Hobie Cat Forums

I am considering buying a part from another member of this forum, but it involves shipping. How do I ensure the seller actually ships the part and it is all complete and in a condition as described?

Or is an act of faith?

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H17

Pretty much...you can do a lil digging into that persons activity here and get an idea if they are genuine. Or if its a spendy item...maybe look into an escrow service?

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1980 H16
1997 Wave

In my experience, Hobie folk tend to be honest people. That being said, it's usually best to ask for a phone number to speak to a real person and use paypal.

Otherwise, that's the risk you take trying to get a deal. You want risk free purchasing, buy through an actual shop and pay retail prices.

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have it shipped COD

Buy local or use pay-pal and trust your fellow man. My experience with forums has been good. Knock on wood.

Thanks everyone for ideas and the wisdom

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H17

I have sold many parts and bought many parts from the forums. I just shipped a set of boards for a Tiger and have never met the guy other than e mail and Forum contact.

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Rich Vilvens
F-18 5150
R.Vilvens@yahoo.com
http://www.sailblogs.com/member/f-185150sailing/

Same here, never been disappointed with any transaction. With that said, I probably would be very careful with a seller that has 1 or 2 posts on the board.

+1, never had an issue with anyone on from the forums. However, i generally like to have at least a short phone conversation (to make sure they're a real person, where they say they are). And like any other transaction, if it smells at all fishy, walk away.

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1990 Hobie 18SX #2077