kronin323
Font of Useless Knowledge
So the whole F&F topic is starting to turn into a dead horse... I wish the exchange would user-adopt a new standard of listing prices as G&S with the fee factored into the pricing. Like in the real world. There have been a few members who've taken the initiative to start that approach, but most listings still just list things F&F. Often you don't even see "or pay the fee" and some may think it's F&F only, though that's not necessarily the case.
I've mentioned before that I pay everything CC then pay off the entire bill each month, so a F&F payment linked to a CC still charges me a fee; there's no advantage to it.
I could also say that, like many here, I'll only F&F a few well known members that I have history with, both in discussion and in business, but that advice really isn't good enough. Carlos was once a reputable seller in good standing, then things changed and he went bad. So you never know; someone you trust today may have some sort of life-changing crisis or something and the next thing you know you're getting screwed.
So just don't use F&F. Sellers, don't ask for it. Buyers, don't pay with it.
Besides, the receipt the seller gets from a G&S transaction will have your shipping address, saving you from having to PM it, and they can respond to it with the tracking #...
I've mentioned before that I pay everything CC then pay off the entire bill each month, so a F&F payment linked to a CC still charges me a fee; there's no advantage to it.
I could also say that, like many here, I'll only F&F a few well known members that I have history with, both in discussion and in business, but that advice really isn't good enough. Carlos was once a reputable seller in good standing, then things changed and he went bad. So you never know; someone you trust today may have some sort of life-changing crisis or something and the next thing you know you're getting screwed.
So just don't use F&F. Sellers, don't ask for it. Buyers, don't pay with it.
Besides, the receipt the seller gets from a G&S transaction will have your shipping address, saving you from having to PM it, and they can respond to it with the tracking #...