BST advice - selling to brand new member?

Leon · #1 04-08-2023, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Belfast1933

Hello all

I just received an offer on a card I am selling in BST from a brand new member here (literally, joined yesterday).

He sounds like a nice young collector but is there any way to ensure I don�t slip into some scammer risk by giving him my PayPal name? He�s willing to pay F&F. (I have a lot, maybe too many 🤣 posts here!)

Any thoughts selling to a brand new member here? Any other way to check via Ebay of other card pages like Facebook?

Thx for sharing advice/experience

Jeff

I think you did the right thing by PM'ing me. I picked up the phone and called him. He picked up and sounded ok. Trolls and scammers don't have good phone numbers IF, and they almost never do, have one at all on file. A huge red flag.
No one that has PM'd me for a reference has gotten scammed yet.

That all said, there is no history so you still need to do some due diligence on new trading partners.

Please keep being careful!!

.

nwobhm · #2 04-08-2023, 03:28 PM

Payment in the form of a USPS Money Order. Cash at USPS counter. Ship item. Done.

chalupacollects · #3 04-08-2023, 03:32 PM

Ther is a FB group you can run his name against called Sports Card Scammer Tracker. Search the page by name for any known FB issues...

G1911 · #4 04-08-2023, 03:42 PM

If they are paying you F&F before you ship they are taking 100% of the risk and should be checking up on you. I can�t see how this could possibly work against you.

Belfast1933 · #5 04-08-2023, 05:01 PM

Thx all.. as always, Leon goes the extra mile and I felt good about it.

Done deal. Thx again, all

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