Quoted from poppapin:I feel the same way, but more concerned with receiving payment. What steps to avoid getting scammed when you don't know the person.
Checking a pinsiders feedback is a good start. I think Vid or Force posted a whole thread on how to not get scammed.
I like shipping personally. Does shit sometimes go wrong?-yeah but shit can go wrong anytime your moving a pin hundreds or thousands of miles.
I just want to thank all those who ever worked with me on shipping a pin. Without them a lot of us pinsiders are straight outta luck getting the pin we want in the right condition. Thats also without waiting half our lives for it to show up on craigslist locally.
The 4 hour pickup window is a pain but if you have a motivated buyer they can request an "on-time" pickup window of an hour or two. It does cost more but thats the price of convenience.
I've had a few close calls but all my pins have made it to me safe. Its the arcade cabinets that don't get blanket wrapped that get damaged all the time. Side and corner gouges everytime.
