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flat5 · 11-03-2008, 09:10 AM

Is it insulting to ask for an address and land-line telephone number before
sending money by Paypal to a stranger?

I wanted to buy an electronic device made in the 1960s that weighs about 25 pounds.
This guy in the UK is selling it for 160 Pounds + shipping. I'm in Amsterdam, NL.

We were doing ok on the sale. I accepted the terms and he was packing the receiver, etc.

I then sent him an email asking as politely as I know how to for his phone number and address.

He said I was calling him a crook and decided to not sell to me.

Too bad, I really wanted the Drake R2b with accesseries.

I Googled his email address and his amatuer call sign and did not come up with anything too bad.

11-03-2008, 09:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	Is it insulting to ask for an address and land-line Is it insulting to ask for an address and land-line telephone number before sending money by Paypal to a stranger? I wanted to buy an electronic device made in the 1960s that weighs about 25 pounds. This guy in the UK is selling it for 160 Pounds + shipping. I'm in Amsterdam, NL. We were doing ok on the sale. I accepted the terms and he was packing the receiver, etc. I then sent him an email asking as politely as I know how to for his phone number and address. He said I was calling him a crook and decided to not sell to me. Too bad, I really wanted the Drake R2b with accesseries. I Googled his email address and his amatuer call sign and did not come up with anything too bad.