Yes, you can get scammed this way. However, I will say so far so good for me. It helps if he has a friend on here that knows him. You know, the more people you know the better. If it's for a machine lets say 1K or better just pay the fees if you don't know him. It will cost you more but it is away to cover yourself. Also, keep in mind even if you pay the fees. YOUR NOT FULLY PROTECTED. It's like going to court. It's not what you know, Its what you can prove with pay-pal. I have never lost a filed claim because again it's what you can prove. It's almost like being in from of Judge Judy. Poor people or stupid people show up to court with nothing more than he said she said. You'll lose every time. If your the payer ask a few questions like "When do you expect to ship the item?" So things come up so add a week to their answer. We all get lazy or just to busy and forget. We are all human. But follow up and then ask yourself have I been fair with the guy/gal? if the time and excuses are wearing you out file a complaint. It buys more time to get your money back. They may not answer you but they have to answer threw pay-pal. Which Pay-pal already understands the method of it's what you can prove. Not how mad you are or even if your 1000% right and honest. It what can you prove. Just pay the fees if your uncomfortable. If they won't allow that run away! If they say why would you do that? "It protects us both". Pay-pal sometimes charges you fees to send money "now" depending on how you send it anyway. They caught on to all the fees they were losing. Good Luck!
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