New accounts w/ Gary Romani
03-06-2010 | 07:23 PM
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Hey guys, i was just curious why Gary is now requesting for a scanned copy of a credit card and drivers license/ID's for new accounts. has anyone recently set up that kind of account with him? wonder why they started that system....
03-06-2010 | 07:44 PM
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I think he had a deal/sale go wrong and this is a security measure he now has to take to protect himself/his sales...
03-06-2010 | 07:45 PM
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Seems like someone was on here talking about it a few months ago. I imagine our friend Gary got burned and has had to implement this to protect himself.
03-06-2010 | 08:27 PM
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He's been requesting that for at least a year now. I too had to submit a copy of my DL and CC when I bought my 166 from him last May. Transaction went real smooth. It's just another way for him to catch/prevent fraudulent sales to his team.
03-07-2010 | 03:00 AM
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You are right. Last time I ordered parts from him I asked why he needed the copies of ID and CC. He told me his parts department got burned with a fraudulent CC.
03-07-2010 | 03:08 AM
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Yes, Garry has asked for verifying documents for new accounts for some time.
Seems to me that with Identity theft happening all around us it's not a horrible practice to adopt. I realize it's annoying and imposes more work on honest people but we're the ones who pay the extra/higher price to offset the losses from fraudulent transactions.
Buyers should think about the same or similar practices when buying from someone they don't know!
Seems to me that with Identity theft happening all around us it's not a horrible practice to adopt. I realize it's annoying and imposes more work on honest people but we're the ones who pay the extra/higher price to offset the losses from fraudulent transactions.
Buyers should think about the same or similar practices when buying from someone they don't know!
03-07-2010 | 03:33 AM
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totally agree with you.
03-07-2010 | 03:38 AM
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I was exchanging emails with him a few months back but he never mentioned anything like this. well' guess he really needs to place this system for everyones good.
03-07-2010 | 03:40 AM
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03-07-2010 | 03:43 AM
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