Is it a matter of trust ?

[Donnie Frank]

Long story short. I need a spark remote. And a gentleman on this forum is willing to sell me one for 50 dollars. Here’s where it gets complicated. I don’t have or want a pay pal account. He says that if I mail him the money [emoji383] as soon as he gets it he will send me the remote. I have had several of text messages with him and he seems like a honest person. But I don’t want to be out 50 dollars [emoji385] so what would you all do???

Get a PayPal account. It's easy. It's free. It's secure. I've had a Paypal account for about 2 decades. Fund it with a credit card so you get points. Your life will become dramatically easier with a PayPal account.

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[BikerBuster]

I pay for most things now with PayPal, it's safe, secure AND protected.

 

[Steve_UK]

I think this is the best idea if you're not going to get your own account.

Or as someone else suggested, pay via PayPal without opening an account. You don’t need an account to pay someone who has an account.

 

[Drgnfli]

I guess the days of a handshake and a mans word was all you really needed. Are a thing of the past . Thanks for the sermon ...

Yo, I've got a bridge in NYC I'd like to sell you - really cheap too!...

 

[Banstead]

If you pay by Credit card, they will not help if you if under $100 and if you use a Debit card, it is your own money that you authorized so you would still lose out if it goes wrong.
However if you pay with PayPal and you are cheated they will refund whatever the amount is (assuming that you cannot resolve it yourselves). The safe way to buy things remotely - in this age.

 

[Rockport]

Long story short. I need a spark remote. And a gentleman on this forum is willing to sell me one for 50 dollars. Here’s where it gets complicated. I don’t have or want a pay pal account. He says that if I mail him the money [emoji383] as soon as he gets it he will send me the remote. I have had several of text messages with him and he seems like a honest person. But I don’t want to be out 50 dollars [emoji385] so what would you all do???

I worked for PayPal for years. You can trust them and rest assured your information is safe. Unless you are trying to hide, there’s no reason not to have a PayPal account it you want to deal in the current environment.

 

[Platinum 4 ever]

Yo, I've got a bridge in NYC I'd like to sell you - really cheap too!...

Wow that’s original. Never heard anything like that before ?