Selling items online (1 Viewer)

[Drunken knight]

Best ways to avoid the scammers/frauds?

... using FB marketplace for a few older items

Edit: trying to sell locally (armoire, tires, old high end stroller)

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Best ways to avoid the scammers/frauds?

... using FB marketplace for a few older items

eBay and Mercari are good options, depending on what you are selling (something that is shippable). You can check out sold items to see what your items have sold for. Fees are a bit steep, but I like it better than dealing with FB bros. And if you sign up with a postage carrier like stamps.com or pirateship, you can save $ on your shipping

 

[DA RAIDERS]

We’ve been over this. I’d rather light my crap on fire than deal with the lovely online shoppers.

 

[FairWarning]

If you are selling on eBay, have your settings so no one under 20 feedback can bid or buy.

 

[Chemical X]

Best ways to avoid the scammers/frauds?

... using FB marketplace for a few older items

eBay and Mercari are good options, depending on what you are selling (something that is shippable). You can check out sold items to see what your items have sold for. Fees are a bit steep, but I like it better than dealing with FB bros. And if you sign up with a postage carrier like stamps.com or pirateship, you can save $ on your shipping

i use nextdoor. items between $25-$100. pick up in my driveway, leave money in mailbox or don’t. just don’t touch me or look at me. like i work at a strip club.

 

[skol asylum]

Open a shop on DePop. List items as ‘vintage’ at higher than new prices. Profit.

 

[culdeus]

I'll swing by with a cashier's check tomorrow for $200 over.

 

[Keerock]

I've had really good luck selling on FB marketplace (2 cars, lots of furniture, lawn equipment, etc). Scammers are easy to spot and fun to mess with. It's like a little entertainment with my sale.

 

[Drunken knight]

I've had really good luck selling on FB marketplace (2 cars, lots of furniture, lawn equipment, etc). Scammers are easy to spot and fun to mess with. It's like a little entertainment with my sale.

2 items around $500, and the other around $250

Edit: may throw my car on there as well

fbg- let me know if interested: 05 cabrio M3 145k on it. still doing great

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Best ways to avoid the scammers/frauds?

... using FB marketplace for a few older items

eBay and Mercari are good options,

Really? That site always struck me as scammy. They routinely advertise items Im looking for at unrealistic prices.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

my family has used offerup for used lacrosse gear

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Best ways to avoid the scammers/frauds?

... using FB marketplace for a few older items

eBay and Mercari are good options,

Really? That site always struck me as scammy. They routinely advertise items Im looking for at unrealistic prices.

TBH I haven't bought anything on there, but have sold quite a few things, and it's been pretty smooth. Not nearly as much BS as eBay with non-paying bidders, etc., although fees are comparable to eBay, so I usually list items on both sites just for more exposure.

 

[beer 30]

I've had success utilizing eBay and Craig's List. eBay rapes you on fees but the process is pretty straightforward. Craig's List you always want to meet in a neutral public spot.

 

[Redwes25]

I have sold on ebay before and think it is generally the best of the options though it continues to get more and more buyer friendly which sucks. I definately agree with the idea of using settings to limit no or little feedback from bidding or buying on items.

 

[Courtjester]

Going to start selling here on Ebay starting 9/1. i am excited but really worried about screwing up shipping. I plan to start with my lower value sports cards. I having been watching a ton of TikTok videos to get tips and tricks. One of the biggest things that seem to be challenging are the people constantly wanting refunds and so forth. I am also looking at the Amazon arbitrage program that some seem to have a good deal of success with, but it looks time consuming and you need some liquidity to keep it up.

 

[General Malaise]

We’ve been over this. I’d rather light my crap on fire than deal with the lovely online shoppers.

Ha! This is how I feel. My daughter has a giant, pink Barbie Camper and wanted to list it for free. Two different people came to look at it and told me it was more used than they had hoped. IT IS FREE! What do you want from me?

Also, when did Goodwill get so choosey? I tried to take in a perfectly fine shop vac. Nope. Won't take it. I'm just going to leave it by a dumpster.

 

[Mookie]

I put stuff on the curb with a FREE sign and it's magically gone in the morning! if it has value, I've sold some stuff on FB Marketplace. EBay is a pain to me as my description (working condition, normal wear and tear, etc.) gets nitpicked and invariably leads to squabbles with buyers who thought they were getting brand new item. It's just not worth the headache.

 

[Courtjester]

We’ve been over this. I’d rather light my crap on fire than deal with the lovely online shoppers.

Ha! This is how I feel. My daughter has a giant, pink Barbie Camper and wanted to list it for free. Two different people came to look at it and told me it was more used than they had hoped. IT IS FREE! What do you want from me?

Also, when did Goodwill get so choosey? I tried to take in a perfectly fine shop vac. Nope. Won't take it. I'm just going to leave it by a dumpster.

When we put anything out for free, it is gone in a second. We put out a good-sized bookshelf and I watched a guy literally drag this thing by himself to his house a couple blocks away. He would pick it up and walk 4-5 feet and then put it down. I asked if he needed help, but he didn't speak English and just waived me off.

Goodwill has become a joke. Resellers line up outside before they open to go in and find things to flip. Goodwill in turn, ups the prices on items, which makes things too expensive for the people they were created to serve in the first place to afford. However, the real kicker is they have people in the back that go through the donated stuff and take out the high dollar items (video games, electronics, antiques and good toys) and send them to their auction division--where they get listed on their website.

 

[culdeus]

We’ve been over this. I’d rather light my crap on fire than deal with the lovely online shoppers.

Ha! This is how I feel. My daughter has a giant, pink Barbie Camper and wanted to list it for free. Two different people came to look at it and told me it was more used than they had hoped. IT IS FREE! What do you want from me?

Also, when did Goodwill get so choosey? I tried to take in a perfectly fine shop vac. Nope. Won't take it. I'm just going to leave it by a dumpster.

When we put anything out for free, it is gone in a second. We put out a good-sized bookshelf and I watched a guy literally drag this thing by himself to his house a couple blocks away. He would pick it up and walk 4-5 feet and then put it down. I asked if he needed help, but he didn't speak English and just waived me off.

Goodwill has become a joke. Resellers line up outside before they open to go in and find things to flip. Goodwill in turn, ups the prices on items, which makes things too expensive for the people they were created to serve in the first place to afford. However, the real kicker is they have people in the back that go through the donated stuff and take out the high dollar items (video games, electronics, antiques and good toys) and send them to their auction division--where they get listed on their website.

Isn't the concept of goodwill to raise money for charity not actually be a charity? That's the salvation army right?

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

We’ve been over this. I’d rather light my crap on fire than deal with the lovely online shoppers.

Ha! This is how I feel. My daughter has a giant, pink Barbie Camper and wanted to list it for free. Two different people came to look at it and told me it was more used than they had hoped. IT IS FREE! What do you want from me?

Also, when did Goodwill get so choosey? I tried to take in a perfectly fine shop vac. Nope. Won't take it. I'm just going to leave it by a dumpster.

When we put anything out for free, it is gone in a second. We put out a good-sized bookshelf and I watched a guy literally drag this thing by himself to his house a couple blocks away. He would pick it up and walk 4-5 feet and then put it down. I asked if he needed help, but he didn't speak English and just waived me off.

Goodwill has become a joke. Resellers line up outside before they open to go in and find things to flip. Goodwill in turn, ups the prices on items, which makes things too expensive for the people they were created to serve in the first place to afford. However, the real kicker is they have people in the back that go through the donated stuff and take out the high dollar items (video games, electronics, antiques and good toys) and send them to their auction division--where they get listed on their website.

This is exactly what I’ve noticed too. I don’t go nearly as often and I’m not there to flip things so it’s frustrating to see the jacked up pricing.

There was a pretty good one called 2nd ave but it’s been bought, they canned the hot young Latinas and replaced them with not so hot and not at all Latina. They also keep all the good stuff now.


I blame that charlatan, Gerry Vee.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Going to start selling here on Ebay starting 9/1. i am excited but really worried about screwing up shipping. I plan to start with my lower value sports cards. I having been watching a ton of TikTok videos to get tips and tricks. One of the biggest things that seem to be challenging are the people constantly wanting refunds and so forth. I am also looking at the Amazon arbitrage program that some seem to have a good deal of success with, but it looks time consuming and you need some liquidity to keep it up.

GL! I still sell some on eBay, and giving Mercari a go recently for trading cards. eBay has had the "ebay standard envelope" for trading cards < $20 sale price that comes with tracking number and is only like 60 cents. I use that and put the toploader in a thank you note from the dollar store. Have not had a return or refund request yet on any of those. Mercari just recently launched a similar shipping deal for trading cards, so I plan to use it also if make a sale over there.

 

[Fat Nick]

So I have to ask a question - hoping somebody has some insight. I've been trying to move some stuff using FB marketplace. It's bigger/heavier stuff, but cheap. Think old floor jack for $20, random kids stuff, etc., so I'm not shipping it. Driveway pick-up, mostly $20-$75 items.

Here's what I'm trying to figure out - and it's happened repeatedly to me when selling. I'm located about equidistant to NYC and Philly. It's ~1 hour to each location, but neither is what I'd call close. When I post an item, I inevitably get bombarded by "Is this available" posts from people located in Philly and NYC. I have replied to a few, and I usually say "It is - where are you located?" After that, most stop replying. I don't give away my info, I don't tell them where I am. What's the angle here? What do they get from this? Nobody is going to drive from Philly for a $5 "Caution - Kids Playing" road sign, so why do I get these?

 

[-fish-]

So I have to ask a question - hoping somebody has some insight. I've been trying to move some stuff using FB marketplace. It's bigger/heavier stuff, but cheap. Think old floor jack for $20, random kids stuff, etc., so I'm not shipping it. Driveway pick-up, mostly $20-$75 items.

Here's what I'm trying to figure out - and it's happened repeatedly to me when selling. I'm located about equidistant to NYC and Philly. It's ~1 hour to each location, but neither is what I'd call close. When I post an item, I inevitably get bombarded by "Is this available" posts from people located in Philly and NYC. I have replied to a few, and I usually say "It is - where are you located?" After that, most stop replying. I don't give away my info, I don't tell them where I am. What's the angle here? What do they get from this? Nobody is going to drive from Philly for a $5 "Caution - Kids Playing" road sign, so why do I get these?

why do you ask where they're located?

I sell some stuff on offerup and facebook marketplace. I now always end a listing with "I will not respond to messages asking if this is still available. If it's still listed, it's still available."

 

[Fat Nick]

So I have to ask a question - hoping somebody has some insight. I've been trying to move some stuff using FB marketplace. It's bigger/heavier stuff, but cheap. Think old floor jack for $20, random kids stuff, etc., so I'm not shipping it. Driveway pick-up, mostly $20-$75 items.

Here's what I'm trying to figure out - and it's happened repeatedly to me when selling. I'm located about equidistant to NYC and Philly. It's ~1 hour to each location, but neither is what I'd call close. When I post an item, I inevitably get bombarded by "Is this available" posts from people located in Philly and NYC. I have replied to a few, and I usually say "It is - where are you located?" After that, most stop replying. I don't give away my info, I don't tell them where I am. What's the angle here? What do they get from this? Nobody is going to drive from Philly for a $5 "Caution - Kids Playing" road sign, so why do I get these?

why do you ask where they're located?

I sell some stuff on offerup and facebook marketplace. I now always end a listing with "I will not respond to messages asking if this is still available. If it's still listed, it's still available."

I ask because 1) If they say they're from Philly or NYC, they're probably not really interested. I have had one time where someone was legit and drove from Brooklyn for $20 worth of old suitcases, but every other time, Philly/NY replies haven't been legit...and 2) If they can name a town nearby, I'm pretty comfortable they're legit.

I put the "I will not respond to messages asking if this is still available," and sometimes weed those out...but I still don't understand the nature of the responses. Is this part of some sort of phishing scam or just people being annoying?

 

[northern exposure]

So I have to ask a question - hoping somebody has some insight. I've been trying to move some stuff using FB marketplace. It's bigger/heavier stuff, but cheap. Think old floor jack for $20, random kids stuff, etc., so I'm not shipping it. Driveway pick-up, mostly $20-$75 items.

Here's what I'm trying to figure out - and it's happened repeatedly to me when selling. I'm located about equidistant to NYC and Philly. It's ~1 hour to each location, but neither is what I'd call close. When I post an item, I inevitably get bombarded by "Is this available" posts from people located in Philly and NYC. I have replied to a few, and I usually say "It is - where are you located?" After that, most stop replying. I don't give away my info, I don't tell them where I am. What's the angle here? What do they get from this? Nobody is going to drive from Philly for a $5 "Caution - Kids Playing" road sign, so why do I get these?

why do you ask where they're located?

I sell some stuff on offerup and facebook marketplace. I now always end a listing with "I will not respond to messages asking if this is still available. If it's still listed, it's still available."

I ask because 1) If they say they're from Philly or NYC, they're probably not really interested. I have had one time where someone was legit and drove from Brooklyn for $20 worth of old suitcases, but every other time, Philly/NY replies haven't been legit...and 2) If they can name a town nearby, I'm pretty comfortable they're legit.

I put the "I will not respond to messages asking if this is still available," and sometimes weed those out...but I still don't understand the nature of the responses. Is this part of some sort of phishing scam or just people being annoying?

I'd say just people being annoying.
Like people asking if you can deliver a free or low cost item. Or you have something up for a very good price and people offer less than half your asking price and saying they'll pay cash. Ex. I'll give you $10 cash. What other form of payment would I take exactly?

 

[-fish-]

So I have to ask a question - hoping somebody has some insight. I've been trying to move some stuff using FB marketplace. It's bigger/heavier stuff, but cheap. Think old floor jack for $20, random kids stuff, etc., so I'm not shipping it. Driveway pick-up, mostly $20-$75 items.

Here's what I'm trying to figure out - and it's happened repeatedly to me when selling. I'm located about equidistant to NYC and Philly. It's ~1 hour to each location, but neither is what I'd call close. When I post an item, I inevitably get bombarded by "Is this available" posts from people located in Philly and NYC. I have replied to a few, and I usually say "It is - where are you located?" After that, most stop replying. I don't give away my info, I don't tell them where I am. What's the angle here? What do they get from this? Nobody is going to drive from Philly for a $5 "Caution - Kids Playing" road sign, so why do I get these?

why do you ask where they're located?

I sell some stuff on offerup and facebook marketplace. I now always end a listing with "I will not respond to messages asking if this is still available. If it's still listed, it's still available."

I ask because 1) If they say they're from Philly or NYC, they're probably not really interested. I have had one time where someone was legit and drove from Brooklyn for $20 worth of old suitcases, but every other time, Philly/NY replies haven't been legit...and 2) If they can name a town nearby, I'm pretty comfortable they're legit.

I put the "I will not respond to messages asking if this is still available," and sometimes weed those out...but I still don't understand the nature of the responses. Is this part of some sort of phishing scam or just people being annoying?

I'm guessing just people being annoying. Everything I've sold on offerup I get 3-4 contacts that are just dead ends. I don't really get why. Most of the time they're not even trying to see if they can negotiate the price...just "is this still available" or a question that is already answered in the description or photos. Overall offerup has been better for me, but it could just be my area. Facebook for me is great for giving away stuff that I just want gone. People will come pick up just about anything.

 

[-fish-]

So I have to ask a question - hoping somebody has some insight. I've been trying to move some stuff using FB marketplace. It's bigger/heavier stuff, but cheap. Think old floor jack for $20, random kids stuff, etc., so I'm not shipping it. Driveway pick-up, mostly $20-$75 items.

Here's what I'm trying to figure out - and it's happened repeatedly to me when selling. I'm located about equidistant to NYC and Philly. It's ~1 hour to each location, but neither is what I'd call close. When I post an item, I inevitably get bombarded by "Is this available" posts from people located in Philly and NYC. I have replied to a few, and I usually say "It is - where are you located?" After that, most stop replying. I don't give away my info, I don't tell them where I am. What's the angle here? What do they get from this? Nobody is going to drive from Philly for a $5 "Caution - Kids Playing" road sign, so why do I get these?

why do you ask where they're located?

I sell some stuff on offerup and facebook marketplace. I now always end a listing with "I will not respond to messages asking if this is still available. If it's still listed, it's still available."

I ask because 1) If they say they're from Philly or NYC, they're probably not really interested. I have had one time where someone was legit and drove from Brooklyn for $20 worth of old suitcases, but every other time, Philly/NY replies haven't been legit...and 2) If they can name a town nearby, I'm pretty comfortable they're legit.

I put the "I will not respond to messages asking if this is still available," and sometimes weed those out...but I still don't understand the nature of the responses. Is this part of some sort of phishing scam or just people being annoying?

I'd say just people being annoying.
Like people asking if you can deliver a free or low cost item. Or you have something up for a very good price and people offer less than half your asking price and saying they'll pay cash. Ex. I'll give you $10 cash. What other form of payment would I take exactly?

venmo/paypal. some people don't want to do those because they don't want to give out information or don't want to have to report transactions.

 

[SWC]

We’ve been over this. I’d rather light my crap on fire than deal with the lovely online shoppers.

and hey fire is cool take that to the bank bromigo

 

[Fat Nick]

So I have to ask a question - hoping somebody has some insight. I've been trying to move some stuff using FB marketplace. It's bigger/heavier stuff, but cheap. Think old floor jack for $20, random kids stuff, etc., so I'm not shipping it. Driveway pick-up, mostly $20-$75 items.

Here's what I'm trying to figure out - and it's happened repeatedly to me when selling. I'm located about equidistant to NYC and Philly. It's ~1 hour to each location, but neither is what I'd call close. When I post an item, I inevitably get bombarded by "Is this available" posts from people located in Philly and NYC. I have replied to a few, and I usually say "It is - where are you located?" After that, most stop replying. I don't give away my info, I don't tell them where I am. What's the angle here? What do they get from this? Nobody is going to drive from Philly for a $5 "Caution - Kids Playing" road sign, so why do I get these?

why do you ask where they're located?

I sell some stuff on offerup and facebook marketplace. I now always end a listing with "I will not respond to messages asking if this is still available. If it's still listed, it's still available."

I ask because 1) If they say they're from Philly or NYC, they're probably not really interested. I have had one time where someone was legit and drove from Brooklyn for $20 worth of old suitcases, but every other time, Philly/NY replies haven't been legit...and 2) If they can name a town nearby, I'm pretty comfortable they're legit.

I put the "I will not respond to messages asking if this is still available," and sometimes weed those out...but I still don't understand the nature of the responses. Is this part of some sort of phishing scam or just people being annoying?

I'm guessing just people being annoying. Everything I've sold on offerup I get 3-4 contacts that are just dead ends. I don't really get why. Most of the time they're not even trying to see if they can negotiate the price...just "is this still available" or a question that is already answered in the description or photos. Overall offerup has been better for me, but it could just be my area. Facebook for me is great for giving away stuff that I just want gone. People will come pick up just about anything.

Literally never looked at Offerup...I'll have to check that out.

 

[wlwiles]

So I have to ask a question - hoping somebody has some insight. I've been trying to move some stuff using FB marketplace. It's bigger/heavier stuff, but cheap. Think old floor jack for $20, random kids stuff, etc., so I'm not shipping it. Driveway pick-up, mostly $20-$75 items.

Here's what I'm trying to figure out - and it's happened repeatedly to me when selling. I'm located about equidistant to NYC and Philly. It's ~1 hour to each location, but neither is what I'd call close. When I post an item, I inevitably get bombarded by "Is this available" posts from people located in Philly and NYC. I have replied to a few, and I usually say "It is - where are you located?" After that, most stop replying. I don't give away my info, I don't tell them where I am. What's the angle here? What do they get from this? Nobody is going to drive from Philly for a $5 "Caution - Kids Playing" road sign, so why do I get these?

I've sold maybe a dozen things (bed frame, old chair, kid's toy kitchen set, etc.) on FB marketplace. For every item I post, I'll get maybe 20 "Is this still available?" questions. I respond to every one of them with "yes" (even if you put the "don't ask me this, if it's posted then it's available" disclaimer, nobody reads the last line of an item description).

People do that because it's a way for them to bookmark the item, because it sends the seller a message and opens up a new messenger chat thread. So stay at home moms can fire off those questions with one click while they're browsing marketplace, then they can check back later to see if the seller responds, gauge whether it's a human, maybe the seller responds with a lower price, maybe they just ignore it because they kept scrolling and found a better chair to buy, maybe they mentioned it to their spouse who shot down the purchase so they never respond back, etc.

 

[PIK95]

I have been selling a few things on marketplace. Gonna throw some CD's up. Just trying to decide how to divide them up. Lots of five by genre is my first thought.

On a side note my buddies have been successful selling golf clubs and weights. Big demand for whatever reason.

 

[nirad3]

I need to figure out how to sell a TON of stuff that my Dad collected over several decades. I'm talking Hot Wheels, artwork, train sets, random collectibles, car parts, you name it.

I think some of the stuff can just be thrown on FB Marketplace for a few bucks, but a lot of the stuff has some serious value so I don't know what the best route is.

I'm tempted to just tell my Mom to call an auction house and give it all to them and get what we get. My Mom needs the money and doesn't have the time nor energy to go through everything piece by piece to sell. And quite frankly I don't have the time either but I do obviously want to help and make things easiest on her.

 

[glvsav37]

I need to figure out how to sell a TON of stuff that my Dad collected over several decades. I'm talking Hot Wheels, artwork, train sets, random collectibles, car parts, you name it.

I think some of the stuff can just be thrown on FB Marketplace for a few bucks, but a lot of the stuff has some serious value so I don't know what the best route is.

I'm tempted to just tell my Mom to call an auction house and give it all to them and get what we get. My Mom needs the money and doesn't have the time nor energy to go through everything piece by piece to sell. And quite frankly I don't have the time either but I do obviously want to help and make things easiest on her.

separate it by interest (hot wheels collection, train collection, etc) and photograph it. Then go find FB groups for those interests and offer "buy it all/make me an offer"

some groups won't let you sell, but if its collectables focused there are surely buy/sell groups out there.

you can also hire an offshore virtual assistant for $5-10/ hour to research some of the more valuable pieces and report back to you with basic value and this way you dont get screwed