Oh Crap! Lets not get into list member bashing.
I'm an old fart and I've had so many deals go South I could retire on the
money that went bad.

Stan Wilder

On Fri, 6 Sep 2002 17:04:48 -0400 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
writes:
> 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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