bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com (System Administrator) (07/13/90)
In-Reply-To: message from bryan@cs.utexas.edu >The best solution is to use some reputable transfer agent. The seller >can ship the equipment to some randomly chosen lawyer close to the buyer. The >buyer then brings a certified check to the lawyers offices, checks out the >equipment, and exchanges check for equipment if it proves satisfactory. Lawyer >then forwards either check or rejected equipment to seller. Most attorneys >will probably charge $50 to $100 for this, but it's advisable for large >transactions. There are others that can act as disinterested transfer agents. I think you are going to extremes if you do the above. Although you were burned once (your fault <grin>), that's no reason to have to go through lawyers to get the job done. It's very simple to use UPS COD with CASH or CASHIERS check. I've done this many times and I've never had a problem. I send ALL items I send out that way and I also purchase that way. If you are on the purchasing end, make sure that the person selling to you sends you an itemized list of the contents of the proposed package and that he dates and signs it. When you receive the package, make the UPS driver wait for you to inspect the package before you accept it. As I've said, I've never had any problems with this method and it keep most people honest. It's more difficult for either party to take advantage of each other this way. -- Bob ________ Pro-Graphics BBS - It's better than a sharp stick in the eye! ________ InterNet: bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com | Pro-Graphics: 908/469-0049 UUCP: ..crash!pro-graphics!bobl | CServe: 70347,2344 ARPA/DDN: ..crash!pro-graphics!bobl@nosc.mil | Amer. Online: Graphics3D ___________ ____________ Raven Enterprises - 25 Raven Ave. Piscataway, NJ 08854
bryan@cs.utexas.edu (Bryan Bayerdorffer @ Wit's End) (07/13/90)
In article <3485@crash.cts.com> bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com (System Administrator) writes:
=-In-Reply-To: message from bryan@cs.utexas.edu
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=->The best solution is to use some reputable transfer agent. The seller
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=-I think you are going to extremes if you do the above. Although you were
=-burned once (your fault <grin>), that's no reason to have to go through
=-lawyers to get the job done.
=-
=-It's very simple to use UPS COD with CASH or CASHIERS check. I've done this
=-many times and I've never had a problem. I send ALL items I send out that way
=-and I also purchase that way. If you are on the purchasing end, make sure
=-that the person selling to you sends you an itemized list of the contents of
=-the proposed package and that he dates and signs it. When you receive the
=-package, make the UPS driver wait for you to inspect the package before you
=-accept it.
=-
True, COD suffices to protect the seller, but the buyer is unable to
verify that the equipment works. Using a transfer agent is extreme, but it's
the only way to protect both parties simultaneously if you're going to assume
malicious behavior, which was my only point.