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How to go about doing this

by Anthony K
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I just sold my first website, but the buyer is in Nigeria. He emailed me saying that hes having problems with paypal at the moment, which is ok, however I did specify that payment was to go through paypal. What should I do now, is there another safe way to do this online transaction? This is all new to me
  • Profile picture of the author RGallowitz
    oh no!

    Did you already transfer all your stuff to the buyer?
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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    You could try Alertpay!
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  • Profile picture of the author James Dyson
    My advise would be don't transfer any of the files until you have received payment - don't fall for any sob-stories that seem to-good to be true. I'm not saying you're going to get scammed, but Nigeria does unfortunately have a bad reputation for web related scams.

    Did you sell the site through a service like flippa or through another service like ebay etc? Look at the rating of the buyer on the service you are using and try to establish if they have been a reliable buyer in the past before you spend too much time getting payment from this person that may be bogus

    Hope it works out for you

    ~James Dyson
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    • Profile picture of the author badboy_Nick
      Here's what to do: LET HIM WIRE THE MONEY!

      Bank-to-Bank transfer is still the best way to make sure the money is in the account and not in some online deposit like paypal who can still stiff you or getting chargebacked with a credit card.

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  • Profile picture of the author R Hagel
    People in Nigeria can't use PayPal (unless they're breaking PP's terms of service). So proceed carefully. You may also consider using escrow or some of the other safer solutions mentioned above.
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  • Profile picture of the author EvcRo
    Try moneybookers, they also have no refund policy, if you get the money sender can't reverse anything.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheKeys
    Ouch... Yes this is a red flag to me. Don't give him anything until you have received payment.
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  • Profile picture of the author Anthony K
    I HAVE NOT sent him anything! So dont worry, I was just wondering the possible ways I can go about doing this, yes I sold the site through flippa, the buyers trust rating is 4 :/
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  • Profile picture of the author King Shiloh
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    Originally Posted by Anthony K View Post

    I just sold my first website, but the buyer is in Nigeria. He emailed me saying that hes having problems with paypal at the moment, which is ok, however I did specify that payment was to go through paypal. What should I do now, is there another safe way to do this online transaction? This is all new to me
    You have to be very careful.

    Is the Nigerian a member of this forum?

    Nigerians can use AlertPay. So, if he has an AlertPay account and you can receive your payment via AlertPay, go ahead.

    I have been using AlertPay, no problems so far.

    But be extremely careful!
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  • Profile picture of the author George Pennells
    I am South African and also use Alertpay. They are save too use.
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  • Profile picture of the author krisDupree
    Paypal and Alertpay are safe. But I agree with badboy_nick. I have had chargebacks from paypal, and when you've already sent them what they purchased and calculated payment...it sucks! I have never had a problem with bank to bank transfers.
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