Help me avoid a possible eBay scam

[JP911]

Any local Pelicans who could make a physical cash for steering wheel exchange for you? If it's a scam, the seller might back out over such an offer. Otherwise, unless you're willing to lose $200, you should back out of this one.

[biosurfer1]

zeke...you're correct, and so is larry...the free account from paypal will accept non credit card payments, up to $200 ( IIRC) for free, but you have to open a premier account for anything over that, and once you do, they take a cut out of everything.

[dickster]

his email address must be working for ebay transactions to go through. i would get him to update his email, proceed the usual way through ebay/paypal. for that amount i would give it a go.

for large amounts i always insist on COD.

its funny 'cause i have dealt with ebayers that seemed quite dodgy intitially but i have never had a bad experience.

[Leland Pate]

Hmmm... be interested if any Pelican heads lived close to:

Santiago Blvd. #107-317
Villa Park, CA. 92861-4113

???

I'm emailing the seller to request a phone number and name so we can clear it up on the phone.

[CarreraS2]

I'm around that area usually on Friday nights and late Sunday afternoons. Sometimes Wed nights.

We can work something out where I pick up the wheel and exchange payment, if he is willing to meet me in Orange (around the 55 and Chapman).

[copper]

Leland,

Again, why don't you use the proper eBay procedure for requesting contact info, including ph# which comes directly from the registration information.

If you think the person might be trying to scam you, why would you ask him for a ph#?

Get the accurate info from eBay. Then call him.
You'll have you resolution soon enough.

Jim

[Leland Pate]

Jim, I don't know where to find the eBay contact information. When I click on the profile it only takes me to the feedback page.

[copper]

Here Leland

http://cgi3.ebay.ca/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MemberSearchShow

Scroll down and put the UserID in.

Jim