Gadgetmonster
Expert
Guy out of state posts an SKS for sale on Facebook, I respond. We go back and forth for a couple days. I check his Fb and it has a family picture with him, wife and daughter & a nice school picture of the daughter.
I offer a price, he says let me check with my wife and I will get with you tomorrow. He does, she is OK with it. I offer to send half, he sends to ffl. When received I send second half. He agrees.
I send money order certified mail to him. He gets the check and disappears. Not a peep since. I have emailed & messaged on Fb daily and placed a beware on the Fb page.
Guess i'm pooched. I know it was a gamble and I lost... damnit.
Is there a way to do a transaction so you would be protected? Escrow some how? Third party to hold the funds?
Signed,
S.O.L.
I offer a price, he says let me check with my wife and I will get with you tomorrow. He does, she is OK with it. I offer to send half, he sends to ffl. When received I send second half. He agrees.
I send money order certified mail to him. He gets the check and disappears. Not a peep since. I have emailed & messaged on Fb daily and placed a beware on the Fb page.
Guess i'm pooched. I know it was a gamble and I lost... damnit.
Is there a way to do a transaction so you would be protected? Escrow some how? Third party to hold the funds?
Signed,
S.O.L.