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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 02:25 PM
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3, actually. We would need to streamline the monitoring process to some degree to make it feasible.

Of course, this makes me wonder how many instances of fraud we really have compared to the number of transactions.
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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dont know how many instances, but here is another example:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=210767
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly
Oops - Buying from a relatively new user

Well I also learned my lesson but I can understand only buying from someone who has a positive sales rating. But everyone here with a sales rating started with a 0 rating in the beginning
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 03:07 PM
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I think the site should just make an agreement with an internet escrow company so all payments have to go through an escrow. This way no one gets scammed because they would never get the money out of escrow until the parts are delivered.

Would it be worth a couple dollars to know that you would never get scammed again?
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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+1+1

That would be great. It has my vote
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by davids2004
Not everyone has access to a camera or can afford one. Proably not gonna happen.

Poor excuse in my opinion. If you can afford to buy a performanc car and can afford tro mod it. You an afford a digital camera even if its not the best quality.
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by timzcat
I think the site should just make an agreement with an internet escrow company so all payments have to go through an escrow. This way no one gets scammed because they would never get the money out of escrow until the parts are delivered.

Would it be worth a couple dollars to know that you would never get scammed again?
The problem is that escrow companies charge percentages, not a few dollars, and for anything worth escrowing that can add up. Most of the cheap skates would circumvent the system to "save" $25-50 on a big purchase.

A FAQ on using escrow and a link to a couple legit services might be a good thing to have stickied in For Sale.
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