seeking group wisdom on selling stuff online

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

speaking of this, lets circulate those pics again and see if we can spark up 
some new eyes that might have seen the mani in their respective areas...
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Collins" <kcollins@type53.net>
To: "'scirocco list'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: seeking group wisdom on selling stuff online


> Mark wrote:
>
>> Unlike a bank money order, if it's a postal money order it cannot be
>> cancelled.  It's as good as cash...
>
> Be VERY careful.. I got ripped off to the tune of $700 almost 3 years ago 
> by some jamf from Vortex.  I had put my polished 50mm intake up for sale 
> (to cover the cost of repairs of exploding TT valve springs) and this guy 
> responds and wants to send me a money order.  I tell him no problem, I'll 
> ship after receipt of the MO, and if he needs a reference on me, contact 
> the Potterman.  Well a couple of days later 2 MO's for $350 each show up, 
> and I head by the Potterpeople's place to ship the manifold.  A week 
> later - same day it was delivered - I receive notice from my bank that 
> payment was stopped on both of them, they had been reported stolen.  Long 
> story short, never caught up with the prick, cops wouldn't do squat, and I 
> was out $700 or my nice polished manny.
>
> If in doubt at all, make sure you have cash in fist from the instrument in 
> question before shipping anything!
>
> -- 
> Kevin Collins
> Chandler, AZ
> '86.5 16v 2.0
> '02 GTI 337
>
>
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