Local pickup for speakers - should I let the buyer in the house or use the the garage?


I got someone coming from out of town to buy some Focal tower speakers I have for sale. They are going to pay cash. I had the ad on usaudiomart (the buyer is a guest so no ratings). The guy sounds like a good guy (spoke to him on the phone). But I am new to this... should I demo the speakers (just to show they work) in my garage or is it safe to demo them in the house? Wasn’t sure the best practice for this. 

What do most do when having local pickup?

dman777

After you have talked to them on the phone and they seem ok, then look at what they drive up to your house in. if it’s an old beater, they look like they just got out of jail and they are buying thousands of dollars’ worth of gear maybe run,  if they drive up in a decent car/truck, dressed well etc, they are probably ok. I assume you have insurance. 

All of my customers drive a beater car, look like they have just gotten out of jail, and have a broken down meth still in the back seat. You don't need to always take cash, sometimes trade is fine.

Treat the buyer the same way you would want to be treated if you were him.  Remember, he thinks you might rob him.

Love the wannabe rambos living in the wild west here. what a sad state of affairs.