I'm trying to sell a couple of machines for the first time (did one previous trade, but selling is slightly different) and could use some advice. Note: I have several machines listed and the following questions pertain to different machines.
I have multiple decent offers on one pin, and haven't accepted any yet. More than one has already requested to "let me know the highest offer before you make a deal". Intuitively that seems unfair to the other bidders...I'm thinking that I either share all info with everyone and make it more like an auction (which seems a little scummy to me), or I just wait until I'm ready to make a deal and give everyone another chance to make a final bid (blind to any other offers). Other suggestions? Which is best way to handle?
For one pin, I have an interested party who lives too far for in-person pickup. They will arrange pick-up and have offered whatever payment option I feel most comfortable with. The Buyer is a Pinsider for more than 5 years with over 100 ads and over 20 sales listed. I don't run a business and I wouldn't want to setup special accounts for just this one transaction, so what is safest option to receive payment? The individual claims they will wait for payment to clear before arranging pick-up. Is a cashier check maybe the safest?
Also, the request from the Buyer looking to ship is to protect the rails, fold head down and wrap (which is normal), but then they suggested leaving the legs on and balls inside. The latter seems unusual and contrary to anything I've otherwise heard, should that be a red flag? Or is shipping with legs on safe with professional movers/shippers?