An interested party wants to buy something that I auctioned, but he will only pay using western union money trafnsfer and he will not release the Test and Answer till I ship out the part to him. Is this the norm for overseas dealing with auctions?
2006-10-28 12:37:30 · 5 answers · asked by zulshah 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
They are trying to scam you.
Do not ship them anything until you have the cash in your hand.
Stop dealing with these jokers. You are wasting your time because they are not going to pay you.
2006-10-28 12:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not believe so. You can always go through escrow.com that way there is a middle man. And you are both guaranteed to get the product and/or money. Be careful of scams. There are also alot of fake money orders being sent..ALWAYS make sure with your bank it is ligit before sending the product.
2006-10-28 19:42:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Western Union is one of the oldest and largest money transfer networks worldwide. It is one the safest way to receive money since it is not possible to reverse the transaction, especially if the amount is received in cash. More details available at
http://www.money-transfer.in/westernunionmoneytransfer.html
2006-10-29 01:16:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no this is not the norm..esp pls check his address..should be from nigeria..
usually we would ask for PAYPAL
always remember..you had received $ then you shipped over.
this is true even when I purchased from overseas ebay
2006-10-28 20:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by dior babe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like he's trying to scam you.
2006-10-28 20:39:17 · answer #5 · answered by Akuseru 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋