koto1
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posted on November 30, 2004 01:51:38 AM new
Hello all -
Quick question. Buyer just purchased an item from me, and emailed me about charging the shipping to his FedEx acct number since he is a FedEx employee. This is a first for me...and if I remember correctly, someone posted here before about potential problems with such a setup.
Anyone have any insight on this? Is it safe to do, or am I potentially setting myself up for problems? I haven't responded to him yet.
Thanks!
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hagey
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posted on November 30, 2004 02:51:27 AM new
I've done that many times at work never had a problem. <P>Can't for the life of think how it could back fire on you. But then again some silly litle Ebay or Fed X rule will let it come back to bite you later on. Anyway I'd go for it....
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stopwhining
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posted on November 30, 2004 06:04:17 AM new
i think someone has a problem that the fed exp account belonged to someone else .
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AngelasArt
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posted on November 30, 2004 06:40:50 AM new
Just as long as they pay the charges otherwise the bill comes back to you
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fenix03
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posted on November 30, 2004 07:17:50 AM new
There are many that will tell you not to do it because of the reason mentioned above (charge coming back to you) but there is a very simple way to avoid that problem. Put the buyers name and address in both the "Ship to" and the "Ship from" sections. That way whether they try to bill sender or reciever, they are billing the same person.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on November 30, 2004 07:41:12 AM new
I did it once and didn't have a problem. Hope it works out for you.
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stopwhining
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posted on November 30, 2004 08:15:10 AM new
if bot ship to and ship from bear the addr of the buyer,what happens if it cannot be delivered??
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fenix03
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posted on November 30, 2004 01:37:13 PM new
Then Fed Ex uses the phone number on the form to call 
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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longtime1
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posted on November 30, 2004 03:26:31 PM new
HOW MUCH MONEY IS INVOLVED?
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sanmar
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posted on November 30, 2004 05:13:06 PM new
I have done this, I shipped to FedEx Center in Dallas, TX with no problem.
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koto1
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posted on December 1, 2004 12:00:20 AM new
Thanks for all the replies! Dollar amount is just $50, but the buyer sounds like he's on the up and up, so I've decided to go for it. I'll let everyone know if there are any problems!
"Who's tending the bar?  Sniping works up a thirst"
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AngelasArt
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posted on December 1, 2004 07:36:43 AM new
Thanks for the tip fenix!
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