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Article #79Re: USR PCMCIA 28.8K Sportster
From: John
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 00:00
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 00:00
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Albert C. Lee <alee@news.comcat.com> wrote in article <5nh9qt$6f8@iz.comcat.com>... > : Enlighten me, I've never heard of COD how does it work? > > COD -- Cash On Delivery. The sender declares a value on the > package which the receiver must pay. The receiver receives > the package, pays the UPS guy, and a little while later, the > money gets paid to the sender. > > Pros: In most cases, this is the most "trustworthy" method of > buying/selling on the net. There are no "promises" to send > or receive anything. > > Cons: If you need money fast, COD turnaround can be either > fast or painfully slow. I have heard of up to 6 weeks delay. > > Worst case scenario: > > Buyer wants to buy a 21" monitor from seller for $1500 > Seller sends out 20 bricks in a monitor box. > Buyer receives package, and it looks like a monitor. Pays UPS guy > a check for $1500. > Buyer opens the box and finds out he's been duped. > No way to get the check back. Sender gets $1500 free. That's why you request the shipper to open the package to verify it's contents..... they won't object. If you're dumb enough to take a package and fork over the money without questioning the purchase, people will be waiting to take advantage of you. Regards, John
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10cf22,a5010412164884b2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10cf22,public X-Google-Thread: 111acd,a5010412164884b2 X-Google-Attributes: gid111acd,public X-Google-Thread: 109e18,a5010412164884b2 X-Google-Attributes: gid109e18,public X-Google-Thread: 11561b,a5010412164884b2 X-Google-Attributes: gid11561b,public X-Google-Thread: f8c09,a5010412164884b2 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8c09,public X-Google-Thread: 10c678,a5010412164884b2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10c678,public X-Google-Thread: fd077,a5010412164884b2 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd077,public X-Google-Thread: 10f299,a5010412164884b2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10f299,public From: "John " <nospam@pleaseno!.com> Subject: Re: USR PCMCIA 28.8K Sportster Date: 1997/06/12 Message-ID: <01bc76f6$e3a4ec00$3bb5aec7@spry01.sprynet.com> X-Deja-AN: 247812821 Distribution: inet References: <MPG.e04718093528985989687@news.mindspring.com> <01bc748f$aa279f40$0e6bafce@spry01.sprynet.com> <339c27ec.1846187@news.xs4all.nl> <5nh9qt$6f8@iz.comcat.com> Organization: InterServ News Service Newsgroups: alt.comp.sys.palmtops.hp,comp.sys.handhelds,comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.palmtops,dc.forsale.computers,misc.forsale.computers.modems,misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc,tnn.sys.palmtops