Hi,
I've had to pass on a few shells I really wanted at that site simply because it was cash or cssh transfer. Paypal has made it so much easier to buy from foreign dealers and I have found shells i've been looking for for years. However Paypal's buyer protection plan is a bit of a farce. You're only protected if the dealer has any money in their account with them. Figure the odds a bad dealer is going to leave money sitting there and vulnerable.
Back to the auction. I'm looking at shells from SIngapore, China, Taiwan, the Philippines etc. Something I could never do before so for that part of paypal I'm grateful. So far (knock on wood) I haven't had a bad experience.
Gary
--- On Wed, 4/15/09, Roland Houart <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Roland Houart <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Auction result dilemma
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 2:02 PM
> Dear All,
>
> I should say like John Wolff: Use Paypal ! You are sure the
> dealer get your
> money anyway. If you don't receive the shells
> that's another problem !!! I
> already ordered to chinese dealers but apart the poor
> locality data I was
> always very pleased with the shells.
> All the best to all of you.
>
> 2009/4/14 Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > I have a problem. I sent cash to pay for auction items
> won from one
> > seller and his brother over the last 10 or so auctions
> (that's
> > ShellAuction, Italy,auctions 63-74).
> >
> > The seller was very poor at responding and also I
> confused his
> > selling-name with the e-mail address of another
> seller, which caused
> > some irritation and confusion.
> >
> > Well, finally the shells arrived... far from all the
> specimens I'd
> > sent payment for, but nevertheless of some value.
> Payment was sent to
> > the seller's address, as he and his brother had
> agreed that I could
> > pay for my winnings from both this way. Some days
> later the seller
> > (Rongcai Zhang "saleseashell"
> <[log in to unmask]>... the brother is
> > "shelllover") sent a message to say that the
> money didn't arrive, but
> > that he had sent the shells anyway.
> >
> > Dilemma! Has the payment really been lost (more likely
> stolen) in the
> > mail system? Do I return the shells? Has the seller
> received the money
> > and sent me less than I'd paid for?
> >
> > Because of the messiness of keeping track of what I
> owe whom, whom
> > I've paid and who owes me shells after payment, as
> well as having had
> > far too many sellers tell me that the money didn't
> arrive, I am no
> > longer buying from this auction site.
> >
> > Suggestions, anyone?
> >
> >
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