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How to make stay safe with paypal?(international buyers)

by Hililuud
14 replies
Im trying to sell some things on craigslist, cuz hey I need the money. Of course there are these overseas people who try to rip everyone off. So I kinda want to know how to stay safe if you were to ship overseas.

I got an offer and of course the scammer is like my spouse wants your item and they live overseas. I really don't care if he is scammer as long as he pays me my money. I figure if he tries to say that the item never arrived and tries to get both the item and his money back is the only way he can scam me. But I will just refuse to send another.

can the customer take the money out of my account once the money is in my paypal, somehow. I just want to get the money and movie it to my accoutn as quick as possible ship and be done with it.
#buyers #make #paypalinternational #safe #stay
  • Profile picture of the author LordXenu
    Use a shield account or two. Verify these accounts with a VCC and accept payments through them, before forwarding the received payments on towards another PayPal account which you have attached to your bank. You may even want to pass the payment through a couple accounts just to be extra safe.
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    • Profile picture of the author Hililuud
      Originally Posted by LordXenu View Post

      Use a shield account or two. Verify these accounts with a VCC and accept payments through them, before forwarding the received payments on towards another PayPal account which you have attached to your bank. You may even want to pass the payment through a couple accounts just to be extra safe.
      alright can you put that in laymans terms..plz?
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      • Profile picture of the author LordXenu
        Originally Posted by Hililuud View Post

        alright can you put that in laymans terms..plz?
        Don't accept the payment from your primary PayPal account, as soon as you have the money, pass it off to another.
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        • Profile picture of the author Hililuud
          Originally Posted by LordXenu View Post

          Don't accept the payment from your primary PayPal account, as soon as you have the money, pass it off to another.
          yuou know what is annoying? lol I saw all the other stuff you had typed out b4 you edited this post.
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          • Profile picture of the author LordXenu
            Originally Posted by Hililuud View Post

            yuou know what is annoying? lol I saw all the other stuff you had typed out b4 you edited this post.
            Haha, well I figured I would simplify it further, lol. Did the initial post make more sense to you?
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            • Profile picture of the author Hililuud
              Originally Posted by LordXenu View Post

              Haha, well I figured I would simplify it further, lol. Did the initial post make more sense to you?
              yeah, I had never heard of the vc's so I'm going to look into that.
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  • Profile picture of the author Charles Washington
    When you ship overseas, dont you use EMS or something similar? Everytime I ship overseas, I get an automatic tracking number. Usually if a buyer claims they never received the package, but you have a tracking number that shows it was delivered, paypal will side with you.
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    • Profile picture of the author Hililuud
      Originally Posted by Charles Montgomery View Post

      When you ship overseas, dont you use EMS or something similar? Everytime I ship overseas, I get an automatic tracking number. Usually if a buyer claims they never received the package, but you have a tracking number that shows it was delivered, paypal will side with you.

      by ems do you mean express mail shipping? (cuz that is what they asked for.
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      • Profile picture of the author Charles Washington
        Originally Posted by Hililuud View Post

        by ems do you mean express mail shipping? (cuz that is what they asked for.
        Yes, that is what I always use shippingoverseas, and I always get a tracking number from them. It shows me each port the package goes to, when it goes through customs, when it arrives at different cities, and when it is delivered to the customer.
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        • Profile picture of the author Hililuud
          Originally Posted by Charles Montgomery View Post

          Yes, that is what I always use shippingoverseas, and I always get a tracking number from them. It shows me each port the package goes to, when it goes through customs, when it arrives at different cities, and when it is delivered to the customer.
          alright yeah I will make sure I get a tracking number.
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  • Profile picture of the author Hililuud
    so I get the idea they are trying to get me to ship EMS so that I don't have tracking numbers and they can dispute the transaction. In which case paypal will return the cash. What I'm going to do is accept payment and then just send the item through my own terms, with tracking number, so I can dispute.

    But is there any other way they can scam me? like sending money from a bank account and spending the money before hand or something?
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    • Profile picture of the author Charles Washington
      Originally Posted by Hililuud View Post

      so I get the idea they are trying to get me to ship EMS so that I don't have tracking numbers and they can dispute the transaction. In which case paypal will return the cash. What I'm going to do is accept payment and then just send the item through my own terms, with tracking number, so I can dispute.

      But is there any other way they can scam me? like sending money from a bank account and spending the money before hand or something?
      But when you ship EMS, you get a tracking number. They come standard with everything I have ever sent. So I dont see the problem.
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  • Profile picture of the author Charles Washington
    I think you misunderstood my first response.
    I said "...dont you use EMS...?" It was a question.
    I didnt say "...dont use EMS..."
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    • Profile picture of the author Hililuud
      Originally Posted by Charles Montgomery View Post

      I think you misunderstood my first response.
      I said "...dont you use EMS...?" It was a question.
      I didnt say "...dont use EMS..."
      Im going to go with your approach.
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