Originally Posted by
subaru_tech
this is how i do trades.i havent had a person turn it down.
the buyer and seller both send each other payment for there goods for the same amount of money.
the only thing you lose is the paypal fees.
its a small amount of money to let go of, to insure both get what they were intended.
This is a good method.
I prefer to treat a trade as 2 seperate transactions; a purchase, and a sale.
We both agree on a fair market value for our items, I send the payment to him as a payment for his item, he sends the same amount to me as payment for my item.
This allows us to cross-ship with confirmation. If one of us is unhappy with the transaction, a PayPal claim can be filed if we can't come to a resolution.
The only hangup appears when people don't have money to blow on a big purchase. The fix for that is to send your payment first, and they can send it right back (plus a small amount to cover what wasn't received in fees for the first transaction).
It's a system that isn't based in trust, is backed by the security of PayPal (or your credit card company), and overall is just a helluvalot less stressful.