In Reply to: Audiogon sale... fraud? posted by ggking7 on March 21, 2012 at 08:34:49:
Sometimes the paranoia from you US inmates is amusing assuming that selling to international customers is fraught with risk.Once you receive your money on a wire transfer, it is yours. There is no risk in receiving money,.international wire transfers are standard business practice overseas. Banks or individuals cannot take money out of a some else's bank account - period no matter if you have the bank account no and BIC no.
Being in Australia, I buy used gear on a semi regular basis. They guys just quoting on sell to Lowe 48 states are only losing legitimate sales. On guy on audiogon refused my offer on a phono stage as I was not in the USA. No big deal, except he has now listed his item for a 2nd time without a sale. Basically it is his loss as he lost a legitimate sale.
Edits: 03/23/12
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- Wire transfer is safe and so are international buyers - Shane from AUS 17:53:03 03/23/12 (8)
- RE: Wire transfer is safe and so are international buyers - middleground 07:19:31 03/25/12 (1)
- RE: Wire transfer is safe and so are international buyers - shutterbob 10:46:55 03/25/12 (0)
- for me- it's not necessarily a "trust" issue per say.. - Green Lantern 16:54:33 03/24/12 (4)
- Don't you read or listen ? - Shane from AUS 20:52:57 03/24/12 (3)
- I do; and I have... - Green Lantern 14:11:49 03/25/12 (2)
- RE: I do; and I have... - Shane from AUS 04:30:00 03/26/12 (1)
- it's always nice - Green Lantern 06:38:12 03/26/12 (0)
- RE: Wire transfer is safe and so are international buyers - AbeCollins 20:51:35 03/23/12 (0)