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Selling towers - keep getting bad actors/scammers when doing local pickup only.

I have been trying to sell my tower speakers on US Audio mart. I don't have the patience to package them up and mess with freight shipping. So, I advertise them as local pickup only and I set the price pretty cheap. But, the 2 serious buyers I have gotten seemed to be bad actors/scammers. I would catch details that lead me to cancel the arrangements before they happened. 

I guess it's a bad idea to do local pickup only when selling audio equipment? 

dman777
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bubba12
469 posts
 

@larsman I have sold a pair of speakers for 11k cash. $850 is nothing and I would rather not deal if someone is AFRAID to carry $850. I was laughing. C’mon man.

rccrccrcc
1 posts
 

If cash is an issue, how about a cashier's check?

devinplombier
835 posts
 

If cash is an issue, how about a cashier's check?

Forged cashier's checks are all over the place. Of course you can call the bank to verify. Oh, it's 6 pm! The buyer was held up in traffic

referee1
15 posts
 

Unfortunately, some items are too much for a cash transaction. If possible meet the person at his bank with the sale item and have him go in and get the cash or bank check. It’s a safe place to do a transaction.

chrisoshea
472 posts
 

I'd go with craigslist for those sales. Make sure you take cash only and if the gear is small enough, meet the buyer in a public place such as a coffee shop. For large speakers, yes the garage is a great idea to keep strangers out of your listening room/rooms.

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