The biggest way that a buyer can scam you from what I have read is that they file a INAD and then you the seller have to pay for the shipping back to you. And they may not even send the same item but a broken one of the one they bought from you.
Some people have theorize that they use it as a way to bookmark / save your listing.
Every one of my FBMP listings includes this:
If you meet the criteria, you can give a partial refund of up to 50% off if the item isn't returned in the same condition you sent it.
This is exactly my process for using market place. Cash only clears most of the scammers. The rest is just to handle unrealistic or rude people that want to jerk you around. Sorry, at this stage in my life, if it’s not a simple transaction, I have no interest. I also meet at a local restaurant. Not interested in people coming by the house. I tell them to message me when they’re there. I’m literally 1 minute away. It’s a restaurant attached to our condo complex.
Sold two cars on Marketplace the last few years. You would no believe the BS I had to put up with. Scammers and low life's.
I’m in the market for a bike- what do you have?
So the buyer needs to haggle before seeing the item? or based on pictures and descriptions? Sold a few cars back when and would have people call and offer silly reductions in my price before seeing the car. That didn't sit right with me.
Yes, exactly. I"m not talking about cars. I'm talking about simple items, not things that need close examination or test drives. Just the same as the Best Offer feature on ebay. Potential buyers can send me an offer for less than my list price which I can accept or send a counter offer. They can't buy the item and then try to negotiate the price.
I buy and sell a lot on Craig's List in the past. I had good experiences. Lately I am more of a seller and I take the business to the Nextdoor site. Usually I offer the item for free but had too many no-shows; so I place a small nominal value (e.g. $10) to the item and it's usually gone in a couple hours. Further, I found a lot of scams on Facebook. I always had good luck with Ebay for big ticket items.
2009 Suzuki DR 650 with 14500 miles, basically 1 owner. Have a guy coming by today thats very interested. Also have a 2011 Road King Classic but the wife wont let me sell it.
Nice bike, very sellable and I’m surprised you had a problem selling. Too heavy for what I’m looking for. I’m looking for a reasonably priced 2-3 year old Beta RS 500. Hard to find! Good luck with the sale.
Yes, all income is reportable. ebay, Craigslist, Facebook, whatever. It all gets reported. That doesn't mean you'll owe any taxes if you were just selling off personal items for less than you paid, but it's all reportable.
Wow, he is lucky! This is a real possibility selling stuff. A kid in CT was selling his Mustang, two guys came to look at it and test drive, while out testing driving it, they killed the kid, dumped his body and off they went. You need to be careful
I am no longer on FB but when I was using FBM, I would state in the ad that anyone who was interested should PM me. Any ""Is this still available?" messages were completely ignored. If someone has any level of serious interest, they will take the trouble to message, and perhaps also ask a question about the item. If they can't be bothered to do that, then I cannot be bothered to waste my time replying to a generic "Is this still available?" message,
I put this in my ads; they still ask. I just sold an ebike after having it listed since December. It was clearly described with model number and year, but I got asked how old, was it still in warranty, and how much power it had (which was the only detail not in the ad).
