???Safely Trading Gear Between Private Parties???

Sellers ship when they get paid so it’s up to them to ship or not. So far in the US, most people’s word still mean something and sellers would likely describe what they are selling correctly, and will ship as promised.

If Hungary is any indication though, as many enthusiastically would like to think it is, this will soon be over. Honesty will be the exception and not the norm.

Yes, this was somewhat political, but if it affects everything, it’s impossible to pretend otherwise

At times it can be easy .But at other times becareful. 

So I'm looking for solid intell on how to trade gear safely.

Trading is between 2 parties- no one can guarantee that the other will be ethical, reliable, honest, etc. Best we can do is to increase our trust by looking at their past performance and maybe dialog, still nothing is guaranteed.

I’ve thought about using TMR to eliminate selling to an uncertain 3rd party, but it comes with TMR fees/cost - nothing is free - people expect to be paid for their services