Selling Equipment and Craigslist
Dec 20, 2012 06:06:17 #
Sellers:especially on a higher priced item, a neutral place to meet with a friend or relative cash only terms. If you have a frequented connivence store that you have a re pore with the clerks they may help in verifying currency authenticity.
Buyers: Same
Buyers: Same
Dec 20, 2012 06:21:59 #
sirlensalot
Loc: Arizona
State your terms when selling. No shipping, cash only, whatever your terms are. I use cell phone and request text only. When a buyer papers serious, we will have a phone conversation to set up a meeting to exchange cash for goods. Yes, there seems to be a growing number of scammers out there. Most of them are very unskilled at their craft.
Dec 20, 2012 06:25:12 #
Knopless is right. You need to pay attention to the buyer's and seller's ratings on ebay. I use it but feel more comfortable on Amazon. Good customer service.
Dec 20, 2012 07:17:36 #
Gann0n8r wrote:
Craig's List is a swamp. Watch for 'gators and snakes. They're all over. BUT... you CAN get some good deals IF you watch yourself. And you can SELL, too, just be advised.. GET PAID FIRST. USE A BLIND EMAIL ADDRESS, and NEVER give them YOUR ADDRESS! Meet at a neutral location.
I've sold quite a few items on Craig s list...a bit of caution though, have them come to you, (not to your house or place of business), have someone with you at time of exchange.
Dec 20, 2012 08:06:02 #
Even when you find a "real" buyer, it is not uncommon for them to come to the transaction and tell you they are $10 or $20 short. You have to be prepared to either give an unexpected discount or to walk.
Dec 20, 2012 08:09:13 #
Croce
Loc: Earth
I find Craig's List to be worthless. I am not one to be scammed being a very aware individual. Blurry gives good advice but aside from that I find that even if you post a completely described and nicely photographed article you will be pestered not only by scammers but would you takers as well. No matter how many times you use the word FIRM and no matter how fair your price. I will not use Craig's List any longer. Beside all that you get exposure to a very limited local market. Not the best for selling used and especially sophisticated photo equipment. I think Craig's is a PIA and I am not the most patient guy. I suffer fools poorly. There are many fools offering to buy on CL.
Dec 20, 2012 08:16:45 #
I have used CL locally for buying and selling photo gear. I will only buy/sell face to face and I've done pretty well. My work experience gives me a very good BS detector, so after a phone conversation with the seller/buyer, if I don't feel right about it then no deal.
Dec 20, 2012 08:31:21 #
I have sold iPhone and camera on Craig's List without any problems. I did get lots of odd requests like trading my camera for someone else's camera, but in each case I sold to someone local who met me in a public place with cash.
Dec 20, 2012 08:41:13 #
Wahawk wrote:
Selling on CraigsList for me would require "Cash Only" and meet at a local McDonald's, Hardee's, etc to make the exchange during a reasonable time of day!
I've sold 2 cameras thru craigslist the same way. If they talk that cousin junk I just ignore them and if they can't meet and do the deal in person, goodbye. Has to be local with cash in hand.
Dec 20, 2012 08:48:43 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
I've bought and sold on CL without regrets. ditto on all the other good advice offered here on the subject.
Dec 20, 2012 08:50:39 #
joehel2 wrote:
Even when you find a "real" buyer, it is not uncommon for them to come to the transaction and tell you they are $10 or $20 short. You have to be prepared to either give an unexpected discount or to walk.
I had that happen, one guy told me he was 10 bucks short (Sunday morning) he traveled about 45 miles so I knew he had it..we met at a convenience store and I told him there was a mac machine inside....he says oh! wait I may have it my truck....low and behold, got my price :)
Dec 20, 2012 09:00:57 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
quote=rmarmaro I have recently upgraded to a full... (show quote)
Blurry is correct. I speak from experience. Sheepishly I admit that there is an A330 Sony living with the lions in Nigeria. A fake PayPal site was the trick. Craigslist? Cash only, no shipping,,,,, No Problems.
Dec 20, 2012 09:09:41 #
rmarmaro wrote:
I have recently upgraded to a full frame camera an... (show quote)
I have bought and sold items on craigs list. You just need to sell locally that way you are sure to not be scammed. The other way is to sell using paypal as you would be protected by paypal. You would be getting your money up front so sending your camera anywhere would not matter as though money would be in your account before having to send. Yes, you can get a lot of scam offers,yet if you request paypal payment you would be okay. Doesn't matter where you go to on sites like these,you can get scr***d ,ebay or where ever,just make sure you use paypal as your payment option and include paypal fees in your payment options. Just my advice here as I have purchased and sold many numerous items over the years. Tim
Dec 20, 2012 09:13:00 #
Gann0n8r wrote:
Craig's List is a swamp. Watch for 'gators and snakes. They're all over. BUT... you CAN get some good deals IF you watch yourself. And you can SELL, too, just be advised.. GET PAID FIRST. USE A BLIND EMAIL ADDRESS, and NEVER give them YOUR ADDRESS! Meet at a neutral location.
I second what GannOn8r says here about using email like yahoo or gmail. That way you won't get spammed on your regular email. Tim
Dec 20, 2012 09:45:07 #
I have had great success with craigslist, but always meet in neutral location and cash only. There are scammers out there, but lots of honest folks as well.
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