ExecutiveGirl
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posted on January 28, 2001 01:09:23 PM
I just received this email. Has anyone used this new service? They are offering $1 per each US Money Order we receive until April 30th.
Here's the email:
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While I was cruising the online auctions last night, I noticed some of your
auctions.
I thought you might be interested in hearing about a new payment service
free to sellers that guarantees payment to you with no possible charge
backs.
It is called PayingFast.com
PayingFast.com is a new International Money Order payment service.
We send Travelers Express International Money Orders up to $500 for
auctions and other transactions. The buyer pays for the money order with
their personal checking account, from the convenience of their own
computer.
Since you are so involved with online auctions, you are probably promoting
one or more payment services already. What makes PayingFast.com different?
PayingFast.com gives you as the seller comfort in doing transactions with
buyers that have very little, negative or no feedback. We take all the
liability for payment on the transaction.
Most important for you as the seller is the form of payment. PayingFast.com
sends only Travelers Express international money orders. To you as a
seller, that means;
· Once the money order is sent, your payment is guaranteed. There is
absolutely no possibility of a charge back (unlike other payment services)
· You will always receive a money order for payment, which is as good as
cash
· You never have to reveal any of your confidential financial
information. Some payment services require you to do this.
· Buyer and seller both receive e-mail confirmation when the money order
ships, so you can send the merchandise faster
Because of your long-term commitment to the auction business, we would like
to establish an ongoing relationship with you, and sincerely hope you will
give us a try.
As a way of showing our appreciation for trying us, we are offering a
Seller's Promotion.
All you need to do is
· Register with PayingFast.com and enter promotion code PF321 on the
Registration page
· Offer PayingFast.com as a payment option on your auctions with a
PayingFast.com banner
PayingFast.com will send you, the seller, $1.00 U.S for every money order
we send to you.
All promotional payments will be sent to the seller at the end of each
month until the promotion ends on April 30, 2001.
We appreciate you taking the time to learn about our new payment service,
and wish you ongoing success in your business endeavors.
Sincerely,
Scott
Customer Service at Payingfast.com
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georgeviscomi
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posted on January 28, 2001 01:25:38 PM
I just checked out payingfast.com and If I read it correctly,does it say it cost the BUYER $4.49 to use it?
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uaru
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posted on January 28, 2001 01:43:51 PM
I wish I could supply a link to the eBay message board on a post about PayingFast.com very funny.
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gravid
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posted on January 28, 2001 02:07:58 PM
$4.49 ? What do they have to jump in the ol' Mercury and zip down to the Kwick Pik every time they get an order?
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tentwentytwo
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posted on January 28, 2001 02:11:43 PM
YET ANOTHER E-Spamming get-rich-quick sprout-up-like-a-fungus-growing-in-the-pocket-that-you-keep-your-wallet-in company?
Wonderful. Maybe someone should invite the COO of THIS one here to talk about his/her wonderful service (just kidding)... 
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on January 28, 2001 02:20:27 PM
gravid: You think $4.49 is a lot - Bidpay charges at least $5 per money order - and I've had hundreds of orders from customers using bidpay.
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abacaxi
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posted on January 28, 2001 02:23:12 PM
IT'S SPAM!
Domain Name: PAYINGFAST.COM
Created on..............: Mon, Aug 14, 2000
Expires on..............: Tue, Aug 14, 2001
THEY SAY: "While I was cruising the online auctions last night, I noticed some of your
auctions."
TRANSLATION: "I bought that CD with a lot of eBay seller's names on it because I want to send a helluva lotta email to them in hiopes of making some money"
"I thought you might be interested in hearing about a new payment service free to sellers that guarantees payment to you with no possible charge backs."
I SAY: Yeah, sure, just like the rest of the wannabee services.
THEY SAY: "The buyer pays for the money order with their personal checking account, from the convenience of their own computer."
I SAY: "$4.49 and you expect the BUYER to trust you enough to hand over their CHECKING ACCOUNT INFORMATION! NO thanks dude, I'll send them to Western Union's MONEY ZAP for the same service, long-established company and better pricing. "
THEY SAY: "Because of your long-term commitment to the auction business, we would like to establish an ongoing relationship with you, and sincerely hope you will give us a try. "
TRANSLATION: I sure hope this SPAM works they way the guy that sold us the CDROM full of eBay seller addresses said it would. We need to make some money FAST to pay the rent!
THSY SAY: "As a way of showing our appreciation for trying us, we are offering a Seller's Promotion.
· Register with PayingFast.com and enter promotion code PF321 on the Registration page"
TRANSLATION: We want to track how well this spam run did. And maybe if we offer momey you won't turn us into our ISP for spamming.
*************
I'll pass, and I'll turn them in for spamming is they hit ANY of my IDs.
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cape123
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posted on January 28, 2001 02:23:20 PM
I love BIDPAY but I do think the $5 charge is a little steep, at least for US customers.
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tentwentytwo
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posted on January 28, 2001 02:26:06 PM
ExecutiveGirl-
Actually, this newest entry in the Great SpamScam Game's prices make BidPay's look DIRT CHEAP... For your own peace of mind DO NOT sign up for this garbage until you do further research, including going to their site and reading the fine print, then going to eBay's Board (just do a phrase search with PayingFast.com in it).
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tentwentytwo
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posted on January 28, 2001 02:31:23 PM
HAHAHA Abacaxi, I want to ask you a question-
IS IT EVER GONNA STOP?
Kinda makes ya feel like Michael Douglas in what's-the-name-of-that-movie where he just goes off the deep end <looking around for weapons to throw away before I lose it completely and hunt down these sc(p)ammers, fortunately finding none>
THE ABOVE WAS A JOKE I WOULD ***NEVER*** RESORT TO VIOLENCE I'M A CARD-CARRYING PACIFIST...
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on January 28, 2001 02:35:32 PM
tentwentytwo: "Falling Down"? (Is that the movie you're referring to?) Good movie, BTW!
And no, I won't be signing up for PayingFast.com anytime in the near future...
I already offer about 10 different payment options as it is... I think that's plenty!
[ edited by ExecutiveGirl on Jan 28, 2001 02:37 PM ]
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tentwentytwo
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posted on January 28, 2001 02:39:21 PM
THANK YOU, ExecutiveGirl, THAT'S IT, and I was just going into my I'm-not-gonna-look-it-up-or-ask-anybody mode, and was starting to get a headache...
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snowyegret
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posted on January 28, 2001 02:43:00 PM
uaru: LOL! And hope the newest uaru is fine.
The spam in my mailbox has been outrageous the last 2 months. Time to start using spamcop.
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bogalucy
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posted on January 28, 2001 02:59:09 PM
Wham Spam Thank You Ma'am! sigh....
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day1212
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posted on February 3, 2001 07:57:34 AM
I am not part of payingfast.com or do I know anyone that is. After seeing this post, I used them last week for a non auction transaction. The person I sent the money order to, received payment in 2 days!! Very impressive service. Thats all
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athena1365
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posted on February 3, 2001 09:39:51 AM
And you just happened to register here today, day1212...just one of life's little ironies, no? Right...
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day1212
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posted on February 3, 2001 10:17:40 AM
Hello you can look at these message boards and not register you looser
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on February 3, 2001 10:26:28 AM
day1212: Let me get this straight. You have been "browsing" the AW boards here, but JUST registered today to post your one and only message on a thread that has not been responded to in 6 days? So you actually had to SEARCH for something about "PayingFast.com" so you could responde to it or you went through pages and pages of threads until this one just caught your eye?
Uh huh....
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day1212
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posted on February 3, 2001 10:30:45 AM
I been watching these message boards for about a 2 months now. I saw this post and decided to give them a try. Why not shoot me for my input. Does anyone have anything positive to say ever. Why not just forget my post and go on with you life's.
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joice
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posted on February 3, 2001 10:40:58 AM
day1212,
If you have been lurking for awhile you will realize that to directly insult another member is against the CG's.
Calling someone a (loser)looser is an insult. Please re-read the Community Guidelines before you post again and your experience here will be much more pleasant.
http://www.auctionwatch.com/company/terms.html
Joice
Moderator.
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day1212
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posted on February 3, 2001 10:44:13 AM
Sorry athena1365 for the direct insult.
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uaru
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posted on February 3, 2001 11:08:13 AM
day1212,
Forgive the suspicion but Payingfast.com did earn it with me. If you look on the eBay message boards and do a search for "Payingfast.com" you will find they were doing some spam posts and weren't clever enough to cover their tracks and were caught red handed.
Given the those facts and the fact that Payingfast.com is mentioned on only 9 auctions on eBay and this is your first post it is naturally going to make us scratch our heads.
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athena1365
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posted on February 3, 2001 03:22:23 PM
day1212,
I'm not sure how simply making an observation qualifies me as a "looser" [sic], but thanks! Your sincere apology is accepted.
Any service that feels the need to "spam" someone for business earns a heightened degree of skepticism from me right off the bat....and a quick "delete." I have become a lot more cynical about people quick to jump in and support new "fly-by-night" services. Unfortunately, when it comes to money, people's motives are usually more self-serving than altruistic. And I don't have enough money to let it slip out of my hands and into someone else's for no good reason. Caution is the better part of valor…isn't that the saying? If the service truly worked for you, though, I'm very happy for you.
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tentwentytwo
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posted on February 3, 2001 03:28:24 PM
Athena1365 wrote-
<<<Caution is the better part of valor…isn't that the saying?>>>
Nah, Athena, it's discretion is the better part of valor, but you have my vote for AuctionWatch Diplomat Of The Day anyway...
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day1212
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posted on February 3, 2001 03:41:40 PM
Thanks Athena for your new post. I just posted to tell about my experience that's all. Everyone have a good evening.
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nycrocker
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posted on February 3, 2001 11:04:36 PM
ROF LMAO!!!!
you looser
LOL!!!! Someone send this one to the "Aaauuughhh I can't take it anymore" thread. HAAAH 
[spinn2] Rocker
Oh man I needed that laugh.
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