All wonderful reasons not to use a bank transfer or cash app to buy parts. There is ZERO buyer protection when you do that. Scammers won’t typically accept PayPal for that reason. Even if you pay the fees yourself, that 3 or 4% fee comes with the ability to file a complaint and get your money back.
No, PayPal isn’t perfect either, but if you pay the fees on a merchandise transaction you do have methods to get your money back if the seller is a scumbag. If you sent cash via an app or even a bank transfer you’re SOL.
If someone messages you here about someone else’s parts and wants a cash transfer it is a scam, plain and simple.
