Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 17:04:48 -0400
Reply-To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject: Re: Selling on the Vanagon site. ( a lesson )
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With the exception of a few listees who I know very well I
don't think I would ever send anybody anything without
getting payment up front.
If you really want to sell something, and they don't want to
pay up front consider using an escrow service like:
http://www.escrow.com
In this way the buyer pays the third party, the seller ships
the goods to the buyer, the buyer then has a short period of
time to inspect the goods, at which point they release the
funds to the seller. A pretty safe way to do things. Of
course there is a cost involved, but its really "the price of
insurance".
Thanks,
Chris
---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:44:13 -0400
>From: Clarence J Falarski <lamont@MINDSPRING.COM>
>Subject: Selling on the Vanagon site. ( a lesson )
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Fellow listies
>
>More then two months ago I sold some window vents thru the
Vanagon list to a person named Cary Chiang
>( I do not know if Cary is a woman or a man ) who lives at
12304 Bedrock Trail in Austin Texas , 78727.
>
>Evidently Cary has somehow misunderstood the price of a set
of window vents I sold her or him. I have tried to e Cary at
both his or her p mail and on the Vanagon site and suggested
that we cancel the whole deal rather than have any bad
feelings about anything. I suggested that she or he return
my vents and I will return the $ 5.00 for shipping. I cannot
get any response what so ever from this person and this has
been going on now for over 2 months.
>
>I paid $ 49.95 plus shipping for the vents to Eurocampers
two weeks prior to our agreement. Cary asked me to ship them
and she or he would see if they would be ok, and if they
were a check for the purchase price would follow . Cary sent
me $ 5.00 for shipping, has received the vents 6 or 7 weeks
ago. When I did ask for the $$$ that were owed on the vents
the reply was that the
>$ 5.00 was the only cost involved .The actual cost of the
vents to Cary was either $20.00 or $ 25. 00.
>I told him or her that $ 20.00 would be fine .
>
>I think this might be a cheap lesson for me and a lesson
for everyone else on the list. DO NOT SHIP ANYTHING UNTIL YOU
HAVE ALL THE FUNDS FOR WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU MIGHT BE
SELLING.........
>
>Cary if you read this and choose to send me the balance owed
that will be fine. If you want your $ 5.00 for shipping
>returned then return my vents.
>If you decide either way I will post it on the list..
>
>clarence.
>Pinehurst. NC.
>1990 westy
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