Originally Posted by
Dave Sweeney
Whenever I've bought something from a forum classified ad I've always sent a check to the seller with the stipulation that the seller can hold off shipping the item until the check clears. Never had an issue doing that and never got burnt by a seller either.
Used PayPal for an online purchase one time and had an issue with the seller. Long story short PayPal did not stand behind me during the course of the dispute. Ticked me off so much that I cut up my PayPal card. PayPal claims to stand behind you but in my case they didn't.
Of course, if you had sent a check to that seller, you would have had no recourse at all - not even a chance at recourse.
Mike
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