[RBW] Re: 3rd parties for bike sales
With any platform, it's beneficial to understand what protections are offered. There are resources through the FB help site - https://www.facebook.com/help/228307904608701 I wouldn't buy anything significant from anyone without a clear return policy agreement. Other than that, all caveats apply. On Friday, March 8, 2024 at 4:26:52 PM UTC-8 James wrote: > Has anyone here experimented with 3rd party websites for "large" purchases > from strangers? I'm looking to buy a bike from someone on FB marketplace > and it's not a local sale. So in essence I'm sending over $1,000 to a > stranger on their word. What have ya'll done, if anything, to make sure > you aren't getting scammed (asides from getting a sense of their character > over the phone)? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/85b08036-d210-481e-a8c7-0a3549eb2cd6n%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: 3rd parties for bike sales
The advice I want to give is “pay for PayPal purchase protection”, because I typically do in these cases. But I have also never had an issue, and so therefore haven’t found out how difficult it is to recoup losses in event of a scam. So I’m not sure if it is sound advice or not! On Friday, March 8, 2024 at 9:10:04 PM UTC-5 Minh wrote: > you could find someone from the group to be a proxy for you but there's > only so much you can do. i've spent that much before thru an online > purchase, to me its a lot of common sense stuff. > > On Friday, March 8, 2024 at 9:03:50 PM UTC-5 chintan...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Haven't gone that large but collectively i must have made over $1000 of >> stranger buys from facebook - thankfully all has been positive. >> >> Nothing foolproof but i check their profiles (fb shows old their profile >> is, how many friend's they have), how many poducts they have for sale or >> sold + what kind, some bike sellers would have other bike related products >> also for sale, asking relevant questions regarding the bike (also questions >> only a biker would feel relevant to answer) and the product description >> they write helps, ask for more specifics of pictures (close-up of >> drivetrain etc) . Some people also have marketplace reviews if you're >> lucky. Also if youre lucky and they have the original invoice :) >> >> Good luck! >> >> On Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 5:56:52 AM UTC+5:30 James wrote: >> >>> Has anyone here experimented with 3rd party websites for "large" >>> purchases from strangers? I'm looking to buy a bike from someone on FB >>> marketplace and it's not a local sale. So in essence I'm sending over >>> $1,000 to a stranger on their word. What have ya'll done, if anything, to >>> make sure you aren't getting scammed (asides from getting a sense of their >>> character over the phone)? >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f2587167-4555-49cf-aa5b-b9e1a0f026ben%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: 3rd parties for bike sales
Just send the money via Paypal as goods and services. You have pretty comprehensive protection there, although I'm sure it would still be somewhat of a hassle if they tried to dupe you. On Friday, March 8, 2024 at 4:26:52 PM UTC-8 James wrote: > Has anyone here experimented with 3rd party websites for "large" purchases > from strangers? I'm looking to buy a bike from someone on FB marketplace > and it's not a local sale. So in essence I'm sending over $1,000 to a > stranger on their word. What have ya'll done, if anything, to make sure > you aren't getting scammed (asides from getting a sense of their character > over the phone)? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/05a82bbe-fdbe-4fc5-b739-478b22a988dan%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: 3rd parties for bike sales
you could find someone from the group to be a proxy for you but there's only so much you can do. i've spent that much before thru an online purchase, to me its a lot of common sense stuff. On Friday, March 8, 2024 at 9:03:50 PM UTC-5 chintan...@gmail.com wrote: > Haven't gone that large but collectively i must have made over $1000 of > stranger buys from facebook - thankfully all has been positive. > > Nothing foolproof but i check their profiles (fb shows old their profile > is, how many friend's they have), how many poducts they have for sale or > sold + what kind, some bike sellers would have other bike related products > also for sale, asking relevant questions regarding the bike (also questions > only a biker would feel relevant to answer) and the product description > they write helps, ask for more specifics of pictures (close-up of > drivetrain etc) . Some people also have marketplace reviews if you're > lucky. Also if youre lucky and they have the original invoice :) > > Good luck! > > On Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 5:56:52 AM UTC+5:30 James wrote: > >> Has anyone here experimented with 3rd party websites for "large" >> purchases from strangers? I'm looking to buy a bike from someone on FB >> marketplace and it's not a local sale. So in essence I'm sending over >> $1,000 to a stranger on their word. What have ya'll done, if anything, to >> make sure you aren't getting scammed (asides from getting a sense of their >> character over the phone)? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9c02e3b8-66ea-40e6-bde9-05ef66dfdf41n%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: 3rd parties for bike sales
Haven't gone that large but collectively i must have made over $1000 of stranger buys from facebook - thankfully all has been positive. Nothing foolproof but i check their profiles (fb shows old their profile is, how many friend's they have), how many poducts they have for sale or sold + what kind, some bike sellers would have other bike related products also for sale, asking relevant questions regarding the bike (also questions only a biker would feel relevant to answer) and the product description they write helps, ask for more specifics of pictures (close-up of drivetrain etc) . Some people also have marketplace reviews if you're lucky. Also if youre lucky and they have the original invoice :) Good luck! On Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 5:56:52 AM UTC+5:30 James wrote: > Has anyone here experimented with 3rd party websites for "large" purchases > from strangers? I'm looking to buy a bike from someone on FB marketplace > and it's not a local sale. So in essence I'm sending over $1,000 to a > stranger on their word. What have ya'll done, if anything, to make sure > you aren't getting scammed (asides from getting a sense of their character > over the phone)? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e9819cec-1215-45ed-ac61-99a22af609c9n%40googlegroups.com.
