Private Sale via Forum Classifieds

[b1000]

Hi,

Just looking for some advice really as I've never bought anything online via a private sale:

I've found an item for sale on a specialist audio equipment forum - I'm in the UK; he's in the US. It's $2000/£1300 and we've both agreed on PayPal. I'm just looking for any advice on what measures I can take (as well as wondering what kind of protection there is) with regard to getting scammed. It all seems legit but I can't help feeling a little anxious about parting with such a large some of money over the internet.

Thanks in advance.

[BigKahuna97]

If the transaction is off of ebay you have pretty much zero protection using PayPal.  However, if you purchase the item using your credit card and the item is not the quality it was promised when sold you could be able to do a chargeback to recover your lost funds.  If any sale is off ebay then PP will only care about delivery confirmation or tracking numbers to show the item was delivered.  PP's off ebay policy does not cover the quality of merchandise.

[surplusdealdude]

I agree with Kahuna - the seller can send you a rock with signature confirmation and he's off the hook.

Use the credit card or buy locally.