What may happen is that once you agree to the deal, then you may be
asked for something small first, like a credit card number (for
security only - we won't charge you until...) The idea is to draw you
in slowly to something you would normally accept, step by step.
That's how the 'Nigerian' scam works. If they ask for nothing and
send the camera, then all you have to worry about is that it's not
stolen, reject stock, damaged stock, non-guaranteed grey market, etc.
etc. etc.....
AndrewF
In a message dated 9/15/2003 5:48:42 PM Central Standard Time,
wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
This is not really any different to you paying for goods before you
receive them.
You trust the seller to send you the goods after your funds have cleared, why
shouldn't a seller trust you to send the funds after you have
received the goods?
I have done it many times in the past with list members. The thing
that I say makes one suspicious is that this seller is circumventing
the system to conduct business. Assuming he makes the sale, it
essentially was a sale generated by ebay for which they received no
compensation. Some may be comfortable with that scenario. I'm not.
Bill Barber
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