Roxy discusses a very important topic today over at her amazing "Effortless Anthropologie" blog. It is definitely worth reading her "Alert! Protecting yourself from online tranasction scams" post.While I am at it, I want to remind readers about an older post from GigiOfCa (from the fantastic "Gigi's Gone Shopping" blog) that is also worth checking out: "GigiOfCa's "Tips for a successful sell/swap experience" :)".
My own advice (for what it is worth), is to always use a third party like PayPal to send money. This way both parties have a resolution center they can go to work out any differences/ disagreements. Also ask for an invoice to be sent as "merchandise", with the item being purchasing described in the notes section. Sometimes, a Seller will ask the Buyer to send money as a "gift" to avoid charging the recipient PayPal fees. I advise against this (unless you really, REALLY know the other party to be reliable). Under this scenario, the Buyer forfeits the ability to dispute or file a claim. Lastly, if things go wrong contact the other party early on! If that doesn't work out, escalate the situation by filing a claim in a reasonably quick time frame. (In a personal story from a purchase on eBay, I was suppose to get a refund. I waited 5 days and heard lots of excuses. I filed a claim with eBay + PayPal and got my money that same day. No excuses once that happened.)
The JCA's Great Weekly Exchange is a wonderful weekly resource to sell / purchase items from J.Crew's current & past seasons. However, you should always make sure you are protected during any transaction.
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