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ericedelman · 06-25-2010, 11:57 PM

I had a WTB ad on the forum looking for rear wheels. He offered to sell me a set of rear take-off wheels for my car for $400.

I paypalled him the money, which he refunded to me, asking me to cover the 3% or send the money to him as a gift. I was a little suspicious, so I sent him $415 ( $15 extra to cover the 3%), which he sent as a refund, saying he had sold the wheels locally. I got suspicious, but since he didn't really do anything bad to me, I was letting it go until I read this.

I guess I got lucky being suspicious, because if you send money through paypal as a gift, well, it's a gift. If it's a purchase, paypal and your credit card offer some protection. If you sent the money using your charge card, maybe they can help?

Good luck. PM me if I can help.

06-25-2010, 11:57 PM	#20
ericedelman Drives: 2020 ZL1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 95	Well, he almost got me yesterday. I had a WTB ad on the forum looking for rear wheels. He offered to sell me a set of rear take-off wheels for my car for $400. I paypalled him the money, which he refunded to me, asking me to cover the 3% or send the money to him as a gift. I was a little suspicious, so I sent him $415 ( $15 extra to cover the 3%), which he sent as a refund, saying he had sold the wheels locally. I got suspicious, but since he didn't really do anything bad to me, I was letting it go until I read this. I guess I got lucky being suspicious, because if you send money through paypal as a gift, well, it's a gift. If it's a purchase, paypal and your credit card offer some protection. If you sent the money using your charge card, maybe they can help? Good luck. PM me if I can help.