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From:
Kyle Rawlins
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Date:
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:01:48 -0400
Subject:
[idm] Re: (OT) [idm] buying online... BEWARE!! read this!!
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<20020611170148.GD23774@cs.umass.edu>
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On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 03:03:41PM -0700, phen wrote:
quoted 3 lines Anyone thinking about buying anything online espescially when it comes to> Anyone thinking about buying anything online espescially when it comes to > expensive things like laptop computers, etc should be extremely wary and > cautious who you send money to, even through PayPal or other services. If a
If you're doing this, especially from someone you don't know or don't have any reason to trust, you should probably use an escrow service. I've seen it recommended for any purchase >$100 though that may be extreme. Even sellers with high reputations on ebay have been known to one day take all the money and cash out. I don't know what escrow services are supposed to be good these days, though. -kyle -- http://mas.cs.umass.edu/~rawlins -- white deep blue andalusia red yellow red yellow black car