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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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Hey guys, I have a guy that I think I'm going to purchase a set of rims from. My only concern is that while he's been a member since January of 2006, he only has six posts and no trade rating.. Any advice about how to carry out the transaction safely without putting $600 dollars into harms way? He seems like a pretty cool guy when I talked to him on the phone. I also added him to facebook so I could see pictures of the rims... I don't have a verified paypal account either, so I don't think I get any protection from that avenue. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears!

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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/announcement.php?f=46


There are a few other threads with suggestions on how to buy/sell over the net, but I don't remember where they are at the moment.
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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ha... COD... most people aren't gonna do that tho. there's always gonna be a risk involved when buying form the net, unless its someone local you can pikc up the item from

just use common sense, i'm wary of people with little posts... its not hard to open and account and then let it sit for 6 months. not saying not too, see if he'll half now half on delivery, then your both dealing with some risk.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 12:12 AM
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why wouldn't he be ok with COD? Seems to me like that would be a pretty good compromise...
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 01:35 AM
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UPS charges like $10-15 to do a COD
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 04:34 AM
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Well I think I can afford that for peace of mind. Better 10 dollars on a sure thing than hundreds with no gurantee!
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