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Requesting a buyer - Not anymore, got my laser on way.

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Hello all.

I'm looking for someone that can buy be a laser (and accesories) from Nova. I understand that this is quite a sensitive request (as of all the scammers there have been lately) but I'm willing to give any information you request as long as you're secure with the transaction. I want someone else to get me this laser because Nova didn't accept two credit cards I tried to use yesterday (Amex and Visa), so I'll need to use this method to get my laser before the sale is over.

I'm hoping to use PayPal to send you the money first, as to be secure, and you can even request a trusted middleman if you want, keeping in mind, however, that this transaction needs to be done relatively quickly, as the sales ends soon. Hopefully we can make this transaction happen.

Edit: So I got my laser on my way. Will be posting pics and stuff when it arrives, so I can pad my way into this community. Thanks all!
 
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Re: Requesting a buyer

This has scam written all over it.

I'll do it if you send a money order. I wouldn't risk a chargeback on something like this.
 
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Can't you pay by cheque or postal money order ???
 
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Novalaser take postal money order.

It looks like your problem is solved. :)

[FONT=Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Arial, sans-serif]NOVAlasers can accept the following methods of payment:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Arial, sans-serif]Credit Cards – all major credit card (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, Discover) payments are accepted either through our secure on-line shopping cart or over the telephone at 1 (416) 532-0576 Monday to Friday 10 am to 5 pm Eastern Time.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Arial, sans-serif]Check – payments by US or Canadian checks are accepted. Please note that Canadian checks are held for 5 business days and US checks are held for 15 business days. Your order will be released for shipping only after the funds from the check have cleared.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Arial, sans-serif]PLEASE NOTE: only checks with the correct amount in US Dollars can be accepted. If you are unsure as to the total amount for your order please contact us prior to sending a check.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Arial, sans-serif]Postal Money Order – payments by US or Canadian postal money orders are accepted. There is no hold on the funds through this method of payment and your order will be released for shipping as soon as we have redeemed the funds from the postal outlet. Postal money orders can be obtained by going to your local postal office. Please be sure to specifically ask for an International US-Dollar Postal Money Order. PLEASE NOTE: only postal money orders with the correct amount in US Dollars can be accepted. If you are unsure as to the total amount for your order please contact us prior to sending the postal money order.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Arial, sans-serif]Please send checks and postal money orders to NOVAlasers at the following address:
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Arial, sans-serif]NOVAlasers Inc.
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Arial, sans-serif] 5 Adrian Avenue , Unit 214
[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Arial, sans-serif] Toronto , Ontario M6N 5G4 Canada [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Arial, sans-serif]Wire Transfers – payments by wire transfer are accepted. If making your payment via wire transfer please contact NOVAlasers for our banking information.[/FONT]
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Yes they take a money order but how would he do a chargeback then!

I've seen a similar scam happen before, he sends you the money but asks that you have Nova send the laser directly to him. Then he files a chargeback and wins by default because you don't have a tracking number.

Pretty nice way to repay a favor, huh?
 
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Pontiacg5 said:
Yes they take a money order but how would he do a chargeback then!

I've seen a similar scam happen before, he sends you the money but asks that you have Nova send the laser directly to him. Then he files a chargeback and wins by default because you don't have a tracking number.

Pretty nice way to repay a favor, huh?
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I would say you are right on.
"Unless of course he would accept to gift option in paypal. :)"
On second thought, why bother with paypal, the post office take cash.
 
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Penny's just dropped :) I get where you're comming from now. Yeah I wouldnt do it TBH
the thing does smell of a fishmongers
 
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Well, sorry if it sounds like a scam. And yes, I can make a wire transfer, though it would cost me around 60 dollars to do the transfer in itself. If anyone wants me to send him over some info about me or the transaction just PM me. I'm also planning on sending the money in PayPal as a gift if that makes you feel safer.

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I'll probably try a wire transfer if anything else fails, or ask someone with, say, visa, to buy it for me. I also sent a e-mail to Nova to asking them why they didn't accept the other credit cards, and if they accept paypal.
 
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They won´t accept Paypal. I will have one of their lasers if they had :undecided:
 
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Toke said:
USPS charge $1.10 or $3.85 for a money order.
USPS - Domestic Money Orders
USPS - International Money Orders

What kind of service charge $60?
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A bad service, I guess. =(

That's the price my bank is charging me for a wire transfer, though I'm not sure if I could use another company. I'm pretty sending money abroad from Ecuador is quite hard without a credit card, as I once tried this to get two special issues of a Nickelodeon magazine, payed like 20 dollars to send 20 other, and I then needed to send a physical mail (which I never actually sent, as they costed 35 freaking dollars). The mailing service here is retardedly expensive, or very delayed, if you want it cheap.
 
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If you don't specify a location you will likely be taken for an american, they are the biggest group and do not always realise that there are other options. :D

As for receiving money as a paypal gift and then ordering a Novalaser to some ones else's address?
I do not know what can go wrong?
 
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Qwaps said:
I'm also planning on sending the money in PayPal as a gift if that makes you feel safer.
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Problem solved guys, there is no way he can scam anyone while sending the money as a personal payment.
 
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Problem solved guys, there is no way he can scam anyone while sending the money as a personal payment.
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Oh but there is, he could do a chargeback against the charge and paypal will reverse the transaction. Fighting a chargeback through paypal is hard, probably even more so on a "gift."

I suggest western union, send the money to someone then have them pay for the laser. It's usually $6 per $100 from the US to anywhere.
 
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Oh but there is, he could do a chargeback against the charge and paypal will reverse the transaction. Fighting a chargeback through paypal is hard, probably even more so on a "gift."

I suggest western union, send the money to someone then have them pay for the laser. It's usually $6 per $100 from the US to anywhere.
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Just called there, they'll apparently charge me some $ 20 dollars for a $ 300 money order. However, I would still need to contact Nova for some information, and their phone services are apparently out.
 
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