10-27-2021, 04:00 PM
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#761
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Originally Posted by chemgear
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Is that an evidenced base practice or a fear based practice? If you note from the article the thefts aren’t occurring at people’s homes they are secluded locations yet they recommend not doing at your house.
Also how does 90 thefts compare to the total number of transactions and the risk of driving to the public location.
Last edited by GGG; 10-27-2021 at 04:03 PM.
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10-27-2021, 09:37 PM
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#762
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First Line Centre
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I've never had a problem buying at someones home, nor selling from my own. I almost never allow someone inside or go inside someones home. I've met someone in a mall parking lot too and that seemed sketchy thanks to crap lighting and not too busy despite being 99% sure it was all legit. Also, I think using Facebook marketplace gives you that much more info than Kijiji - you can check out their profile ahead and get an idea of the person.
... coming from a tall white guy middle-class privileged perspective...
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10-28-2021, 12:29 AM
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#763
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Had one of those sellers that won't accept etransfer, must be cash. It was $30, I had a $50, asked if she had change so I could skip another stop.
She said sure, then upon arrival handed me a ziplock bag with 10 toonies in it. Not the end of the world, but as someone that rarely uses cash and almost never uses change for anything, uggh.
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10-28-2021, 08:37 AM
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#764
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Franchise Player
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^^ As someone who (used to) buy a lot of smaller items on kijiji, I went to the bank and specifically got $200 in $5 and $10 bills for kijiji transactions. Put it aside in a drawer. Super helpful when it comes to paying (and occasionally giving change) as you don't have to worry about having or needing the exact amount.
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10-28-2021, 09:24 AM
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#765
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evil of fart
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jayswin
Had one of those sellers that won't accept etransfer, must be cash. It was $30, I had a $50, asked if she had change so I could skip another stop.
She said sure, then upon arrival handed me a ziplock bag with 10 toonies in it. Not the end of the world, but as someone that rarely uses cash and almost never uses change for anything, uggh.
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People who don't accept etransfers are dopes of the highest order. It makes Kijiji transactions so fataing annoying when they should be so easy.
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10-28-2021, 09:27 AM
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#766
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jayswin
Had one of those sellers that won't accept etransfer, must be cash. It was $30, I had a $50, asked if she had change so I could skip another stop.
She said sure, then upon arrival handed me a ziplock bag with 10 toonies in it. Not the end of the world, but as someone that rarely uses cash and almost never uses change for anything, uggh.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver
People who don't accept etransfers are dopes of the highest order. It makes Kijiji transactions so fataing annoying when they should be so easy.
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So dumb. I don’t want to talk to you, or interact. Put your #### on the front step and let me put the money directly into your bank account. Why are you making this more complicated?
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10-28-2021, 09:35 AM
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#767
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Calgary, AB
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I'm never meeting someone in a parking lot ever again, an item I bought last year had scratches that I couldn't see in dim light. A front porch outdoor light would have been great and I would have changed my mind on buying it.
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10-28-2021, 09:42 AM
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#768
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Engine09
I'm never meeting someone in a parking lot ever again, an item I bought last year had scratches that I couldn't see in dim light. A front porch outdoor light would have been great and I would have changed my mind on buying it.
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Your phone has a flashlight...seems a simple issue to mitigate.
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10-28-2021, 09:44 AM
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#769
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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I prefer etransfer as well, but if there's ever a time where it will take 30 minutes to process, it will almost always be when you're buying something off of Kijiji.
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10-28-2021, 09:34 PM
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#771
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
I prefer etransfer as well, but if there's ever a time where it will take 30 minutes to process, it will almost always be when you're buying something off of Kijiji.
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I find ATB takes forever. TD is almost always instant.
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10-29-2021, 02:12 PM
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#772
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
I prefer etransfer as well, but if there's ever a time where it will take 30 minutes to process, it will almost always be when you're buying something off of Kijiji.
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Yeah autodeposit has kind of f’d that up for me. I’d always send it before I left the house. Then just tell them the password was 1234 or something easy when I pick it up.
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11-26-2021, 07:56 PM
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#773
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Franchise Player
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Get a message about a listing:
"firm?"
Like as in pricing? Or like supple in the hand?
Look up the potential buyer, 1 stars only, "Unfriendly" and "Unfair Negotiation". Perfect, blocked.
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12-08-2021, 05:41 PM
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#774
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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So I’m selling some OEM truck running boards for cheap, and there is a guy from Toronto who wants to buy them. Says to pack them up, he’ll send the money in an etransfer, email me a waybill and have Purolator pick them up (on his account). Seems a bit weird; could I get screwed on this?
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12-08-2021, 05:45 PM
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#775
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I think it's pretty tough to get screwed by an etransfer, no? Aren't they irreversible?
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12-08-2021, 06:58 PM
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#776
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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The only way I could think of the etransfer being a problem is if it was from an account that was funded fraudulently. I.e. guy manages to get a bad cheque deposited, sends the money, you deposit, cheque bounces, money gets clawed back. Or some variation.
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12-08-2021, 07:16 PM
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#777
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary
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It is a common scam. The etransfer is likely from a hacked account and will be reversed when the fraud department takes a look at it. By the time you notice, your running boards will be on their way to Toronto.
https://www.google.com/search?q=e+tr...ransfer+kijiji
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12-08-2021, 08:53 PM
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#778
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evil of fart
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Could be legit. I literally just did this last month except I was the buyer.
I bought some awesome wheels for ridiculously cheap. $500 brand new (guy had taken them off his telluride new as he put aftermarket wheels on and I wanted them to put winters on my wife's telluride). I e-transfered him the money, he boxed them and gave me weight and dimensions. I sent him waybills and it all worked out perfect.
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12-08-2021, 09:14 PM
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#779
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Franchise Player
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Normally I'd say it sounds scam-ish, but like the Telluride rims, who develops a complex scam and hacks into someones bank account to score a pair of running boards?
Like if they had the cash in the account, just steal the cash, why bother having running boards shipped to you?
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12-08-2021, 09:27 PM
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#780
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hyperbole Chamber
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ducay
Normally I'd say it sounds scam-ish, but like the Telluride rims, who develops a complex scam and hacks into someones bank account to score a pair of running boards?
Like if they had the cash in the account, just steal the cash, why bother having running boards shipped to you?
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They then etransfer too much “by mistake” and then ask you to transfer the extra back to them. Then when it gets clawed back for fraud, they’re not the ones getting the stolen amount taken away. It’s you. Now you’re out running boards and hundreds of dollars.
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