1990Runner

If im buying parts from an individual that i met on yotatech and we are dealing through pay pal, how do i know for sure that he isnt going to just gonna rip me off? It might sound paranoid but on e bay atleast there is feedback options.

EWAYota

Check to see if they have feedback in the seller's forum here. Other than that, its trust in one another. Paypal will help you out if you get screwed though, so if your paranoid, keep a record of each email, pm etc.

muddpigg

iTrader: (1)

I don't know. I've never had a problem though even on a used front dif but it was off a guy on Ih8mud.com. Goodluck.

Tofer

i've bought and sold tons of parts on here.... never have i had a problem. the YT community is pretty reliable.

1990Runner

cool i was just wandering whats up, the only people ive bought from are companies like WAB-FAB: )

1990Runner

oh where do i look at feedback onYT?

notanymore

a bit of browsing will go a long way but here you go
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f102/

ovrrdrive

I've also had great luck dealing with members here and on Pirate 4x4...

You just don't want to buy from the guy with 2 posts. If he's got several hundred posts you'll probably be fine. Someone with 2 or 3 thousand is almost guaranteed to be safe. Somewhere, sometime in that many posts he has given away where he lives and what his mom looks like...

1990Runner

im gonna edit this post off for privacy of the guy sorry not tryin to step on anybodys toes, thanks for the advice Godzilla

idanity

may i suggest "P.O.D."

WHOOPS.

"C.O.D."
cash is rare, i just thought "pay on delivery"

Paulsky

I got ripped off once on a mustang forum once. After it happened, I ran his name in the search window and a whole list of threads on the guy came up. Since it was a US based seller, I reported it to the FBI as per the procedure. I didn't even get an acknowledgement email. A year later people were still complaining about the guy and still reporting him to no avail. FBI doesn't do squat for petty crime like this, so don't think that there is any real deterrent to criminals screwing people online.

All that said: If you've run his name and no one's been complaining and you're not spending hundreds it should be ok. Sometimes one must walk with their eyes open and have a little faith.

1990Runner

i finally found a way to check ebay feedback and his 100% positive. that makes me feel good but ill go ahead and do the search on his name. thanks for all the help guys, im kinda new with purchasing on the net

Tacoclimber

Maybe you were thinking "Payable On Death".


Also, the name of a really good band.

1990Runner

yes POD is a good band, but see my a "spidey senses must have been workin good cause this guy keeps promising pictures and now he stpped emailing. so im buying some off ebay: )

1990Runner

ok he sent me pics finally. i want to post them and see if yall think they are worth while but i dont know how

1990Runner

the file size is too big? how do i change it?

GatorTaco

create an accout on photobucket.com (its free) upload it there and paste the [IMG] Code into here. If you want to change it even more, photobucket gives you an edit option to resize.... That, or just use MS Paint to resize it.

Godzilla

YT is a pretty good place for buying and selling which is due to the atmosphere of the forum itself. As stated check to see if there is any feedback on the individual already and check post count. Also check the individuals posts and threads as this will give you an even better idea of who you are dealing with. Honestly it may be better tact to not post the individuals username that you are questioning. If someone posted that up before making a transaction with me and posted my username, id walk away from the deal. But thats just me.

1990Runner

^ thanks for the advice, i edited it of. Its nice to be able to back track when you cross a line, i like computers..... sometimes

toytech76

Its hard to know about others feedback on here sometimes. I've sold several items here and nobody put any feedback about it. As long as you trust the person and they are more than cooperative with you and you use paypal, you should be just fine