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Lindsey: how do you accept payments in craigslist? that also is the reason why i chose craigslist to sell. i had prospective buyers but they're not from my area. i only deal locally and cash to avoid scammers. by the way most of my "buyers" are obvious scammers. im just thankful im not an idiot. but how can you tell that you're not being scammed?
I have only dealt locally and only accepted cash from people. If I were to deal with someone through the mail then I could still use Paypal. I refuse to go through the BS of accepting checks even if I do hold the merchandise. On Ebay I offered to accept money orders but only from two sources, Walmart and Amscott because I can go in both places and get my cash right there, they can verify the money order on the spot and pay out rather then depositing in my bank account only for it to come back as a fake money order.
I have had a couple emails about things I have listed on Ebay that were pretty clearly someone trying to start something along the fraud line but for the most part my use of Craigslist has been very agreeable.
Anytime anyone here decides to have a garage sale, list it for free there, you can even add a couple pictures of what your selling for interest.
Actonbell, thank you for the information about Directv, I will check out their website. I live near Orlando, I would think they would have a training center there.
Be cautious. I have worked for some of the companies listed in the section called "Cash In Your Creativity", and they did charge fees and were total scams. If it's appropriate, I'll post the names of those companies here. Somebody let me know?
There was someone that emailed me about a couple companies and I did remove them. Please let me know so that I can take them off the list. I have not had personal experiences with every company on the list. I have only researched them in forums, books, and other sites.
But I've worked with a small amount of them.
Aside from that, can someone who does crafts explain how these craft companies work? I'm interested to know. When you inquire and they send you a kit. You pay for it and then make it up with assembly jobs?
I'm stumped? Don't really know how to tell craft scams.
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There was someone that emailed me about a couple companies and I did remove them. Please let me know so that I can take them off the list. I have not had personal experiences with every company on the list. I have only researched them in forums, books, and other sites.
But I've worked with a small amount of them.
Aside from that, can someone who does crafts explain how these craft companies work? I'm interested to know. When you inquire and they send you a kit. You pay for it and then make it up with assembly jobs?
I'm stumped? Don't really know how to tell craft scams.
The way they scam you is by selling you a kit to start making their product.
Looks innocent and lucrative enough, but the way they get you is by making their standards impossibly high and rejecting lots and lots of work, often unfairly. They are deceptive or at least unrealistic regarding the amount of money you can make, because in order to do the work to their standards you have to put in so much work that you're lucky if you come out with a couple dollars an hour as profit.
I've tried this about ten times. Once, I got paid for the work that passed their inspection -- about half of the product that I sent in. They sent back the rejected work. That's about as honest an experience as I've had with crafting at home. The other nine times were scams.
What I find to be the best way to make money crafting is by putting your own things on sites like Etsy. There are a couple of similar listing sites on the resource list you've provided, Tina, which look pretty good to me.
I'm sure there is a real and lucrative opportunity out there to work at home doing handcrafting for someone else, and when I find it, I'll shout it from the rooftops. Until then, I advise that you look very carefully at opportunities which sound too good to be true, because they are!
Thanks so much... I never really believed in most of the work home assembly jobs either. I haven't paid for a kit but like you said, it's how they make their money. By ripping you off. It's crazy. I really want to start making my own stuff to. I'm going to have to go about it the business way like through Etsy or selling wholesale to local companies.
Here's another fun read that is chock-full of leads and ideas, from ABC news: Tory Johnson's Tips
Tory Johnson runs the Women For Hire website, and both have a well-established reputation for honesty and no-BS work-from-home help.
*Go with the Pros...Steer clear of ANY home-based job offer that insists on an up-front investment, and remember when applying for Any job that Identity Theft is the fastest-growing crime in the US: Leave the SSN off your resume until after they say "Yes", and the "credit-check required" scam can only fool people seeking payroll positions.
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I found different ways toi make money online! I'm making a web site where i show people how... but is not ready yet, so for now, if you are still needing some money, let me know
I'm interested. Just post it here or send a direct message to those with interest.
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