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Would you sell to someone with no feedback?

 A new member has offered to buy equipment from me using PayPal. He/she has no feedback. What precautions should I take before accepting the offer and posting the item???

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don_c55
1,025 posts
 
Use a credit card payment, with pay pal and you are very safe.

If the delivered product is not the same as advertised, or not functioning contact PayPal.

They will stop the seller account, until a there is a resolution to your satisfaction.

The seller will not charge you, or take back the product.

You also can file a fraud charge with the credit card company.
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lak
4,638 posts
 
I've had very good experiences using PayPal and selling two dozen different items to a variety of other countries (knock on wood).
I've even phoned PayPal to check on some buyers and PayPal was able to verify the account and activity on the account.
I'd be more concern if "I" was making a purchase from someone that had "no feedback".

garrettc
40 posts
 
I few well worded email exchanges can help you to judge the person's character.  Use Paypal always.  Ship only within the USA.  Take precautions if in doubt.  Remember, if you are not comfortable, you don't "Have" to sell that item. There are other buyers.
seanheis1
624 posts
 
Only ship to the PayPal address or you lose all protections
vindanpar
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What about advice for someone who wants to sell a couple of components but has no seller history. Will anybody buy from him as he is a first timer and has no feedback?

My only experience on audiogon is buying a pair of speaker demos from a dealer by wire transfer which went very smoothly.

Any tips for a first time seller or is this probably fruitless? As somebody said everybody at the beginning is a first time seller. You got to start at some point.


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