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SOT: Job Description, Curious about this... |
Brando |
May 10 2007, 03:36 PM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
So I'm looking for a new job. Just updated my resume on Monster tuesday night and this morning I get an e-mail for something that looks like processing money transactions. Has something to do with managing e-bay auctions and taking payments. Here's the jist of the job description:
QUOTE - Collecting Local Payments When a buyer in the US decides to purchase an item through an online auction from our sellers he has the following payment options: pay pal, international wire transfer, international check, local certified check or local wire transfer. The quickest option of these is local wire transferring. Local wire transfers and certified checks are the options that the sales support representative will provide to the clients. - Managing Data Along with the payments received from buyers you will be receiving details for these sales. These details will include items sold, price, and buyer's information. You are to file and maintain these purchasing records and transactions. - Forwarding of the Payments Once you receive each payment you will be keeping 5% as commission and forwarding the rest to the seller or representative, whose information will be provided prior each transaction. It is crucial to complete forwarding of the payments in a time efficient manner. - Correspondence You will be submitting brief reports, weekly reports, and monthly reports. Weekly and monthly reports are to be done in Excel format and are to summarize all transactions completed within the week, or month. Here is an example of a brief report: Date: August 8, '06 Buyer: Laura N. Smith Item: Movado Watch Price: $ 1,921.27 Commission 5%: $ 96 Fees: $ 75 Total Forwarded: $1750.27 Forwarded to: Elisa Narenzo, Copenhagen, Denmark Reference Numbers: 23497839 - Fees, and Transferring Procedures All fees are covered by the company. The fees for transferring are simply deducted from the payments received. No client will contact you during initial stage of the trial period. After three weeks of the trial period you will begin to have contact with the buyers via email in regards to collection of the payments. For the first three weeks you will simply receive all of the transferring details, and payments, along with step by step guidance from your supervisor. You will be forwarding the received payments through western union, money gram transferring agents, or by wire transferring. Seems kind of fishy to me, their company seems to be legit. Correspondence so far has been a bit helpful. I don't like the idea of actually handling money, though. Whether it be through accounts being the medium puts a lot of liability on me. Even though I really don't have much of anything to lose, that's a lot of responsibility. If it's just processing the transactions that's one thing. How's this look from a legal standpoint? I've yet to have any experience yea or nea as to if this is a good or bad thing, that's why I'm feeling for input. The monthly salary isn't that bad for the equivalent of part-time work though. Thanks! |
smontanaro |
May 10 2007, 03:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,190 Joined: 3-June 05 From: Evanston, IL Member No.: 4,197 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Yeah, you're going to get crap like that from posting your resume on Monster and other big general purpose job sites. Looks like a scam to me. You'd probably get screwed from both sides. My recommendation is that you find more niche-oriented job boards which specialize in your skill set.
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sww914 |
May 10 2007, 04:04 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
I bet you'll end up paying out money before the paypals actually clear, or near the end of the time that the "buyer" has to dispute the charges, all of the sales will be disputed, leaving you out of all the money you collected, minus your "commission".
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SirAndy |
May 10 2007, 06:29 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,688 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
run ...
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grantsfo |
May 10 2007, 06:37 PM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
Run real fast
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SLITS |
May 10 2007, 06:38 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
I got the same thing as an email and immediately trashed it.
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Brando |
May 10 2007, 08:31 PM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
Thanks guys.
The application has a date with my shredder... |
DonTraver |
May 11 2007, 10:20 AM
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JB 914 |
May 11 2007, 10:57 AM
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Daddy! Finish my car NOW!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 26-September 04 From: Garden Grove, CA Member No.: 2,831 |
If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck.........it's a duck.
you can do better than that scam Brando. Good luck in your quest! |
ConeDodger |
May 11 2007, 11:17 AM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,622 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
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Aaron Cox |
May 11 2007, 11:22 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
be an OC sheriff's deputy.....
they are always hiring.... and skline did that as i recall. talk to him about it. |
SLITS |
May 11 2007, 11:25 AM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
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Aaron Cox |
May 11 2007, 11:27 AM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
and we need brando to bulk up and weigh more than 120 lbs soaking wet (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
dont want him to get pushed around by the gangsta's |
Brando |
May 11 2007, 12:23 PM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
be an OC sheriff's deputy..... they are always hiring.... and skline did that as i recall. talk to him about it. I did talk to him about it ... loooooong time ago. It's why I won't do it. Besides, do you want someone like me walking around with the power of a badge and a gun? Seriously? |
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