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03-20-2019, 10:02 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
2016 23' Flying Cloud
Corpus Christi
, Texas
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 68
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Paypal
Selling our Airstream. Used the Airstream classified. Buyer wants to pay by PayPal. Question: never used this should I be worried if buyer will only use this instead of transferring money via bank. This is a lot of money. Realize buyer is out of state and has not seen the Airstream in person but ........
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03-20-2019, 10:16 AM
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Rivet Master 
1969 31' Sovereign
Broken Arrow
, Oklahoma
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,455
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I sure as heck would not, many scams have happen thru fake PayPal accounts and this sounds like one.
You will get lots of comments on this.
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03-20-2019, 10:16 AM
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Rivet Master
1986 31' Sovereign
Miami
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,137
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No, no, no, no, no.
US Dollars or wire transfer to your bank, while you are there to verify.
With Paypal, NO seller protection.
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Young, lovely bride
Dismissive cat
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03-20-2019, 10:44 AM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,616
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There are plenty of PayPal scams. Cash or wire transfer is my perfered method
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Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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03-20-2019, 10:50 AM
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Overland Adventurer
1991 34' Excella
2009 34' Panamerica
Telluride
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 2,476
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Run!
I have been cheated, and not protected by PayPal.
I lost a fair sum...
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03-20-2019, 11:43 AM
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Site Team
2017 30' International
Broomfield
, Colorado
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 3,555
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Certified Paper Check or electronic funds transfer only. Only release the title / trailer once funds have cleared. Any reasonable / serious / real buyer won't have an issue with either of those methods.
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03-20-2019, 11:46 AM
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Overkill Specialist
Commercial Member
2020 30 Globetrotter
2014 23' International
Dadeville
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 4,516
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RUN. thats not a buyer. Its a scam!!!
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03-20-2019, 11:46 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,180
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There are at least three indicators of potential fraud in the OP. 1) wanting to use PayPal, 2) never saw the trailer, 3) out of state.
RUN AWAY!!!
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'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it. 
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03-20-2019, 12:21 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 27' Flying Cloud
W
, New England
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 7,402
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rmkrum
There are at least three indicators of potential fraud in the OP. 1) wanting to use PayPal, 2) never saw the trailer, 3) out of state.
RUN AWAY!!!
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And maybe a fourth - wonder how long the ad was up before getting a sight-unseen interested party?
Indeed. Run!
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03-20-2019, 12:31 PM
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Rivet Master
2018 27' Globetrotter
Apollo Beach
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 1,401
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I would not even take cash, a bank check or money order. I would tell the buyer that I will hold the Airstream for 24-48 hours for them to come inspect. Then we will go to my bank with me pulling the Airstream, you will deposit the cash or wire transfer the money, and you can take the Airstream when the bank accepts the cash or wire transfer. I've bought and sold several RVs with this method. All forms of payment, cash, bank check, paypal, and money order can be fake. The bank will verify the payment is real and then you release the RV.
I had one buyer walk away from this transaction process. They kept coming over after the bank was closed with the cash. I told them to come back when the bank was open. They refused and kept coming back with cash after the bank was closed. Either the cash was fake, or they planned on returning later that evening to steal the cash back. Either way, I did not sell them the RV.
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03-20-2019, 12:35 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
2019 23' Flying Cloud
Waterford
, New York
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 150
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Buying an Airstream that you have never seen wouldbe a red flag to me.
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03-20-2019, 12:44 PM
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4 Rivet Member 
1967 26' Overlander
Bugtussle
, Oklahoma
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 400
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I like your system, Airmiles. Will use it in the future. The way I see it, a serious buyer will have no problem accommodating a seller with a verified, documented bank transaction.
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03-20-2019, 01:24 PM
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Rivet Master
1991 25' Excella
2011 19' Flying Cloud
Santa Ynez
, California
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 1,185
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Even if this is a legitimate sale and no risk of fraud you would not want to use paypal due to there fees.
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Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
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Alan
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03-20-2019, 05:20 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2023 27' Globetrotter
Williamsburg
, Virginia
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 387
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Scam for sure.
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03-21-2019, 12:22 AM
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Rivet Master
2018 27' Tommy Bahama
Marana
, Arizona
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 815
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AirMiles
I would not even take cash, a bank check or money order. I would tell the buyer that I will hold the Airstream for 24-48 hours for them to come inspect. Then we will go to my bank with me pulling the Airstream, you will deposit the cash or wire transfer the money, and you can take the Airstream when the bank accepts the cash or wire transfer. I've bought and sold several RVs with this method. All forms of payment, cash, bank check, paypal, and money order can be fake. The bank will verify the payment is real and then you release the RV.
I had one buyer walk away from this transaction process. They kept coming over after the bank was closed with the cash. I told them to come back when the bank was open. They refused and kept coming back with cash after the bank was closed. Either the cash was fake, or they planned on returning later that evening to steal the cash back. Either way, I did not sell them the RV.
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+1 - very, very smart...
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