[corman842]

Hi,
I got an offer for my Powerbook on this forum, I said I would ship COD as per his request, but am having some second thoughts. Is it safe to accept CODs on a forum like this? It said in the USPS website the shipments were insured for $1000, but is that still in effect if I get a bad check? How exactly does COD work? Do I get the actual check, or does the post office give me the money and cash the check for themselves? Just curious...

[Mac Write]

Don't do it extremely likely a fraud. He will send you a forged Cashiers check or forged cheque and you will be out the money and a PowerBook.

[corman842]

So the insurance doesn't cover forged checks? What's the point of the insurance, then?

[brassplayersrock²]

to cover the posts butts, if the post loses the powerbook, than you get whatever amount you do the insurance for. if you could post a link to where the offer was given, or if in PM copy and paste, that would be good. as mac write said, it probably is a scam


Brass

[hayesk]

Originally Posted by corman842

So the insurance doesn't cover forged checks? What's the point of the insurance, then?

Insurance covers you if the item is never delivered - i.e. if USPS loses it. I don't know if it covers fraud. You may want to ask the USPS.

And yeah, COD is likely fraud.

[mac128k-1984]

Sounds fishy to me, go the paypal route or cash. If the buyer cannot handle paypal, let alone cash, then that will raise a lot of flags and I'd steer clear.

[Eriamjh]

People still fall for this?

[brassplayersrock²]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

People still fall for this?

people always will. there are "new batches" of people going online and selling/ buying/ trading stuff that have no idea about the scammers. this will go on as long as people sell/buy/trade stuff online