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Originally Posted by JS + BRZ
Yes, I do understand that it's my choice to gift the money or not. It's my fault of sending him the payment as a gift in the end. I obviously walked into this knowing that there's a chance of getting scammed. No doubt.
I tried everything to not send the payment as a gift when I first talked to him. Gave him couple different options. Even offered him $100 gift + $200 standard + 3% since he said he needed funds to send out the package.
I know I'm the idiot who gifted the payment in the end, but it's not like I tried to cover my ass from the get go.
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Honestly if this was the situation, I'd just offer to pay extra for the 3% on his end.
This way you still get a great deal and he still gets his $300 or whatever sale price was. Everyone wins.
... but look at it this way. Even if it was an in-person cash transaction and you sold something, who is to say the other person isn't paying with counterfeit money? If a 3rd party system is set up to protect both buyer/seller and offer a dispute/mediation service, always take advantage of that.
-alex