Originally Posted by zipper06
I've used paypal for over 10 yrs and only got screwed one time. i usually pay with a credit card and have some recourse if something goes wrong.
Postal MO's are safe if you cash them at the post office before you ship the parts, however there are lots of phoney postal MO's out there. The very safest way is to setup a 1 time account with your bank if it's a large purchase and use a money transfer, that will usually stop any scammers.
Course cash is KING if you're picking up in person.
JMO
Zip.
Zip's dead on ... Wire Transfer is the only way to fly when buying big ticket items !
Everyone on here says postal money orders are the safest bet ... but in reality postal money orders are faked more then any money order in the country. Even worse you can't just call and track the money order to see where it came from and if its good. They dont keep record of it like a bank. 3 weeks ago I sold some parts to a guy on the east cost, I told him id like a bank money order (you can call that bank and verify if its good) he sent a postal money order. My post office and no bank/credit union in town would cash it for me. This is just one of several times I've ran into this problem, I have to drive 30mins to a place to cash it. Moral of the story ..... be smart with deals !! You can varify money orders/cashiers checks from any bank in the USA with a single phone call
