posted on June 26, 2005 02:18:46 PM new
I just received this question from a new ebay buyer. It arrived via My Messages and regular email (which I initally thought was scam mail). I checked his name on ebay -this guy has already purchased 2 items and has a "0" feedback.
" Q: I am a resident of United Arab Emirates and ebay does not have this country in their list, but, i am a member of bidpay.com, i can make payment from there. Will you accept my payment from Bidpay.com. Please let me know ASAP as i would like to buy few things from your site. Regards Misbah Saudagar "
I think I already know the answer. What do you think?
posted on June 26, 2005 02:28:15 PM new
According to most here Bid pay is the only way to accept out of country.
So if they want to pay that way why not?
posted on June 26, 2005 02:40:01 PM new
BidPay is the only type of payment from international buyers that I accept. It is the safest method of payment. They have ot pay Western Union up front & then BidPay guarantees the payment.
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[ edited by sanmar on Jun 26, 2005 02:40 PM ]
posted on June 26, 2005 02:48:10 PM new
I would accept it with a direct bank deposit from BidPay (I have no interest in the money orders that they mail).
posted on June 26, 2005 03:32:15 PM new
If he will pay by Bidpay, I'd roll out the red carpet for him. Just go to the U.S.P.S. site first and make sure the items he is interested in are not illegal for him to import. Some of the Middle East countries have very stringent restrictions on what they will allow to enter their countries.
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posted on June 28, 2005 12:46:46 PM new
i'd lots rather have a foreign buyer offer to use bidpay...had a south african recently who wanted my "banking information details." was immediately suspicious. after working with him for awhile, it turned out that bank transfers are quite common there, as others have mentioned. held his hand through the bidpay registration process and completed the transaction. so if someone offered to pay me via bidpay and already knew how to use it, i'd jump on it. http://stores.ebay.com/postcardspostcards
posted on June 29, 2005 06:56:18 AM new
There is a new scam going around based upon bidpay. What they are doing is sending the paid notice to you in e-mail making it look like you have been paid. When in reality, it is a spoof e-mail. You also need to make sure that they do not ask you to send the items via their own provided carrier. Also watch out for the person who needs the items faster than ASAP. Those usually involve con artists trying to rip you off.
Any time you receive a payment from bidpay, you will want to do two things. First, log into your bidpay account to make sure the payment is really there. Second, wait for the check to be physically in your hand before sending the items. This will protect you in case of a fraudulant transaction.
Yes, bidpay is the safest way to accept payment, but you also need to be patient for all the safeguards to take their course of action.
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