[isoneedacoffee]

I have the possibility of buying something (about $300 worth) I found on kijiji. The seller is rather remote, and says he can ship with COD. As a buyer, I would prefer paypal - that way we're both protected - but the seller says he doesn't do paypal.

With COD, one has to pay in order to receive the package. Couldn't the seller ship anything he wants? There'd be no recourse.

What would you do?

 

[Budda]

Buy somewhere else and not pay COD.

 

[laristotle]

seller says he doesn't do paypal

Mail a money order?

 

[cboutilier]

Isn't used cod a polite term for Newfoundland sewage?

 

[isoneedacoffee]

Well I decided to risk it. Hopefully I don't get some crap sent to me (like Newfoundland sewage!) instead... But, you pay at the door when you get the pckage, so it's not as risky as sending a money order or Electronic Transfer.

 

[Lincoln]

Can you open the package before you pay for it?

 

[isoneedacoffee]

Can you open the package before you pay for it?

Apparently not. But, I might have a scale with me.

 

[BSTheTech]

COD seems archaic. Why not EMT?

 

[isoneedacoffee]

EMT has zero guarantees. At least COD you see the package right in front of you before you pay.

 

[Budda]

EMT has zero guarantees. At least COD you see the package right in front of you before you pay.

Cant you emt with your credit card since its all your online banking?

 

[Robert1950]

This is what I thought of when I first saw the thread title..........

 

[greco]

This is what I thought of when I first saw the thread title..........

My mind took it one step further...

 

[Guitar101]

Apparently not. But, I might have a scale with me.

Watch for any damage at all on the box. I've asked them to open the box to make sure there's no shipping damage and they complied.

 

[isoneedacoffee]

Cant you emt with your credit card since its all your online banking?

I have no idea. I always thought it was a direct transfer (the T in EMT) from your existing funds (not credit) to someone else's.

 

[High/Deaf]

My mind took it one step further...

I was going to post a pic of mine, taken yet one step further. But you DO NOT want to see a picture of that. No you don't!

 

[jb welder]

Are you buying a BASS with that COD ?

 

[butterknucket]

 

[colchar]

Isn't used cod a polite term for Newfoundland sewage?

Or a Newfie girl with loose morals......................

 

[cboutilier]

Or a Newfie girl with loose morals......................

My favorite kind

 

[greco]

Has the poor OP given up on this thread yet?