Find out if you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 Will it even plug in in NZ? Don't they use different AC plugs and power? I had a guy try something on me recently... He lived locally, yet wouldnt pay by cash, email money transfer, western union, cheque (that I would wait for it to clear), postal money order or anything. Insisted that a third party pay me, wouldnt tell me how they were going to do it. Wanted my home address and telephone number to "send funds too." Just sounded too fishy. My impression in this case was they wanted to break in and steal it. Use my phone to call and see when I wouldnt be home. I ended the deal. As such, that bass is now on Ebay. See my sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members s4001 Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 Where's Summer? Actually, it stinks to me. Who here has a shipper arranged at a foreign port? If he's legit, and he uses paypal, I'd stipulate that there's a waiting period (by your bank's recommendation) for the payment to fully clear. He could be using a bogus credit card and it takes about ten days for those things to be sniffed out. And by 'sniffed out' I mean your account gets backdrafed and overdrawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 Where's Summer?Actually, it stinks to me. Who here has a shipper arranged at a foreign port?If he's legit, and he uses paypal, I'd stipulate that there's a waiting period (by your bank's recommendation) for the payment to fully clear. He could be using a bogus credit card and it takes about ten days for those things to be sniffed out. And by 'sniffed out' I mean your account gets backdrafed and overdrawn. Yeah I'm goin' no on this one. Plus already have a bidder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members s4001 Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 FYI, Mapp Cargo in Redondo doesn't come up with any listings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 FYI, Mapp Cargo in Redondo doesn't come up with any listings. Didn't figure it would.Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 I agree, pass. Is it me, or in the last year has Ebay gotten WAY more full of scammers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted April 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 I just don't know how you can get all the good Feedback though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 I just don't know how you can get all the good Feedback though? hack into an account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RyCLB Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 I just don't know how you can get all the good Feedback though? There's a million ways to get fraudulent positive feedback on eBay. You made the right choice to pass this one up. Like somebody said before, there will be other buyers for your amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassman1956 Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 I'd say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockBass Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 Don't do it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K7Baixo Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 I guess I'm more trusting - or rather trust buy validate. If you can look at his past items purchased and insure that they aren't dummy sales and can contact them to validate their experience, why not? Hold the item until the payment clears. I've done this - never been ripped off. Keep in mind that so many countries rip off their citizens with high import taxes that you can sell a used item in some cases for more than you paid for it. You make a little $$ and the buyer gets a fair deal also. I would never advocate cheating any gov'ment out of their dues but I ain't gonna contribute one penny more than necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LoC Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 I don't understand why it would matter if he pays you and send it to where he wants. He bought it; therefore he is responsible for the shipping address. I'd wait to make sure payment clears but I wouldn't care if he messes up and doesn't get his item. Ain't my problem, I did what he asked. Or you could just leave him and I probably would do that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeromus-X Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 Actually, it stinks to me. Who here has a shipper arranged at a foreign port? I've sold things to people in Europe who wanted me to ship to a relative or a friend in the US so that they could ship it cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K7Baixo Posted April 5, 2007 Members Share Posted April 5, 2007 I've sold things to people in Europe who wanted me to ship to a relative or a friend in the US so that they could ship it cheaper. and everytime we go to Brazil, our suitcases are full of stuff for relatives and friends. Brazil has close to a 90% import tax on certain items - esp electronic items. I'm happy to help them out also - right up to the per person limit of $500 US each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.