The new server is alive and kicking, you might be glad to hear, and now needs sent to Canada. The FedEx charges are much cheaper if initiated from the US, so if anyone has an account can they give me a yell? Ta.
― stet (stet), Friday, 1 December 2006 18:56 (seventeen years ago) link
Uh, yes, Nath, but you're not in the US. ;-)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 1 December 2006 19:04 (seventeen years ago) link
THAT WAS NOT A PREREQUISITE YO. Yes, yes, I could have deducted it from the post but I'M BELGIAN (read: dumb). :-)
― nathalie (stevienixed), Friday, 1 December 2006 19:07 (seventeen years ago) link
Yeah, in my experience as a FedEx worker it's kina obvious taking in packages when you're abusing accounts.
― Abbott (Abbott), Saturday, 2 December 2006 06:05 (seventeen years ago) link
I dunno what the fuss is. I'm perfectly allowed to use our company couriers as long as I make it clear I'm to be charged for that job. Anyway, hopefully Jaq's sorted it out.
― Maaarghk C (Maaarghk C), Saturday, 2 December 2006 11:46 (seventeen years ago) link
I think it can be done as a third party shipment, even with all the customs/tax stuff. Just not from their website.
― jaq (jaq), Saturday, 2 December 2006 14:19 (seventeen years ago) link
You can sidestep would-be scammers by following these common-sense rules:
* DEAL LOCALLY WITH FOLKS YOU CAN MEET IN PERSON - follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 99% of the scam attempts on craigslist.
* NEVER WIRE FUNDS VIA WESTERN UNION, MONEYGRAM or any other wire service - anyone who asks you to do so is a scammer.
* FAKE CASHIER CHECKS & MONEY ORDERS ARE COMMON, and BANKS WILL CASH THEM AND THEN HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE when the fake is discovered weeks later.
* NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.)
* AVOID DEALS INVOLVING SHIPPING OR ESCROW SERVICES and know that ONLY A SCAMMER WILL "GUARANTEE" YOUR TRANSACTION.
― obi strip (sanskrit), Sunday, 3 December 2006 00:47 (seventeen years ago) link