[Phono-L] Ebay payment request

[Rich]

The problem is that Western Union can be reversed.  Even after the funds 
are in your account.  This is also true of wire transfers. 
International money Orders are the fool proof way but are not available 
from all countries.  You could check with the USPS.  As long as 
everything is on the up and up there is no problem with Western Union.

Money orders can be forged though.  The trick is after about a week 
after purchase you can check if they are valid.

For $50.00 I would not worry much but as the size of the potential loss 
goes up, the care goes up exponentially.

Robert Wright wrote:
> Rich is right.  It should be noted, however, that when the scams are 
> afoot, it's almost always them getting YOU to Western Union them some 
> funds (that you will surely never see again).  So if the buyer wants to 
> pay by Western Union, chances are likely it's perfectly fine.  The only 
> international transactions I've done (with expesive items, yet) have 
> been this way, and you can get confirmation of the funds as 'in your 
> account' before you ship the item.
> 
> Best,
> Robert
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich" <rich-mail at octoxol.com>
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Ebay payment request
> 
> 
>> Go to your bank and ask them what is available for money transfer from 
>> Brazil that is secure and nonreversible.  There are ways to do this 
>> but each country is different.  If the potential buyer is on the up 
>> and up they will comply.
>>
>> George Glastris wrote:
>>> Normally I'd say avoid like the proverbial plague, but that is 
>>> usually when people demand payment that way.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Cline" 
>>> <zonophone at woh.rr.com>
>>> To: <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:23 AM
>>> Subject: [Phono-L] Ebay payment request
>>>
>>>
>>>> Happy new year to all!
>>>>
>>>> I have an auction running on eBay currently and have had a request 
>>>> from a
>>>> potential bidder in Brazil.  He claims not to have Pay Pal and wants 
>>>> to know
>>>> if I can accept Western Union.  Does anyone have insights as to if 
>>>> this is a
>>>> potential scam that I am unaware of?  I am hesitant to agree with no
>>>> experience using Western Union as a payment source.   Any thoughts 
>>>> welcome.
>>>> Thanks Gregg Cline 
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