:lol: :lol: :lol: THAT'S OUR BOY!!

mouse , all kidding aside , why don't you try calling chris up on the phone and try to work this out with him , He seems (Chris) to be a pretty good guy , mayby he will split the fee with you and be done with all this ...$25.00 isn't worth all this , hell if you are that broke , give me your adress and I will send it to you.. just no escrow or whatever you called it...never heard of it on here anyway , ...one last question , would you send out a part that you didn't have your hands on the actual money beforehand??? be honest now...

Not taking sides, but I would never ship you a hood that you did not pay for in advance. If it was as described, you own it. BUT, there are lots of people who think they can change their mind at the shippers expense. You could get the hood and simply say you did not like it to the escrow company and you are off the hook. I don't know you, but this is not an escrow type part in my opinion. Gideon has honor payments on his steakandracingfuel account and has posted on the forum. I would have taken that as a good sign. I just simply would not leave myself self open to lose that much money on a subjective item. JMO

Apparently none of you have ever used Escrow.com. This was my first attempt to make a purchase on Racingjunk, in spite of being on the site for a couple of years. Racingjunk suggests using this site in a message that comes up when you're negotiating for an item. The buyer (me) posts the money for the item, their fee, and the shipping with the escrow company. They hold the money and let the seller know they have the funds, and to ship the item. The buyer is on the hook for the shipping cost whether he keeps the part or sends it back. If he sends it back, the buyer has to pay the return shipping. This transaction protects the buyer AND the seller. I'm not upset because of the $25. I'm upset that Chris made a deal to send me a hood, and didn't do it. Plain and simple. I was raised that a man is as good as his word. If Chris couldn't ship the hood in a timely fashion, he shouldn't have made the deal. I didnb't try to buy it because I wanted a hood "sometime". I need it now to get it ready in time for the season. BTW, not only am I a retired police officer, I've had to take stolen cars away from people who bought one that they thought had a righteous title only to find out someone had put a clean VIN plate on a stolen car, so yeagh, I care about someone selling a VIN plate.

I dont know what you are talking about when you mention this escrow stuff. I am making a deal right now thru RJ and it has never asked me or brought up anything about this escrow thing.

Go to "My Messages" page. On the right is a box that is captioned "Hints on Using Racingjunk Safely" About halfway down is says "take a look at the resource section, there are links to escrow services..." That's how I found the site called Escrowservices.com. Man, if I'd have known it was going to be this much of a hassle, I'd have never started this process. All I wanted was a hood for my race car.

If you go to the racing junk home page, click on "Help". Then click on 'FAQ"s. It's under the heading, "How do I prevent getting scammed"?

Mousemuscles way is simpler.

would you ship someone a part if you did not have money in hand???
not me , never ever ,,, , I am x deputy sheriff , therefore I trust no one , if they don't have cash to hand me , sorry , thats the way it is these days....

That's the reason for escrow.com. Use an uninterested third party like them or Paypal that is endorsed by Racingjunk. You don't have the money in hand, but a trusted third party does.That's why it's called escrow. I would use them anytime. I tried to this time. I thought I was being clear on this. Am I not explaining it well?

you explained in very well , all I said was ,,trust nobody , including third parties , for ME , I want cash in MY hand before anything leaves my shop , thats just my preference , you have yours , I have mine..don't want somebody else HOLDING my money,,,sorry.....Paul