Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog

[Murlo26]

I always backed up DW in threads and said some people just suck at tuning and others are just quick to blame the injectors etc etc.

But I couldn't help but wonder when my motor went.

Wanted a 3rd party to check em first and I am sending them back to DW soon for their own evaluation and also hopefully a refund since they were giving so many p0300's.

[Murlo26]

Ok, so maybe I am being paranoid here but I want to check with some other people to make sure.

I seem to always get screwed in deals involving used parts, cars and just generally scams.

So this guy, seems decent enough from EvoM just paid me $1800 for my FPblack, its in my paypal account now.

Should I just get it back to my bank account and ship it and be done? The reason I ask is he told me not to send it to his paypal account's address as he was moving and I need to send it to a friends.

For some reason last minute changes like this scare me. I mean I guess I could just get the money and ship it and yay for me I sold it, but for some reason I am a little nervous.

Do I have a reason to be? It's $1800 so that worries me, on other stuff I've sold its a few hundred, not the end of the world if it doesn't work out but this is different.

Are there any paypal scams or anything I should be concerned about? I am questioning him now via PM.

help my noob ass.

[mdost03]

Hmm, that is kinda fishy. If you deposit the money into your bank account, it should be good to go right? They can't take it back once it's out of the paypal account?

[Murlo26]

I am confirmed on paypal so they have my bank account number so not sure.

It seems as though he gifted it so I don't think paypal can do anything if this guy disputes it but I am not sure.

Tephra told me to have the guy update his paypal.

[mdost03]

I am confirmed on paypal so they have my bank account number so not sure.

It seems as though he gifted it so I don't think paypal can do anything if this guy disputes it but I am not sure.

Tephra told me to have the guy update his paypal.

If it was gifted to you, I believe you are in the clear. I am kind of a paypal n00b though as well, but people always say never to gift money to someone for a part because if they never send it, you are screwed.

[Kracka]

Transfer to bank and verify with Paypal that the account hasn't been hacked. Also make sure the Paypal address matches the email address registered with the forum. Is it a newb? Feedback rating? Verified Paypal account?

[Murlo26]

It says non Us Verified.

He is Grif on EvoM, I googled his real name, he had a facebook with evo X's which made me feel better and he has been around on EvoM for a while, as in like 2-3 years, but only 22 posts.

Kracka can you PM me his forum email?

he had two itrader postive reviews on EvoM as well.

[scheides]

Have him do some extra work to prove the address, letterhead, pics of his old address and new address, something creative that he can't fuk up and that will let you know he is who he says he is. If you have the money, who cares.

[Murlo26]

Have him do some extra work to prove the address, letterhead, pics of his old address and new address, something creative that he can't fuk up and that will let you know he is who he says he is. If you have the money, who cares.

See that is basically how I feel now, I can transfer to my account and ship it and whatever, done.

As I said before, I believe he gifted it, so paypal doesn't get involved really right? anyone?

It just seems fishy to me, maybe its cause I have had a few drinks tonight or maybe because I seem to find myself getting scammed for trusting people too easily, not sure. My evo 8 I was scammed on by a dealer and it cost me 2 years of having an evo I couldn't drive and a lot of money and arbitration, so that is why I am paranoid now.

[Murlo26]

Here's the PM response:

Oh, yes I am actually moving. All my stuff is in the garage at my new house, but they are doing renovations so I can't actually move into the house yet, that's why I didn't mention I was moving because I thought I would be in the house by now. I decided to buy the turbo right away because you said you had another person looking to buy it, and it's a really good deal. I'm staying at my grandmas house believe it or not lol, so I didn't really want to ship it there as she lives in a seniors home. If you like I can send you pictures of my stuff in the garage as proof lol.

If you like you can wait until you get the money in your bank. I have no problems with that. And yes I gifted the money, just so there wouldn't be paypal fees. When I bought my tires off evom, the seller wouldn't ship them because fees took 40 bucks from the price. So I thought I would avoid that by sending it as a gift. Sorry, guess I should have asked first.

I have only purchased two other things off evom. I bought my rims, which were $2800 from a member called Tantrum X and my tires which were $850 from a member called l888apex. You could probably ask them if you like.

I actually wasn't even planning to buy another turbo as I had an fp red ready to go in my car, but I thought about it and decided to buy something bigger. My friend who I'm Shipping the turbo to is actually the guy who bought my red. He's my beat friend lol.

So hopefully that answers your questions. If you have any more just let me know. I'm not trying to scam you or anything, sorry if it seemed that way.

Mike

I also just go off the phone with paypal. They said the only thing he can do is dispute it with his credit card company as it was a gift, but she said I basically have nothing to worry about.

Looks like I'll just ship it out after the payment clears to my bank.