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post #1 of 16
4/9/11 at 2:49pm
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I know shipping stuff you listed on Craigslist is generally a no-no, but I had a guy give me a fair offer for a low-ticket item ($20) and offered to PayPal me the money if I would ship it to him (he pays first). Is this relatively safe? I know scammers send fake money orders, but am I gonna be OK with PayPal?
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post #2 of 16
4/9/11 at 4:52pm
seems harmless, its almost like selling on the forum... just make sure you are not shipping overseas or some high risk country
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post #3 of 16
4/9/11 at 4:59pm
It's $20, what can you lose?
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post #4 of 16
4/9/11 at 5:28pm
$20
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post #5 of 16
4/9/11 at 5:55pm
I'd do it.
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post #6 of 16
4/10/11 at 2:00am
I also wouldn't use my real home address to ship
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post #7 of 16
4/10/11 at 2:09am
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I also wouldn't use my real home address to ship

Interesting point......
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post #8 of 16
4/10/11 at 4:09am
You should be fine, check and see if it's a verified address upon getting payment. Perhaps ask him if he has any online references he can direct you too.

If you ship it, I would make sure to get tracking, just in case he were ever to dispute it for any reason, you will have proof of sending the item and it arriving at it's destination (just an extra measure of safety).

But all in all, chances are it's legit.
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post #9 of 16
4/10/11 at 12:41pm
I sell stuff on CL all the time. A few times, I've had people contact me wanting me to ship items. Everytime, they've found it using allofcraigslistdotcom or a similar site. I always send a paypal request, and make sure you're shipping to their PayPal confirmed shipping address. This should eliminate people using stolen accounts.
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post #10 of 16
4/12/11 at 11:41pm
ship stuff before, all depends if he/she provides references.
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post #11 of 16
4/13/11 at 5:08pm
If you want to be really safe you could always take the money out of your paypal account before shipping it.
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post #12 of 16
4/13/11 at 10:58pm
its....twenty....fucking....dollars.
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post #13 of 16
4/13/11 at 11:32pm
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its....twenty....fucking....dollars.

So PayPal me $20 just for shits and giggles then.
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post #14 of 16
4/13/11 at 11:42pm
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So PayPal me $20 just for shits and giggles then.

kewl.
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post #15 of 16
4/14/11 at 1:20am
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Originally Posted by SpooPoker View Post
kewl.

Exactly. Money is money and I'm not going to throw it away, regardless of the amount, when taking simple precautions can prevent any problems.
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