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adouglas
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PayPal is very popular and convenient.
robobass13
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set up a paypal account, If you can't have the person western union the funds or send a ups money order, but I wouldn't ship until I had the funds in my hand.
jaylegroove
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100 miles ? Do the drive and demand cash, IMO.
kdsi44
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same as above...Paypal is the easiest, but after a certain amount they charge you....usps money order i think is the best....no fees, and you can cash them at a post office...beware of cashier's checks in my experience....they can be forged easily and banks put a hold on them....good luck
Caca de Kick
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I use paypal alot, it is convenient but there will be 3% fee to you.
Like kdsi said, I like Postal money orders, they're easy and yes you can cash them at the post office. And yes the odd ball cashiers check are too easy to fraud, Western union sucks and so do their fees.
But with only 100 miles away, I'd meet halfway and deal cash.
Like kdsi said, I like Postal money orders, they're easy and yes you can cash them at the post office. And yes the odd ball cashiers check are too easy to fraud, Western union sucks and so do their fees.
But with only 100 miles away, I'd meet halfway and deal cash.
robobass13
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the only problem with driving is, what kind of millage does your car get? that drive could cost $50+ round trip. +1 on the cashiers check, like I said before, don't ship until you have the funds in hand/ the check clears.
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1Echo
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Beware on money orders too. Forgeries are common with previously used serial numbers. The money will actually clear into your account and then a month or two down the road your bank will take the money back. Meanwhile, you've already shipped the item. There's a number to call to verify a serial number has not been previously used or was used for a different amount.
Paypal is best when both buyer and seller have verified accounts and addresses.
RitchieDarling
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The best way to accept it and keep it SERIOUSLY private is:
In a dark parking garage at midnight.
Wearing a trench coat and a fedora.
Small unmarked non-sequential bills, in a leather briefcase attached to your wrist with a handcuff.
While smoking an unfiltered Pall Mall.
And standing so that the small amount of light available shows only your eyes.
In a dark parking garage at midnight.
Wearing a trench coat and a fedora.
Small unmarked non-sequential bills, in a leather briefcase attached to your wrist with a handcuff.
While smoking an unfiltered Pall Mall.
And standing so that the small amount of light available shows only your eyes.
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roburado
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PayPal is kind of a drag when the fees diminish what you made on the instrument, but it's very secure. Unfortunately, you can't get the money in your hand or your bank account for a couple of days. It just sits there in PayPal's coffers until you transfer it into your bank account, and then, it won't clear for a few days, which kind of sucks. The way around that is to get a PayPal debit card, I believe. That way you can access the money right away. I'm thinking I'm going to get one of those PayPal debit cards the next time I want to sell on EBay or any other site.
Overall, even with the fees, I like the security of PayPal. Personally, I'd do the transaction by PayPal and ship the instrument. Sure, it will cost you some money to ship it and to use PayPal, but I like the security that PayPal and shipping allows me to have. You can't be too careful in this day and age. Who knows? You could be selling to a criminal who would harm you during the transaction. Then, you'd be injured (or worse), without money, without a bass, needing money for medical treatment. Presumably, you sold the bass to generate money, right? With a scenario like that your bass is gone, and you need even more money than before. Okay, so, maybe, that's a little paranoid, but...you never know. Personally, I think of the cost of PayPal and shipping is worth it to prevent such bizarre scenarios from happening.
Also, it's just a hassle to have to spend time driving to do a face-to-face transaction. Think about your time. You have a roundtrip to consider. There's obviously the cost of gas to consider, the depreciation on your vehicle. So, meet halfway? Okay. You'll spend maybe two hours in the car doing this. Drive the whole 100 miles (which no one is suggesting)? Okay, that's 200 miles of driving, which may approach 4 hours of your time. Do you want to spend half a day on this transaction? Time is valuable, perhaps, priceless, IMHO. Okay, fine, the buyer does the driving to you. Well, do you want them to see where you live? That brings you back to security issues. Bringing the buyer into your home could open a Pandora's Box of problems. Bad idea, IMHO.
So, to sum it up, I say get a PayPal account. Ship the bass. It will cost you money, but I think that's the safest, most convenient thing, especially if you have a Post Office, UPS Store, or FedEx location near you.
Overall, even with the fees, I like the security of PayPal. Personally, I'd do the transaction by PayPal and ship the instrument. Sure, it will cost you some money to ship it and to use PayPal, but I like the security that PayPal and shipping allows me to have. You can't be too careful in this day and age. Who knows? You could be selling to a criminal who would harm you during the transaction. Then, you'd be injured (or worse), without money, without a bass, needing money for medical treatment. Presumably, you sold the bass to generate money, right? With a scenario like that your bass is gone, and you need even more money than before. Okay, so, maybe, that's a little paranoid, but...you never know. Personally, I think of the cost of PayPal and shipping is worth it to prevent such bizarre scenarios from happening.
Also, it's just a hassle to have to spend time driving to do a face-to-face transaction. Think about your time. You have a roundtrip to consider. There's obviously the cost of gas to consider, the depreciation on your vehicle. So, meet halfway? Okay. You'll spend maybe two hours in the car doing this. Drive the whole 100 miles (which no one is suggesting)? Okay, that's 200 miles of driving, which may approach 4 hours of your time. Do you want to spend half a day on this transaction? Time is valuable, perhaps, priceless, IMHO. Okay, fine, the buyer does the driving to you. Well, do you want them to see where you live? That brings you back to security issues. Bringing the buyer into your home could open a Pandora's Box of problems. Bad idea, IMHO.
So, to sum it up, I say get a PayPal account. Ship the bass. It will cost you money, but I think that's the safest, most convenient thing, especially if you have a Post Office, UPS Store, or FedEx location near you.
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fireyshadow08
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paypal is the best... the fees arent that bad. the most i've sold something for was 200 dollars and the fee was 5 dollars so figure if you sell your MM bass for 1000, the fee would be like 25 bucks which isnt that bad to know that the money was securely sent and received. you can also note that if payed by paypal, the buyer should add 2 or 3% to the cost to cover the fee so that you end up with the amount you wanted
Sweat
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Paypal is the easiest and safest, just add the fees into the sale price, when I sell the money is there, I transfer to my bank account and it shows up in my account in 24 hours.
Caca de Kick
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Before internet transactions existed, we sold instruments mostly face to face. With someone that close I'd rather deal cash and carry...no wasted fees, and you be wasting just as much time having to look for a shipping box, then wasting fuel and time going to the UPS or Fedex store. It can be a done deal in faster time. Have the buyer come to you...doesn't have to be at your house, but may the shopping center or mall closest to you.
Sure are alot of paranoid folks here...you're selling a bass, not dealing guns and ammo. Bring a friend if you're not the tough guy type.
Oh and if a 50mi drive is going to cost you $50 for the round trip, then leave the blown '70 Chevelle 396 at home and take the wife or girlfriends Honda instead.
Sure are alot of paranoid folks here...you're selling a bass, not dealing guns and ammo. Bring a friend if you're not the tough guy type.
Oh and if a 50mi drive is going to cost you $50 for the round trip, then leave the blown '70 Chevelle 396 at home and take the wife or girlfriends Honda instead.
robobass13
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The only way to do paypal is the debit card, that way the funds are there immediately and you can use it just like a check card/cash. that is how I have been doing it for three years now and I have never had a problem.
roburado
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Good points here. Admittedly, I was thinking of the situation of selling firearms.
Interestingly, my job requires a bit of paranoia for it to be done safely.
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Musicman Nut
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Avoid Postal Money Orders, Cashiers Checks and all that Crap, I just saw some of the best counterfit Postal Money Orders I've ever seen, They even Had Nice looking Water Marks.
So after that I'd say PayPal, take the hit but get real Money.
Avoid Postal Money Orders, Cashiers Checks and all that Crap, I just saw some of the best counterfit Postal Money Orders I've ever seen, They even Had Nice looking Water Marks.
So after that I'd say PayPal, take the hit but get real Money.
robobass13
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a friend of mine bought a nikon f5 film camera a while ago off ebay, the guy he got it from had been a member on ebay for about 5 years and had about 175 deals with 100% rating. my friend bought the "mint like new" camera, when it arrived it was packed in expanding foam formed to the camera the box in perfect shape, when he opened it there was a large dent in the prizm cover. my friend contacted the guy and his reply was that the camera was not damaged when he shipped it so it must have happened it transit. my friend went back and forth several times giving the guy several options to either buy the new part, refund the amount of the new part or take his camera back and refund the money. the guy told my friend he was a busy surgeon and just didn't have time to fool with this and would not respond to any more emails, so my friend went to pay and showed all the emails between the two of them, 5 days later paypal contacted my friend and asked him what he wanted to do, my friend said he wanted the money to replace the part, paypal immediately took the money from the mans account and transferred it to my friends. that is why I use Paypal.
