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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 643623, member: 13650&quot;]Oh man.&nbsp; When it rains, it pours.&nbsp; I just read the whole thread.&nbsp; Skimmed through this last page.&nbsp; Sorry to hear of this.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;FWIW, I know someone who&#039;s in college who accidentally wrote a bad check to a gas station.&nbsp; Supposedly they didn&#039;t realize it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Supposedly.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how you couldn&#039;t know but..... the gas station tried contacting them multiple times and they never got in touch (or they were ignored).&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The gas station sued.&nbsp; And we&#039;re talking about a tank of gas for a small car.&nbsp;&nbsp; Probably less than your $40.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; This person got summoned to court and ended up paying $500 over the deal.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know what the gas station got out of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; If it makes you feel any better, several years ago, I tried buying a pair of Oakley sunglasses as a gift for my then girlfriend&#039;s birthday.&nbsp;&nbsp; They were $180.00.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some Chinese guy in CA.&nbsp; &nbsp; Well, he never sent them.&nbsp; I paid with my checking account through paypal so I was screwed.&nbsp;&nbsp; I never got refunded.&nbsp; Ebay said paypal was responsible.&nbsp; Paypal said ebay was responsible and nobody did anything.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; So, I got to buy another pair that I actually received.&nbsp;&nbsp; My wife still has those sunglasses today.&nbsp;&nbsp; But she chooses to wear some other cheap ones now because &quot;they work better&quot;.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Well, anyway, most sellers on ebay state that you must allow 10-14 days for a personal check to clear before they will send the item.&nbsp; I think more people have gotten burned than we realize.&nbsp;&nbsp; And I imagine it&#039;s getting worse nowadays.&nbsp; &nbsp; That would probably be your best course of action if you choose to keep accepting checks.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; In most cases, especially for smaller amounts, I feel the 3% paypal fee you incur is well worth the money.&nbsp; &nbsp; For a 1.20 you could have eliminated all this headache and had the money instantly or not at all.&nbsp; If you only accepted paypal of course. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In this day and age, if you want to deal online, paypal is just about a given and I think most honest people will opt to go that route and get it over with.&nbsp;&nbsp; I hate having to send anything snail mail.&nbsp; It takes too much time.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most probably feel the same way.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would say the pool of people that remain who only want to pay by check is a pretty well tainted one these days.&nbsp; Not all of course but the scammers are condensed into a much smaller pool of people (who would want to spend the time to send a check) with most others choosing to use paypal.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just a thought.&nbsp;&nbsp; So if somebody wanted to go that route, I&#039;d make &#039;em wait next time.&nbsp;&nbsp; That&#039;s just business in 2009.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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