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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnny54321, post: 824943, member: 13342&quot;]Ok, I&#039;m still a relatively new seller on ebay, and recently sold a 10 gram PAMP Suisse Gold bar that is still in it&#039;s original packaging. The buyer sent me an e-check, along with this message,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;hi, i appreciate your business. i am looking forward to receiving the 10g gold bar. i have made payment via paypal. when i receive the bar, i will have it examined by a jeweler to determine the worth. if the bar is 10g of pure 24K gold and worth its weight, i will gladly submit payment without any problems. if i find the bar to be FAKE or NOT worth its weight, i will dispute all charges and file reports with ebay and paypal. if this bar is REAL, you have my business. if the bar is FAKE or not worth its weight, inform me, and we can cancel the transaction. no action will be taken. make no mistake, i WILL have this bar examined to its worth. please do not try and scam me..&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I understand his concerns, and wanting to make sure that the bar is genuine; however, his message poses several concerns to me. My main concern is that he is asking me to send the bar before the payment clears(at least that is the way I interpret it). I have no doubt the bar is genuine, but does it not pose a clear risk to me(the seller) if I ship something W/O a cleared payment?? Also, he(the buyer) plans to take it out of the packaging to &quot;assay&quot; it; which also concerns me if he decides to return it (how do I know it&#039;s the same one?) I have not responded to him yet and am open to any/all advice. Is it common to send an item before the e-check clears? Here was the listing...</p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D140386489648%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AX%3AAAQ%3AUS%3A1123" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D140386489648%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AX%3AAAQ%3AUS%3A1123" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;item=140386489648&amp;ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>thanks,</p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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