• sparky1337@ttrpg.network
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      8 months ago

      I’d say out of the 30 things I’ve sold, I’ve only ever had problems 3 times. 1 was a car, 1 was a specific and expensive vehicle part, and another was a phone.

      They were an absolute nightmare to sell. So many people agree on price/time/location and just never show up. I refuse to deal with any account that is newer than 3 years and doesn’t have at least some content on it.

      It’s just not worth the hassle.

      • variants@possumpat.io
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        8 months ago

        I had that issue with Craigslist, people would say they are coming to meet at a certain time then when I message them to confirm. They don’t want to anymore, I’ve had some good sales but all the low ballers and flakes is just annoying so I switched to ebay. It has the problem of having to ship things but getting those free flat rate boxes from usps made it much easier

      • Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        8 months ago

        I’ve heard all of the horror stories from these marketplaces. When I went to buy a mini fridge I had the cash literally in hand when I knocked on the door so they could see I wasn’t trying to mess around with that, took a quick glance to make sure the fridge was on and working and just handed the person the cash, picked ul the fridge and left with a thank you. Easy peasy for us both.