I've used this a couple of times now with relatively small orders to try it out (<£15) and so far had consistently good results. Deliveries have been almost immediate with 25-35% off.
The first time I got a delivery though I was out for the day and somebody else took the order in and by the time I got home in a couple of hours the buyer had already raised a ticket, contacted support, had a little conversation with them and submitted proof of delivery. Which certainly added something of an element of 'pressure' to further orders. Immediately opened it, confirmed and such when I actually did get in though and it all worked out fine mutual good feedback and such.
Plan to continue using the service
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One question I did have is what about returns and such? At one point I bought a "whisper quiet" air filter that may well have been "whisper quiet" for use in an industrial manufacturing plant but sure as hell wasn't for a bedroom. Called bullshit on it, youtube video as proof and such, sent it back got my money back. How would that work through purse? Say I bought a new phone that immediately burst into flames within 2 months and I needed to kick off at Amazon over it? As that wouldn't really be anything to do with the buyer or remotely their responsibility? This is the only thing stopping me from going for bigger orders as I feel I am potentially losing my protection to a degree
Wow, wish people were more patient. I try to leave a message on the order page for the bitcoin buyer to see, if I'm away from home and won't be able to confirm delivery quickly. I've never had a problem, probably because of that habit. (I try not to place orders when I have a trip coming up, but sometimes orders take a while to fill and something comes up.)
As for returns, the one time I had a problem and needed to return an item it worked in my favor - not only did Amazon take the item back, they credited my regular Amazon account rather than asking me to do something funky involving the purchaser. And since it was a "gift" they apparently gave me the highest price the item had been listed at in the last couple months, which was ~30% higher than the price my purchaser actually paid for it. So add that to the discount I got at Purse in the first place and I made out like a bandit on that one.