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0 pointsmegablast9y ago0 comments

So? You can still swap it out, or give him another box, or get your mate to dress up as a USPS man.

There is no 100% way to prove you sent what you say you have.

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kaybe9y ago· 1 in thread

How about sealing it with glitter nailpolish? Take a picture of the dried seal, it's nearly impossible to produce the same pattern again.

grkvlt9y ago

So, you (the scammer) does this but leaves the bottom of the box open, and then remove the item, and glue the box back together, with a brick inside...

This is the same (sort of) reason that mailing yourself something is not proof of anything, as you can mail yourself a bunch of empty, unsealed, envelopes, then seal them with whatever inside them at some time in the future.

WalterBright9y ago

100%? No. But I was sure to include his USPS badge in the photo, as well as the address on the box, and the background of the behind-the-counter post office. I figure it raises the difficulty of faking it substantially.

dragonwriter9y ago

Even legal process (especially civil legal process) doesn't rely on 100% proof to reach a result; it would be unreasonable for any dispute resolution procedure to do so.

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