Hey guys,

Does anyone (moderators) provide an escrow service on this board? I did a search and found nothing.

[ May 16, 2005, 03:54 PM: Message edited by: timmyturtle ]

what is an escrow service

^^^ I believe it is a middle-man when buying and selling gear, so that nobody gets screwed over. If in doubt, maybe do it COD.

An escow service holds the money until both parties are satisfied.

Nope. But feel free to use Paypal. Its probably the most widley accepted among buyers/sellers.

Yeah, the buyer didn't opffer paypal, but I'll check. As for COD, I've never used it. Can anyone enlighten me, as the buyer requested it (cost(s), security, etc.). Cheers.

IMO COD is one of the safeest ways to do buisness. IF the buyer doesn't pay, he doesn't get the goods. Only problem is for the seller that is on the hook for shipping. Other than that its pretty failsafe.

Hey
Escrow is what was described above by Jeepbeats & Drew. It costs a bit more (was ~2%), not sure of actual cost now since I haven't used it in 4 yearsish. COD is good too, but it is not offered across borders like US seller, CAD buyer or vice versa. (If you know of a shipper that does this reasonably please let me know)
Later, J

One problem with COD is often times the delivery person will not allow you to open the box before accepting the delivery.

There is some sort of protection for the buyer no? IF they open it and its not what they want or is damaged?