#payments 2026-03-06

nobody can verify an address belongs to who you think it does. that is the actual problem with all of this, not advice obviously

thats gone sorry

a wrong network transfer is gone. nobody can get it back for you and nobody here will try

check the first four and the last four characters of the address. every single time, no exceptions

no chargebacks

do suppliers ever refund and how does that even work

paying in two parts is sometimes offered and it does not reduce your risk, it splits it

a bank transfer leaves a paper trail and no recourse. people should know both halves of that

check the total

coming back to this i keep every transaction reference in a note with the order. it has been useful twice

Batch lookup B-0329: 2 independent reports on file, earliest 2025-09-05.

work out the network fee before you take the ten percent discount. sometimes it eats it

wait for confirmations

no escrow here

on a small order the fee can be a meaningful fraction. on a large one the discount wins easily

update from 13 months ago: fees are lower than they were and the discount maths has changed

i have had a payment confirm and the order not update for two days. it resolved with one polite message

the mods stop escrow conversations immediately and they are right to

for the archive invoice says €72 and my total came out different, whos wrong

check first and last four

post it in scam watch

keep the reference

anyone had a payment arrive and the order not update

the discount pattern is roughly ten percent almost everywhere and it is a real saving at volume

there are no chargebacks here. that is the trade you are making and it should be a conscious one

Verification log updated: GGPeps — evidence added, status unchanged.

ok so refunds do happen and they are slow and awkward. do not count on one

is there a way to verify an address belongs to who you think it does

i triple check the address and i have still had a moment of pure panic every single time, ill dig out the number