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Please help. Is this safe? |
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| P: 12/5/2005 9:25:45 PM | |
Lola Pink Rough Rock Total Posts: 2 Last Post: 12/6/2005 Member Since: 11/19/2005 |
Hello, I've been a long time lurker here on PS. I love diamonds and jewelry and it's so much fun reading about it on here. I have a question, and hopefully someone can help answer it. Recently I've been trying to sell my chopard watch. I have it listed on craigslist for $11,000 and someone actually emailed me today and said he'll pay me $10,000 but will only do it if I agree to go through FEDEX or UPS with their 'insured secured funds COD'. Which basically means, he will hand over to FEDEX or UPS a bank certified cashier's check or money order when they arrive to deliver the watch. Is this method generally safe?  Please help. Thanks in advance! Lola Pink "Always behave like a duck — keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath." – Jacob Braude |
| Posted: 12/5/2005 9:25:45 PM | |
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| P: 12/5/2005 9:44:44 PM | |
Cinderella Ideal Rock Total Posts: 993 Last Post: 11/16/2007 Member Since: 11/17/2005 |
DON'T DO IT!!! I used to work at a bank for many years, and many people have a misconception that a cashier's/bank check means that the funds are guaranteed. You need to take into account that there are forgeries out there that look just like the real thing. The buyer of the check can also claim that the check was lost and have a stop payment placed on it. If either of the two scenarios happen, then you're stuck. Since this is considered the holiday season, the percentage of scams like these tend to go up. I would recommend setting up an account with PayPal and using them instead. For such a high-dollar item, peace of mind counts a lot more than the nominal fee charged by the service.
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| Posted: 12/5/2005 9:44:44 PM | |
| P: 12/5/2005 10:00:46 PM | |
mightyred Cut Rock Total Posts: 336 Last Post: 4/23/2007 Member Since: 7/30/2004 |
Hi Lola Pink! -long-distance buyer or seller
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| Posted: 12/5/2005 10:00:46 PM | |
| P: 12/6/2005 3:34:23 AM | |
Dancing Fire Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,224 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 4/3/2004 |
DON"T DO IT!!! THIS IS A SCAM  I GUARANTEE IT. especially if the cashier's check is from a canadian bank AND don't send your watch to Indonesia, you can kiss it goodbye. this kind of scam has been going on for a long time on Timezone and Watchnet.
it is always harder to find a "mind clean" stone than a eye clean stone. |
| Posted: 12/6/2005 3:34:23 AM | |
| P: 12/6/2005 4:48:03 AM | |
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Lola Pink Rough Rock Total Posts: 2 Last Post: 12/6/2005 Member Since: 11/19/2005 |
Okay, thanks guys. Not going to do it. I was feeling a little awkward with the emailer. I have the watch insured with Safeco. But I'd feel pretty bad if I had to make a claim for it when I didn't feel safe about it in the first place. Though I have to say in the beginning I was feeling tempted. But the more I about it, the fishier it seemed. Okay, so it's a no go.
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| Posted: 12/6/2005 4:48:03 AM | |
| P: 12/6/2005 2:49:54 PM | |
codex57 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,492 Last Post: 1/21/2008 Member Since: 12/18/2004 |
I'm late, but I'm still glad you didn't go through with it. It just screamed scam!
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| Posted: 12/6/2005 2:49:54 PM | |
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