[Grady Clay]

I will not put up with fraud.
It seems that this may be the norm in person-to-person commerce on the internet.
I’m just enough of a SOB that I’ll go after someone who cheats me out of $50.
It is the ‘sport’ of putting the crooks in jail.

All I want to do is to buy some used toys.
There won’t be a transaction that I can’t (financially) walk away from.
In reality, I won’t walk – I’ll fight.
I want to be armed.

I supposed I have a jaundiced view of this kind of internet commerce.
That said, I am not going to get screwed.
Those trying are going to feel real pain.



Yes, part of any transaction is to find out who the seller is.
I’m not going to buy from ‘anonymous sellers’ (crooks?).
I’ll simply explain my position and demand real information.

What are legitimate sellers afraid of?
I can see the opportunity for a seller to be scammed.
How can I address those concerns and still protect myself?
What questions should I ask?

I like the idea of gift cards but am I correct – you can’t ‘stop payment’.

I don’t have any first-hand experience (yet).
It seems the only recourse with PayPal is reversing the cc charge to them.
Only then do they take seriously an improper seller transaction.
Tell me how to deal with this.



Generally I can spot those ‘phishing’ and not engage.
I suppose some are so convincing that they can get some info from me.
(I went online about ‘home-care training’ for my housekeeper and have been besieged - in my junk-box).
The goal is the only info is ‘screen name’ related and not me.


Please keep up the (legitimate) suggestions.
Come on ‘red-beard’ and ‘techweenie’, I know you smart guys have something to offer (other than humor ).

I’m not in a hurry to do this so I have time to ‘do things right’.

Best,
Grady