Ebay help!! Guys ever heard of For-Traderes Escrow?

kitkit201

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MrScott81

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Originally posted by: kitkit201
So a guy on efay wants to buy a laptop from me, but wants to pay via Escrow: https://www.for-traders.com/company.php . Has anyone used this site or heard of it before? The trader has 980+ positive refernces on ebay... kinda skepitcal but what can i do to

here is his feedback: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&include=0&userid=brownirisheyes&sort=3&rows=25&since=-1&rd=1

he has done a lot of transactions on half.com ..

his account on ebay probably got jacked which is why the feedback is so high...escrow = huge warning sign
 

DaWhim

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only the escrow service from a company with reputation. it is more expensive, but safer
 

kitkit201

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Originally posted by: scottdog81
Originally posted by: kitkit201
So a guy on efay wants to buy a laptop from me, but wants to pay via Escrow: https://www.for-traders.com/company.php . Has anyone used this site or heard of it before? The trader has 980+ positive refernces on ebay... kinda skepitcal but what can i do to

here is his feedback: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&include=0&userid=brownirisheyes&sort=3&rows=25&since=-1&rd=1

he has done a lot of transactions on half.com ..

his account on ebay probably got jacked which is why the feedback is so high...escrow = huge warning sign


i thnk u are right..
 

wedi42

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from whois:
Organization:
For-Traders Inc
chris reade
119 old wellingtonroad
manchester, NH 03104
US
Phone: (603)647-5545
Email: for_traders@yahoo.com

Registrar Name....: Register.com
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com

Domain Name: FOR-TRADERS.COM

Created on..............: Fri, Nov 28, 2003
Expires on..............: Sun, Nov 28, 2004
Record last updated on..: Mon, Jan 19, 2004

Administrative Contact:
For-Traders Inc
chris reade
119 old wellingtonroad
manchester, NH 03104
US
Phone: (603)647-5545
Email: for_traders@yahoo.com

Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Register.Com
Domain Registrar
575 8th Avenue - 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
US
Phone: 902-749-2701
Fax..: 902-749-5429
Email: domain-registrar@register.com

" Created on..............: Fri, Nov 28, 2003" yet website says "For-Traders Escrow opened for business Jul 30, 2000"

i'd stay away from this place

edit, this site is hosted on a shared server out of the UK.
 

kitkit201

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Originally posted by: johngute
from whois:
Organization:
For-Traders Inc
chris reade
119 old wellingtonroad
manchester, NH 03104
US
Phone: (603)647-5545
Email: for_traders@yahoo.com

Registrar Name....: Register.com
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com

Domain Name: FOR-TRADERS.COM

Created on..............: Fri, Nov 28, 2003
Expires on..............: Sun, Nov 28, 2004
Record last updated on..: Mon, Jan 19, 2004

Administrative Contact:
For-Traders Inc
chris reade
119 old wellingtonroad
manchester, NH 03104
US
Phone: (603)647-5545
Email: for_traders@yahoo.com

Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Register.Com
Domain Registrar
575 8th Avenue - 11th Floor
New York, NY 10018
US
Phone: 902-749-2701
Fax..: 902-749-5429
Email: domain-registrar@register.com

" Created on..............: Fri, Nov 28, 2003" yet website says "For-Traders Escrow opened for business Jul 30, 2000"

i'd stay away from this place

edit, this site is hosted on a shared server out of the UK.


Thanks Jonhgute! You found the smoking gun! I hate escrow... thanks much! you saved me from a huge headache! Time to report to ebay!
 

wedi42

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google translation of french ebay site listing bad escrow sites:
link
for-traders.com is listed
 

AnyMal

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Your terms are clear and there should not be any questions about it. Tell the guy to abide by your terms or fu@koff, who care how many feedback evals he *supposedly* has.
 

halik

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Originally posted by: kitkit201
So a guy on efay wants to buy a laptop from me, but wants to pay via Escrow: https://www.for-traders.com/company.php . Has anyone used this site or heard of it before? The trader has 980+ positive refernces on ebay... kinda skepitcal but what can i do to

here is his feedback:

he has done a lot of transactions on half.com ..

Send his addy to ebay's safeharbor. It looks like a scam,

EDIT:

The site is hosted by GNXonline.com ... for 4.95 a month. The IP for for-traders.com is the same as gnxonline.com
 

HonkeyDonk

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my general rule of thumb is that if a website uses a dash "-" anywhere in the domain...like this site

www.for-traderes.com

...then it's probably not a legit site.

Now i know there are some websites w/ dashes that are totally legit, but I just find most spamming sites or sketchy online stores use "-" in their registered domain name.
 

MimeSlayer

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Same situation... some guy emails me and wants to buy *ALL* of my Radeon 9800 Pros ($2400), and after I give him a price quote he tells me he wants to use For-Traders.com.

I really feel like going P-P-Powerbook on him. If you want to collaborate, let me know.
 

MimeSlayer

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Eh, where did you get that many Radeons?

They manifested themselves in my garage. It was a miracle!

As a product reseller, I recieve payment, pick up the product from my distributor, and ship them.
 

kitkit201

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Originally posted by: MimeSlayer
Same situation... some guy emails me and wants to buy *ALL* of my Radeon 9800 Pros ($2400), and after I give him a price quote he tells me he wants to use For-Traders.com.

I really feel like going P-P-Powerbook on him. If you want to collaborate, let me know.

lol... was it brownirisheyes the ebay traders name?