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Business Evaluation Services online purchase shop

August 29, 2011 04:03PM
Has anyone done the online purchase shop for Business Evaluation Services where you buy a highly priced item on a well known auction site, have it shipped to your house, and then ship it to another address?

I'm thinking of signing up for it, and I just wanted to see if anyone else had done one already, as that's a lot of money to be out in case something goes wrong.


Edited to fix spelling error in company name.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/29/2011 04:04PM by roxygirlie1021.
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August 29, 2011 05:23PM
Just be careful. If you think it is worth to sink XXX dollars for X or low XX dollars in fees, go for it.
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August 29, 2011 05:28PM
Well it is high XXX, but the payout is mid range XX, and there is no shop report, just buy the item, take a photo and send it back out. According to BES, I will have my money back within a week. The scheduler mentioned that others had done this in the past, and that they had received their payments quickly, so I just wanted to see if any of the "others" are members of this forum.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/29/2011 05:28PM by roxygirlie1021.
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August 29, 2011 06:10PM
I don't know about the shop or item's return, but as far as payment, from my experience, BES does pay. However, be forewarned that they pay slowly, 45 BUSINESS days from the date of the shop, not just regular days.
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August 29, 2011 06:12PM
I am doing one. For this type of shop they are paying in a week.
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August 29, 2011 07:31PM
I'm doing one.

Fortunately, the reimbursement and payment is being handled outside of their normal payment schedule. They're paying manually, not making shoppers wait.

nicelytwicely Wrote:
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> I don't know about the shop or item's return, but
> as far as payment, from my experience, BES does
> pay. However, be forewarned that they pay slowly,
> 45 BUSINESS days from the date of the shop, not
> just regular days.
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August 29, 2011 08:01PM
Oh, that's good. Hope they pay as promised.
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August 29, 2011 11:24PM
I am doing one too. I kind of like these different shops. I set it up to pay with my rewards credit card so its like a double dip for me.

Liz
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August 30, 2011 01:15AM
Yes, between the fee and the eBay Bucks, it's a sweet deal. I used Bill Me Later, which gave me an extra 3% back in eBay Bucks. ...If only we could keep the purchase, too! LOL I'm happy with my real and virtual money, though.
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August 31, 2011 09:52PM
I am doing two. The hardest part of the shop will be to explain to my husband why we cannot keep the items, since he has been begging for one for quite some time. Like waving candy in front of a baby.
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August 31, 2011 09:55PM
Thankfully the instructions state you have a choice of Paypal or a cheque. I cannot remember the threshold amount for paypal before they take a percentage. That would suck.
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September 07, 2011 05:58PM
Anyone gotten paid for this shop yet?
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September 07, 2011 09:13PM
Not yet.... My returned item would not have made it there until yesterday. My second item was not even sent my way 'till yesterday.
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September 09, 2011 11:12AM
Odd. GFK is offering a shop that sounds eerily similar -- for basically a quarter of the BES fee.

No thanks.
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September 09, 2011 06:26PM
The client is likely trying to get more variety among the buyers. Too bad they don't realize that the same shoppers contract with multiple companies.
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September 10, 2011 03:11AM
My item was received by the client yesterday. Last night I had a personal phone call regarding pay preference. I was told it would be Monday. Tonight about 7 I got the paypal email that I have been paid and reimbursed. Nice.

Liz
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September 12, 2011 12:14PM
Emma the scheduler was great to work with. I'll gladly do another one.
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September 13, 2011 10:11PM
Wow. The second item arrived to its destination yesterday, and I had paypal today and I get eBay bucks, too. Darn right I would do this shop again!
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September 14, 2011 02:15AM
Got paid within a couple of days withing mailing the item back.
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September 14, 2011 01:52PM
I got my check within 4 days of sending the item. I have to say, this was a great shop, and BES was great to work with. Wish I could have done more of them!
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