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Your best bet would be to use some sort of escrow service, whereby<br />
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Party A arranges for Party B to pay Party C<br />
Party C holds on to the funds until Party B agrees that the work has been satisfactory, <br />
Party C then releases funds to Party A<br />
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There are many different companies that offer this service, an example of which is <a href="http://www.transpact.com/" rel="ugc">http://www.transpact.com/</a><br />
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Your best bet would be to use some sort of escrow service, whereby

Party A arranges for Party B to pay Party C
Party C holds on to the funds until Party B agrees that the work has been satisfactory,
Party C then releases funds to Party A

There are many different companies that offer this service, an example of which is http://www.transpact.com/ [http://www.transpact.com/]

M@

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Sure, take a look at <a href="https://www.escrow.com/index.asp" rel="ugc">https://www.escrow.com/index.asp</a>&nbsp;or <a href="http://www.innovasafe.com/" rel="ugc">http://www.innovasafe.com/</a><br />
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Sure, take a look at https://www.escrow.com/index.asp [https://www.escrow.com/index.asp] or http://www.innovasafe.com/ [http://www.innovasafe.com/]

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I wanted to setup sometype of an account where someone can pay (in advance) for services I perform online. &nbsp;For example, if I &quot;fix&quot; someone's pc out of state, I want to make sure they can go to a particular website and pay before I render the service. &nbsp;I, of course, would then verify that I've received such a payment and then contact the person on the other end. &nbsp;What services are available for this and what's the pros/cons about this service?
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I wanted to setup sometype of an account where someone can pay (in advance) for services I perform online.  For example, if I "fix" someone's pc out of state, I want to make sure they can go to a particular website and pay before I render the service.  I, of course, would then verify that I've received such a payment and then contact the person on the other end.  What services are available for this and what's the pros/cons about this service?

pay service for service

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