yekcoh Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) Found something I like and it’s over 3 grand. seller wants cert check or money order only. Im a Seasoned trader on arfcom with extensive feedbacks which allow me and others to rely somewhat on the feedback history. BE seems to lack that. First time buying in BE. I asked for credentials or if anyone could vouch for him or send a copy if his driver license. He said 20 years on BE and I take the leap of faith. Honestly, I’m 90% confident that it will be fine but 3+ grand is still a big chunk… any advice is appreciated Edited March 2, 2022 by yekcoh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galt11 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Most sites like this one it's up to the buyer and seller to set whatever terms in regards to payments, etc. You're correct to ask about the things you did, but other than that it's the leap of faith like you mentioned. Only other level of protection is if it's a firearm, it having to go through an FFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 If the member is a long time Benos forum member, and has posted quite a bit, it would be hard to not trust them. Are they (the long time member) willing to risk a complete and total permanent ban from this forum for a few bucks? Almost all would say NO. Look at their posting history and topics started. It will show if they have had dealings in the classifieds before and how those dealings went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, yekcoh said: Found something I like and it’s over 3 grand. seller wants cert check or money order only. Im a Seasoned trader on arfcom with extensive feedbacks which allow me and others to rely somewhat on the feedback history. BE seems to lack that. First time buying in BE. I asked for credentials or if anyone could vouch for him or send a copy if his driver license. He said 20 years on BE and I take the leap of faith. Honestly, I’m 90% confident that it will be fine but 3+ grand is still a big chunk… any advice is appreciated Who is it? We can most likely vouch for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekcoh Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) He’s an old timer. Is it cool to reveal the sellers identity ? Do I need his consent? just wanna make sure… The seller is Skip Edited March 2, 2022 by yekcoh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekcoh Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, GrumpyOne said: If the member is a long time Benos forum member, and has posted quite a bit, it would be hard to not trust them. Are they (the long time member) willing to risk a complete and total permanent ban from this forum for a few bucks? Almost all would say NO. Look at their posting history and topics started. It will show if they have had dealings in the classifieds before and how those dealings went. Not a few bucks but multiple grands. Another possibility is that his acct could be hacked Edited March 2, 2022 by yekcoh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 It is withing the bounds to post his screen name for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 At one point in time I’ve taken personal checks from forum members, and not just pennies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekcoh Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, warpspeed said: It is withing the bounds to post his screen name for sure Badshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 5 hours ago, yekcoh said: Badshot I'd send him a MO or Cert Check without worry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_Chimpo Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 8 hours ago, yekcoh said: Found something I like and it’s over 3 grand. seller wants cert check or money order only. Im a Seasoned trader on arfcom with extensive feedbacks which allow me and others to rely somewhat on the feedback history. BE seems to lack that. First time buying in BE. I asked for credentials or if anyone could vouch for him or send a copy if his driver license. He said 20 years on BE and I take the leap of faith. Honestly, I’m 90% confident that it will be fine but 3+ grand is still a big chunk… any advice is appreciated Any sort of transaction like that, I would ask the seller to use an escrow service like Guntab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekcoh Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 just a quick update. The deal went well. Thanks yall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konkapot Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Agreed to their content/post history. Can also ask for their USPSA number. Had one seller on a different forum ask "What's USPSA?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 3/2/2022 at 3:14 PM, yekcoh said: Another possibility is that his acct could be hacked yes. on another forum some are getting burned by that. 100s of posts so looks like a solid member, but if their acct is hacked, that is irrelevant. i actually agreed to buy something there but when i asked if they'd wait for a check, they said they req'd venmo which i'm not set up on. guy after me did venmo and it was a hacked account so he lost $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekcoh Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, davsco said: yes. on another forum some are getting burned by that. 100s of posts so looks like a solid member, but if their acct is hacked, that is irrelevant. i actually agreed to buy something there but when i asked if they'd wait for a check, they said they req'd venmo which i'm not set up on. guy after me did venmo and it was a hacked account so he lost $$. right. I took almost enough measures. It was medium risk and it was well worth.... 1. Found like two on this forum who ok'ed the seller. 2. Got pics of gun with his name to prove that he has it 3. Called his FFL to verify they knew each other 4. I was able to trace his USPSA# even though he did not provide It was a bit of a hassle as the seller was very old school and wanted it done his way. Edited April 8, 2022 by yekcoh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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