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When buying through Agon a buyer should always-

contact the seller using the "Contact Seller" through the Agon system.

A member here on Agon had his Agon account hacked by an identity thief.

The thief posted a fraudulent ad using the Agon member's username and account information.

The thief also used his own email address in the ad to contact him with any questions. That was convenient of him....

The buyer is out $8,000 + dollars.

Always use the "Contact Seller" through the Agon system.

If you do not use Paypal to buy, make damn sure the seller is the real deal! You could be out $8,000 + bucks.

For those interested check out AA General forum.
jea48
mental
1,029 posts
 
oops, sorry for double post. Thought the Mods didnt like my 'troll' term so I reworded it a lil. I wanted everyone to realize the exploit I went through. Cheers :)
wcheng
33 posts
 
Why is receiving a cert check or money order safer than PayPal? I thought that PayPal was safer....
mental
1,029 posts
 
Wcheng...your feedback is excellent and a transaction with you would be comfortable. My post is all about the new user(most times an exploit), or the user that constantly complains about everything he buys. It's all about the feedback, the tell tale of who one is dealing with.
My feedback here is still new, but my ebay is flawless since 2006. I'm an honest guy, they're quite a few out there not. Hence, the postal money order or certified check and the transaction only good once the bank confirms it's validity. Ebay has an option to limit who buys from you due to their feedback, Augon will eventually incorporate it into their system.
wcheng
33 posts
 
I did read through the Paypal rules for sellers and I do now see why it might be better to receive a cert check/money order (assuming it is authentic of course). Paypal can actually withhold funds from the seller's Paypal account if the buyer complains for a number of reasons.
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