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Originally Posted by vithorius

Hi everybody!


I'm buying a vBulletin licence from a another vB.org user, and we already set the price and a way to pay.

At first, he asked me to pay via Western Union, but I asked if I could pay by PayPal, which he accepted by informing me his PayPal address.


The question is: Will it be safe to me? Is there any possibility that something could go wrong and I loose my money? I'm used to pay via PyaPal on eBay, but not here with users on vB.org or any other place else... :erm:


Thank you so very much, and please excuse me if I posted in the wrong section.

Theres always going to ba a risk buying from someone you don't know, but the best thing to be 100% sure is if in doubt don't buy. Paypal in my eyes are safer than WU. but people still and can use paypal for their scams and sometimes dependant on what scam they run , manage to get paypal on their side in disputes.

Get recomendations from other members, does anyone else know this guy?? Has anyone traded with him?? Ask him to put it on ebay then you'll at least be able to see his feedback?? if he has any

Another mega question that should be setting alarm bells off in yopur head is how cheap your getting it for!! have you though about the price and why it would appear cheap? You may end up getting a VB site but it could be a nulled site!

For the best Forum software in the world, the best option would be in my eyes to get it from VB.com direct - if you weigh up what your actually getting, plus the guarantee that you won't be ripped off then thats gotta be worth its weight in gold.

Whatever route you take i hope that i've managed to open your eyes at the risks which could happen, i'm not saying that everyone that sells their VB licence is a scammer but you really need to do all your checks, and satisfy yourself that you've reduce the risks as far as is practicably possible.

I remember seeing an excellent article which Princeton wrote on how to safeguard your transactions with other members.

let us know how you got on.