Opinions on using escrow.com

[lharri3600]

Originally Posted by canjond

For $30k+, I'd be doing personal delivery - but that is just me. That sum is just too much to trust anything IMO.

i agree with Jon on this. just my $.02

[barrysloate]

If I needed to ship a 30K card I would use registered mail and insure it for the maximum 25K. You are incurring an infinitesimally small risk. And it will cost somewhere around $50. Flying will cost multiples of that and there are risks there too, such as loss or theft. Would you even be insured if you lost it while traveling?

[BleedinBlue]

A concern I have with shipping the card is the honesty of the buyer. What is to prevent them from claiming I shipped an empty envelope and then go back to the escrow service or paypal or whoever and demand their money be returned?

[E93]

If you do not know the buyer well, I would ask to use a well-respected and mutually agreed upon dealer as the broker of the deal. If you are dealing with cards like that, I would guess most major dealers would be happy to oblige. Just tell him you feel more comfortable with the card being held by somebody you know.
JimB

[barrysloate]

I once brokered a deal for a board member who lived in the midwest and was selling a card to someone in the New York area. He sent me the card, and the buyer met me at my bank in Brooklyn. It worked fine and everybody was happy.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by BleedinBlue

A concern I have with shipping the card is the honesty of the buyer. What is to prevent them from claiming I shipped an empty envelope and then go back to the escrow service or paypal or whoever and demand their money be returned?

If you think the buyer may pull a scam like that then you shouldn't ship it.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by BleedinBlue

A concern I have with shipping the card is the honesty of the buyer. What is to prevent them from claiming I shipped an empty envelope and then go back to the escrow service or paypal or whoever and demand their money be returned?

Someone buying a $30k card is going to have a hobby reputation - send an email to Leon with the guys name and that might allay your concerns.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by BleedinBlue

A concern I have with shipping the card is the honesty of the buyer. What is to prevent them from claiming I shipped an empty envelope and then go back to the escrow service or paypal or whoever and demand their money be returned?

I believe that all registered mail is opened and checked for contents, right?

[barrysloate]

No registered package is ever opened and inspected.