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

@larsman Between Two Friends why would one not accept cash.

Same as Friends will happily chink their glasses to the Toast Cheers to the point that the force is creating both drinks mix into each glass.

Trust is the Biggy, the individual (Buyer or Seller) when doing 'face to face' with unknown individuals,  has to shape their encounter to the point they have looked after their interest and welfare. 

If 'pindac' contacted about a sale item, there is an element of trust, simply due to the idea the name is quite familiar. If 'no forum history' or 'feedback history; contacted, the difference in trust between 'pindac' even though not known and the alternative 'no forum history' is vast and will be unsettling for quite a few individuals who have concern for their welfare.

Non Friends for the Seller - No Cash Reduces Risk - No Bogus Bills slipped into a Wad of Money!!! 

Non Friends for the Buyer - No Cash reduces Risk of Getting Robbed !!!

Non Friends for both Seller and Buyer - Bank Transfers are Instant - Monies are showing in accounts in seconds - A Transfer is as fast as counting the monies and feeling notes for texture and print fade.

Non Friends - Asks Females how Vigilant they are when in a Public Place where Drinks are part of the culture.

Individuals with an interest in self gain, have been spiking drinks with fatal potions and inebriant accelerants for Centuries.  

@allenf1963 Thank you. 

At the end of the day, I don't disagree with you. Arguably, the vast majority of the population are decent folks who don't present any risk to me, so I treat everyone accordingly, while looking for signs in the background telling me that maybe a particular person is the exception to the rule and I should be concerned.

Besides... audiophiles are routinely taken in for thousands of dollars, though not by gunmen.

The OP should clearly not be selling speakers for local pickup.  Full stop.

If I were the buyer and arrived at your home being treated like a potential criminal, I'd walk.  

The guy spoke to you on the phone and is paying cash.  And you avoid the risk of shipping the speakers.  He's doing you multiple favors.  

The comments around guns and phones on standby with the 9 and the 1 already dialed are just killing me.

There is risk in life, you can’t be afraid of everything, besides it’s probably a much bigger risk driving your automobile.