Quoted from bane:Let’s reason together.
I am fully in favor of caution.
Someone can be apprehensive about going to meet someone they don’t know carrying 5 figures in cash. This is reasonable.
Someone can also be concerned about transactions with check, credit, PayPal, Zelle, etc with someone they don’t know. This is also reasonable.
No need to pretend that one is much wiser than the other. There are legitimate concerns on both ends.
The “holier than thou” approach being vocalized here is confounding, at best.
All should recognize that there are legitimate points on each side.
Discretion is the better part of valor.
You have a point of view but offer no applications. I’ve always had cash, personal check and PayPal deposits if buyer wanted that.
If you want I will take pics of my license for buyer, I expect the same if they request mine. They are at my home. My dogs, my cars in the driveway. Etc. plenty of ‘evidence’ if things feel out of sorts, which they never do. I try to make folks, like yourself for example, feel welcomed and once we talk pinball it’s always obvious we are like minds.
At that point a briefcase of cash or wire transfer feels fine. Electronic deposit has been done via text or call weeks before, again, at buyers recommendation.
When you live 3000 miles away and cannot pickup is when we miss out on that face to face. Buyer cannot test or feel item, no dogs, cars in driveway, who the hell am I to them? Yeah, that’s nerve wracking.
Send a check, We will have to wait 2-4 weeks for final clearing, or wire transfer with no warranty clearly implied, I’m not a dealer.
Trust that you will get your shipping company to pickup what we discussed. Trust that buyer won’t ‘threaten’ over a bulb out in shipping 3000 miles cuz lies. Risk for both. I want a happy buyer.
When I placed my 30 grand ad for my MMRRE a few weeks ago I had all kinds of crazy and really nice. Pms here that I’m a scammer cuz zero feedback, cuz I don’t sell often. Sure. There’s a shit ton of posted info anyone can search out here with a 1/2 hour to kill about me.
As a seller don’t be lazy. Answer texts, send pics of whatever buyer wants.