How do I pay?

@kjohn1234,

You can use Escrow.com to complete the sale. There is a small fee involved but atleast this gives you peace of mind against any possible fraud or defective merchandise. 

https://www.escrow.com/learn-more/how-escrow-payments-work/how-escrow-payments-work

If seller refuses to accept payment via escrow, I would walk away from this deal. 

I came across a seller who had a great price on a Shunyata Research Triton v1 and typhon.  He then made up excuses on why he didn't want to use paypal and said "I'll just send them to you and when it arrives, send a check".  Weeks went by and after a few calls he ghosted me and then I saw it listed again at the same price.  I reached out and asked what was up?  He then face-timed me showing his mansion and finally said "We are humans and you are going to have to trust me and just send me a check and I will ship to you".  Mind you, he had three feedbacks from four years ago - I figured he was couch surfing at his brother's pad and tried to milk me out of $2400.  Gave me a good laugh.

@lalitk +1

escrow.com is a great service but doesn't cost any less than PayPal. It seems to run about 3% as well. If the seller will not pay for one or the other service, and it makes financial sense,  offer to pay the fee yourself. If seller still says no, run!

I don't like using PayPal to sell expensive audio components and I usually don't ship anything expensive or heavy either. I'd rather the buyer come to my house to see if the item works/sounds right for him and then pays me cash. I've had people drive 1000 miles to pickup and 150lb turntable and 150lb speakers because even with the original boxes, I won'y ship. 
Paypal is for the buyer most of the time and if the buyer receives the product and doesn't like it, then he can go to PayPal and request a refund and usually get it.
When I ship overseas, the buyer must use PayPal friends and family because once the product leaves the states, I don't want to be responsible because of customs

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