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ModelA29 · 01-30-2026, 06:20 PM

Some people will take PayPal. I ordered some parts (Model A full pressure oil pump plumbing for a pump he makes) from a guy when I got the email the parts were ready he asked payment by paypal. I sent the $. Two days later I got a message from PayPal that the transaction had been cancelled by the seller. I contacted the guy and he said I only take Friends and Family payments. I said he hadn't asked for that and I would have been happy to pay the 3% since to protect myself since I'd never dealt with him before. No reply. PayPal also put the returned funds into a debit account that necessitated me to jump through hoops to get my $ back. Moral of the story even though there is a nice web site you might not be dealing with someone who is legit.

01-30-2026, 06:20 PM	#20
ModelA29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,597	Re: Potential scam Some people will take PayPal. I ordered some parts (Model A full pressure oil pump plumbing for a pump he makes) from a guy when I got the email the parts were ready he asked payment by paypal. I sent the $. Two days later I got a message from PayPal that the transaction had been cancelled by the seller. I contacted the guy and he said I only take Friends and Family payments. I said he hadn't asked for that and I would have been happy to pay the 3% since to protect myself since I'd never dealt with him before. No reply. PayPal also put the returned funds into a debit account that necessitated me to jump through hoops to get my $ back. Moral of the story even though there is a nice web site you might not be dealing with someone who is legit.