recomendations on buying something on a forum safely
06-06-2009, 10:33 PM
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recomendations on buying something on a forum safely
so im going to buy a cobb ap v.2 for a 03 wrx off of nasioc and i dont want to get ripped off. he wants 550 for it and he wants me to send the money via paypal. and when he gets the money he will send the package. what can i do to make sure i dont get ripped off? more opinions the better!
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06-06-2009, 11:02 PM
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06-07-2009, 05:21 AM
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It's normal procedure for a seller to receive the money first before shipping the item. Generally Paypal is the safest way to send money and there is some protection, although it's not 100% foolproof.
The two suggestions above are right on, a local in-person transaction is always best and it's a very good idea to check out the person's history on the forum. Never buy from someone who has just signed up and has no post record, you don't want to be the "guinea pig" to find out whether they are reputable or not.
With specific regard to buying an AP, it's vital to confirm that the unit is "unmarried" before you purchase it. In most cases this isn't an issue and the seller will have unmarried the AP from their car, but there have been some instances where people bought AP's that were supposed to be unmarried and in fact turned out to still be married and therefore were worthless. Cobb can reset such a unit so it can be used again, but they charge a very high cost to do so (something like $400), so the only way you'd want to buy an unmarried AP is if it's very cheap (say $50) and you knew about it up front.
The two suggestions above are right on, a local in-person transaction is always best and it's a very good idea to check out the person's history on the forum. Never buy from someone who has just signed up and has no post record, you don't want to be the "guinea pig" to find out whether they are reputable or not.
With specific regard to buying an AP, it's vital to confirm that the unit is "unmarried" before you purchase it. In most cases this isn't an issue and the seller will have unmarried the AP from their car, but there have been some instances where people bought AP's that were supposed to be unmarried and in fact turned out to still be married and therefore were worthless. Cobb can reset such a unit so it can be used again, but they charge a very high cost to do so (something like $400), so the only way you'd want to buy an unmarried AP is if it's very cheap (say $50) and you knew about it up front.
06-08-2009, 01:59 AM
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he has been a member sence 2007 and has 110 posts. has sold 3 things all with 100% positive feedback. i think that should be good right?
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