You have to make sure the escrow service is "real" and not a temporary con
set up by the seller.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "James McBride" <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 1:13 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OT: eBay payment advice sought
>
> Using escrow saved my bacon on a bad transaction once in the past. It's a
> viable tool. /jmac
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Andrew Fildes
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 1:47 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: OT: eBay payment advice sought
>
>
>
> Will he take a check? :)
> The escrow function deals with this problem - you pay but it's held
> in trust until you release it. This technique is favored by murkins
> for big purchases I believe but not well known elsewhere (prolly due
> to unfamiliarity with the word escrow!) The escrow sites are third
> party operations, like the sniper sites, which charge a commission fee.
> Is there a facility like that available somewhere in the UK?
> AndrewF
> (Oh, and if he listed the chassis number then you can bet that it
> isn't stolen - or that he knows how to change a chassis number!)
>
>
> On 21/11/2005, at 7:39 PM, Simon Worby wrote:
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>> Advice sought.
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