This post follows my other recent one about a scam attempt when I listed a backpack on FB Marketplace.
Getting to the point ...
I don't sell much, hence I was pretty shocked by FB Marketplace experience. It seems to be a haven for loons, shonks and time wasters. A genuine response to a sale post seems to be a rarity. Completely different to dealing with Ozgolfers here.
Anyhoo, my backpack sale worked out okay in the end. Sold to a guy. But at pick up, we were generally chatting about FB Marketplace. He said that he never lets buyers know his home address. At that point he was standing in my garage. He said that one time when he was buying something for $4.5k cash, he was that concerned about the buyer's bona fides, he armed himself with a knife to go to the exchange point. That concerned me. One of the other enquirers had wanted to meet me at my closest train station for the transaction and claimed he didn't own a car, only a skateboard. Visions of being being bludgeoned by an ice-head at a train station car park arose.
So, I'm curious. How do seasoned Ozgolf hoes go when selling on FB Marketplace? What's your go-to procedure to ensure you don't get ripped off or unwittingly invite "Charles Manson" around to purchase your item?