Paypal question-Direct Payment

1eyed_jack · 01-15-2012, 05:17 PM

So someone was selling a card on Ebay buy it now with no offer option, but I sent him a message with an offer anyways. He told me that if I send the money direct payment to him then the card is mine.

His rating on ebay is good, 114 positive, 4 neutral 0 negative in the last 12 months.

Question is, doing direct payment is there a chance I get screwed on this, I've never done it that way before.

jimssouvenirs · 01-15-2012, 05:20 PM

Paypal offers protection the same way that Ebay does. It's a crapshoot to do it either way if someone really wants to scam you. My issue here is... what did he get 4 neutrals for? Same or different buyers?

1eyed_jack · 01-15-2012, 05:23 PM

the 4 neutrals were all from the same person because he didn't like the shipping charges and wanted free shipping

dachman · 01-15-2012, 05:25 PM

Just pay goods and you will be just fine. He's cutting you a "deal" since now he doesn't have to pay the FVF.

iluvfish2 · 01-15-2012, 05:25 PM

As long as you pay backed by a credit card you are just as safe as you would be as paying on ebay.

01-15-2012, 05:17 PM	#1
1eyed_jack Banned Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 7,440	Paypal question-Direct Payment So someone was selling a card on Ebay buy it now with no offer option, but I sent him a message with an offer anyways. He told me that if I send the money direct payment to him then the card is mine. His rating on ebay is good, 114 positive, 4 neutral 0 negative in the last 12 months. Question is, doing direct payment is there a chance I get screwed on this, I've never done it that way before.

01-15-2012, 05:20 PM	#2
jimssouvenirs Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 5,540	Paypal offers protection the same way that Ebay does. It's a crapshoot to do it either way if someone really wants to scam you. My issue here is... what did he get 4 neutrals for? Same or different buyers? __________________ Theme of the Night: Song Lyrics

01-15-2012, 05:25 PM	#5
iluvfish2 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lansing, Michigan Posts: 26,684 iluvfish2 iluvfish2	As long as you pay backed by a credit card you are just as safe as you would be as paying on ebay. __________________ Blowouts Resident Wade Boggs Super Collector

01-15-2012, 05:23 PM	#3
1eyed_jack Banned Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 7,440	the 4 neutrals were all from the same person because he didn't like the shipping charges and wanted free shipping

01-15-2012, 05:25 PM	#4
dachman Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 3,698 dachman319	Just pay goods and you will be just fine. He's cutting you a "deal" since now he doesn't have to pay the FVF.