5 Signs Of A Scam When Selling On Facebook Marketplace
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If you’re in the reselling business, you will deal with scams from time to time. When communicating about items and payment, it’s always better to take a minute to slow down if things are starting to go off track. If you have a gut feeling that something isn’t right, it probably isn’t.
We’re going to dive into five common scams you might see if you are selling on local apps like Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, and Craigslist. These are the most common ones we have dealt with throughout our reselling career.
Scam #1 - They Ask For Personal Information
Right up front, a scammer might ask you your email or phone number, but don’t give them all your personal information.
If somebody's reaching out and doing that, typically any of these marketplaces they are going to set up a meeting point with you to where you can meet up with them. Message them in the app, stay in the app. Don’t hand out your address or phone number. Be on the lookout for people trying to get too much information from you.
Typically if someone does want to connect with you via telephone, they’ll reach out and give you their number. We don’t share our number unless someone has reached out and said, “Hey, this is my phone number. You can contact me to set up the arrangements.”
Stay on the platform as long as you can.
Scam #2 - “I Sent You Payment”
Sometimes they want your email so they can “email you a confirmation” of payment, which means they’ll send you a photoshop of a payment and it’s not really in your account.
We actually had someone try that and the guy got on the phone with me. It was the only time we’ve had a scammer get on the phone. He sent me a PDF or a picture, that he sent payment and the payment was coming my way. But my bank account didn’t have it so I knew it was a scam. Until I see it in the account I won’t send the item.
People are going to extreme lengths to scam people so just protect yourself and be careful.
If somebody does want your email address and they're trying to pay you through Zelle or Venmo while you’re meeting in person, make sure you have the app open and see the money come through before you hand over the item.
Scam #3 - Gift Cards
Don’t ever buy gift cards to release funds. They’re not sending you legit money; they’re just trying to get money from gift cards.
Some people will tell you, “Hey, go get me $200 in gift cards and I'll give you a thousand dollars for this item, but I need $200.” And just know it's a scam. Anytime they're trying to get you to buy gift cards when you're trying to sell something to them, stay away from it.
Scam #4 - Wanting To Overpay For An Item
This usually happens when you first list something and one of the first people to message you is a scammer. If you have an item listed for $200 they might offer you $500 or $250. Anytime they’re offering something extra for the item, it's usually a big red flag.
They’ll ask you to hold the item while they send you the money and will have someone come and pick it up once the check clears. They’ll ask for your bank account info for the cashier’s check. Stay away from it.
I know if I want something, I'm not paying more than I have to. Typically I'm offering people less money than what they're asking. The only time it might happen legitimately is if you have a super hot item and someone wants to pay you $20 extra or something to get prioritized as the buyer. And they’ll usually want to meet up with you right away so they can get it. They won’t ask for your routing number or other personal info.
Scam #5 - Family Picking It Up
Number five is, “My cousin's uncle's brother had an emergency, so somebody else is going to pick it up.” This one is also probably tied into gift cards. If someone else is picking it up, it’s a red flag. Not always true, but generally. If it’s a furniture item, maybe they actually need to have someone with a truck pick it up. But usually people will meet you and pay for the transaction there.
When you hear phrases like emergency, you know it’s probably a scam. Or if they’re on the ship in the middle of the Atlantic, that’s probably not real.
Trust your gut. If it doesn't feel right, get somebody else's opinion.
Once you start seeing scams, you can recognize them. It really only takes two or three messages back and forth and then you're done and you know it.
I know how to spot a scam, I don’t know how to find legitimate people to buy my items 😫
Where are you selling?
😅😂 I hear you 😂
Go out in public. They’re out there.
@@Leik2487like that’s easy😂😂
Cash only otherwise no go and sell local 😂
I once had a person say their brother would pick up the item and that they would pay with Zelle. I told him, Zelle your brother so he could bring cash. Crickets.
Just had someone from germany say this exactly and his son would come pick up up and asked if i take zelle
nice response!
don't do it! haha
What's the scam in that? I don't understand.
@@FunkyBananaBear I'm curious too...unless it's the typical thing where they intentionally overpay you (by a little or a lot) and then ask for a refund (in which case, you'd have to send their own zelle/venmo/cash app a brand new payment from your account) and then a few days later, you get an alert that the original payment they sent you was removed because it was from a stolen/hacked account. So you are out whatever amount you "refunded" them for and will never see that money again since they will have withdrawn their money immediately after you sent it and be long gone. You could open a case, but there are very little protections in place for these types of local sales, which is why Facebook suggests you go through their payment portal only. (though the seller loses a percentage that way and payments take longer to go through, so it's less appealing)
I only sell or buy on marketplace local. My city has even set up “safe spots” to meet at police department - fire stations etc…I also only deal in cash deals only!
cash only! yes!
Absolutely agree.
Me too and meet at your local police department
I’ve had a large influx of buyers that “need my phone number so they can send me a code to make sure “I’m real and not a scam” so stupid.
I’ve gotten the same messages when selling stuff on the fb marketplace… I usually respond by asking them if their whore mother still does that thing where the monkey does her from behind and she spits his goo out of her mouth….. That usually ends the conversation…
That’s a bad one, typically they are creating a Google Voice account with your phone number and your name will be linked to that account. They will then proceed to use that Google Voice number to scam other people.
Yeah I kept getting people that were acting like they were interested in buying something but then ask me for my phone number and whenever I said "I can just talk to you on here the messenger app" they stopped replying. Now I'm trying to ship something but I have so many questions like why won't FB let me ship stuff, how to you get paid, and how do you set it up so you can ship all over the country?
If they want a phone nunber, give them your Google Voice nunber. Their whole scam falls apart since you can't set up a fake Google Voice account using an existing Google Voice nunber.
I found if I put in the post, cash only, no payment apps and will only communicate through messenger, the scam messages pretty much go away.
we've recently noticed that more too. Facebook is also starting to hide potential scammers when they detect them so that's a start.
Excellent suggestion.
Yep - cash and carry.
Brilliant idea! Thank you for sharing it with everyone ❤
What denomination cash notes????
Cash is king period! Any other form of payment using online applications is a no no. You as the sender/receiver are not protected unless you pay for the service which makes the whole buying and selling aspect more expensive. Anyone has the ability to cancel and refute a transaction even if it has been cleared. Disputes like this happen all the time which in most cases both parties accounts will be terminated even if fault wasn't yours. Stick with cash! My 2cents.
Agree with use cash!
I only do cash and local pick up
Me too@@Leik2487
@@FleaMarketFlipper Buy a marker that can detect counterfeit cash, a youtuber said he got scammed with fake money. The pens are sold at Staples.
Cash only no shipping. Sold several items this way with no problems.
Set up the meeting in a safe place and accept cash only. Period! The scammers all drop off once you say that.
police staion is the best
Def almost got scammed trying to sell my couch when I was moving. The whole “ I’ll have someone pick it up, I’ll email you the check and you can upload it to your account” was a huge red flag, but it didn’t hit me until later before I almost agreed to it lol. Always trust your gut 👏🏾
Glad you didn't get scammed! Definitely trust your gut
They did dat to my son and scammed him of a $1000 😭
I’m selling my couch now and after 5mins of posting it two buyers have messaged it. Both said that their oldest son will come pick it up and they will only do bank transfers or paypal. I turned down both as I said cash only upon pick up. It’s easier and secured to do it that way.
So sorry for your son. $1000 is a lot of money.... 😢
@@ellagracelle1871 Listed a refrigerator today - got some real interest. The one that was not real started with - Is the fridge good? I said as listed. He asked - what is your best price. Yah - I told him I have l have lots of interest. Said OK = then he said if I took Vemo and another service and will have his sister pick it up. - I said no. Started arguing with me Why, - - Yup the scam is real. I sold ot to a person in town.
Thankyu so much you just saved me from a scam I just started selling stuff on Facebook marketplace so thank you for the help
I don't understand how anyone is getting scammed. It's almost common sense. You receive payment, before you release the item to them. If you are the seller, why are you purchasing gift cards in order to receive payment from the buyer? Come! On! It's a cash transaction. Keep it simple!
People aren’t very smart overall. Have you turned on the “news” lately. They just sold everyone an extra flu shot for no reason
Some of the scams only require you to input a code.
Beginners ignorance, eagerness to sell & unfamiliarity with process, trusting an untrustworthy site, believing if it's Local pickup, the Buyer needs more info- tons of reasons people blow off common sense 🙄
Thank you very much for these warnings on scammers. They're all a bunch of scumbags, but they do have to be recognised and avoided if possible. You two are great!
Phew almost got scammed before watching this, this really saved me thx so much
Glad it could help!
Guys you emphasise getting paid in cash. Can't the cash be counterfiet?
Thx, Rob and Melissa every tidbit of info you share with us, makes us all safer, and more likely to be successful.
Thanks for watching!
I don't buy / sell much but when I do I meet at a public place. I don't want them to come to my home, and I don't want to go to their home. Could be scoping me out, or could pull some shit and there's no witness.
I've been trying to sell a brand new iPad for 2 weeks now. It's been nothing but scam attempts (everything you guys said happened) and I just sat back and laughed. I thought for sure I could sell this thing in a day and still, I sit here trying to sell it lol. I'm probably going to throw it up on eBay, I'm pretty much done with Marketplace, there is just too much drama (same as CL)!
It definitely has gotten worse over the years. eBay is probably the better place to sell it
It is a pathetic joke. The are so many profiles selling power tools and bikes and cupboards and all sorts of crap with obviously fake profiles yet every time I have reported one nothing is done or if I do get a reply it is that nothing is wrong. Its a joke.
What about if they say they will pay you Zelle to hold the item, they did pay. I received the money. They say they may come today or another day. Now, No reply
I totally agree with you !!This guy had an African accent with a picture of a Caucasian man with a St.Louis Cardinal fan
Heck I'm giving things away for free and these people always try to contact me till I say let's meet at the gas station. Then crickets.
Thank you for the information. I had a scam just like what you were talking about today and it really shook me up. I rang my son about it and he identified straight away that it was a scam, so I didn’t respond to the scammer from then on. Thanks for putting the information out there.
You can always tell it's a scam or scambot when you get dozens of immediate responses with the same form letter question.
You’re i just got bunch of them today
Not even sue how they can do that since bots are supposed to be violation of erms/policy. Ai should be deleting those accts at 1st attempt
Here in Germany, they're always trying the DHL/UPS/Amazon pick up scam so much, It's really annoying. I was trying to sell some furniture and I got like 5 messages right away trying to pull this stuff on me.
I just replied to the last guy (with the other ones I didn't even bother) "bro, you're like the 5th scammer that has tried that on me today. Get a real fucking job". He read it and didn't even bother to reply. 😂
They almost got me with DHL😂
Yes, the same in the UK, latest one is wanting to pay by paypal, they then collect the item and complain to paypal, saying it was not posted or it was faulty so they can get their money back!
GOOD ON/ FOR YOU ...! ' GET A FU**** JOB...." those ' thieves ' over in India and Pakistan........notwithstanding, NO MORE...
The other thing they want your email and phone number for is they will try to log into your Facebook account and when Facebook texts you a code to reset your password the scammer tries to get you to tell it to them telling you it’s a payment confirmation code or whatever. They want to lock you out of your own account to use your account to post their own scam ads
They literally said that at the beginning 🙄
Had a scammer say he needed my email, to verify a Venmo payment, which I thought was weird, but being new to selling I gave it, then he sends me some weird email saying I need to upgrade to a business account because of account limits. The whole time none of this activity was actually happening on my real Venmo account. I told the dude to give me cash or the deal was off. He says, “Laugh. You can’t be serious.” 😂 I say, “Yep, sure am. Bye scammer.” The cash response sure weeds out the frauds. Wising up to these people so hopefully no more mistakes going forward. Thanks for this video!
I had the same thing happen to me about the business profile. Wanted me to call this “Venmo support” number that they provided. Confirmed with areal Venmo support was in fact not a thing.
Zelle goes by your email or phone number which ever you want to go by. Apparently you can generate a QR code to send to people like Vemo
I'm about to start selling stuff on Facebook Marketplace. This was helpful.
Be careful with Facebook Marketplace because I got scammed, when I was trying to sell a sofa and didn't even realise until after I had made the transfer. And this was a couple days ago. Luckily the bank reimbursed me as it was the very first time I've been scammed and been beating myself up over it since. Normally I'm good at avoiding these kinds of things but I think I must've been having an off day but let's just say: 3rd party transfer site and holding fee etc.
I just got scammed today as a buyer. I was trying to buy a riding lawn mower on marketplace. The seller asked for a deposit to hold it. I sent him $50 via Zelle and he said he would contact me after work, 5:00. About ,6:00 i checked my phone because i hadn't heard from him. All his portion of the conversation was removed because it violated community standards. The listing had been taken down. I don't know if I have any recourse.
Call your bank and dispute the $50
I have multiple items of furniture listed on FB. I've received 3 messages on a couple of items first asking if it's still available. When I answer yes, they reply that they want to buy it (they don't negotiate) but they're busy with work (always the same line) and they will send TNT or Amazon deliverers to pick up the item and pay me with 'liquid money' - (do they mean Cash?). Anyway, I haven't gone further with these conversations as I'm not sure if it's a scam. The red flag for me is that they are 'very interested but they are busy with work'. It just seems odd that they use the exact same line.
YES I have 4 of these all at once. They all said the same thing but in different ways, and ask slighly robotic questions like "Where's your location" and "I can have my ____ pick it up." The ones you received, do they have BW photos with slightly bare profiles?
It's a scam. Delivery drivers to handle cash. Unless they work for Loomis.
Thanks for the video👍 All u said in the video is true n seen people like this a lot in recent times. Fed up with selling items in marketplace to strangers.
This is really helpful - thanks!
You need to cover the six digit code request scam where they want you to give them the six digit code that was sent! BIG SCAM!
Thanks for a great video, I'm in the UK and selling any thing on Marketplace is a nightmare! I will only ever accept cash and that does help keeping the scammers at bay. I also find anytime I buy anything on line (only ever from reputable companies) I am bombarded with scam emails! Thanks again, and stay lucky
Cash is king!
I just listed a drafting table and I put in the description I DO NOT REPLY TO IS THIS AVAILABLE. And they still reply with that generic message. So many scammers have replied to start off the conversation. Aready had someone that had just joined Facebook and asked for my number and their husband was going to pick up. I said Nope. Messenger only and I deleted the message. I also get people clicking on the button that says Offer. I accepted the offer and then nothing. I ended up deleting the message too. Scammers
I Just tried selling for the first time recently. Not a great experience. Just very annoying. All people interested first in buying, were foreign names and from a newly created " Group" with newly updates photos, NOT an actual personal facebook account..which I thought was strange. I wasn't sure if people do that for privacy reasons or not when buying but seems sketchy to me. Then noticed that was the first thing they were trying to do was get an email or cell number. One gave me there supposed cell and wanted me to text them, (again trying to get my cell #) I looked up the number and it was on the other side of the country. I told them all communication was to be done through facebook messenger and Also that I noticed that the number they gave me was from another state way across the country. Then not another message from them. Then got some non-foreign messages from the same newly created group thing. I just started ignoring messages until someone sent one from an actual established account, that wasn't just created so that I could view the profile and kind of check them out at least, . Then some seemed legit but after asking if available and wanting me to deliver it to them when it clearly state local pickup, Who the heck has time for all that nonsense! I don't know if I will continue to try selling things on there.
It definitely has gotten worse. It’s why we prefer to sell on eBay
Any chance of getting off of facebook and creating a alternative online classifieds to buy, sell, trade and post wanted listings? It's too much work to get on here and established only to have facebook ban or block me from their buying/selling groups while allowing many of these spammers and scammers to make many hundreds of thousands of posts. Makes me wonder if facebook has some partnership with them. Did I violate facebook's policy by blocking obvious spammers or scammers?
I just had someone text me a "verification code" that they wanted me to text back to them "for their security" and this was a local pick up only item. If Google hadn't messaged me saying this code is a scam, I would have fallen for it. Now I don't know how they could have used that code to scam me, but I'm guessing it was a way to get gain access to my phone. Now let me say that I did leave my phone # so they could call me. That may have been a mistake.
The scammer was trying to set up a Google phone number with your data so they could co-opt your email. They simply needed you to give them the 2-step verification code that Google just sent you. This will be your worst nightmare to try to get out of.
@@asinheaventhey need my email address to do that right?
What if you’re shipping, what is the best payment method?
What about if they joined Facebook this year? I feel like that’s a red flag.
Hard to say. I only set up my fb account this month because I want to use local marketplace (having a baby). Just have to use your best judgment I guess.
I was dealing with a scammer and unfortunately I didn't realize they were until I gave my number and email 🤦♂️
First time on your channel. I am downsizing and planning to sell some stuff so I thought educating myself will be the first step. Just wanted to let you know how pleasant it was to listen to you both: at no point, neither of you tried to go over the other as you see these days on most couples (meghan and Harry, etc.) it was nice to learn of your expertise and experiences, thank you!. ps. I know you are very proud of your family, and you should be! but if I were you, I will remove the picture behind you where the faces of your kids show .... there are many weirdos out there :-(
Thanks for sharing... good info! Im getting ready to list dome items.
Love your shirt bro!
thanks!!
Had 4 out of 5 scam attempts today. Only one seemed ok. The envolope scam seems popular. And also im sending my dogs cats uncles pigeon to pick up. Lol its nad out there !!!! People are doing this. Its sad in away so many think that way. 😮
Decided to only transact and ship through facebook. Hope that will eliminate most of the scams. Hopefully.
Scammers ruined Facebook marketplace. I stopped selling there 2 years ago after for every sale I made I had to deal with about 7 scammers.
I sell on but only cash and local pick up.
good job advising but just because there are hoops doesn’t mean it’s a scam . i’m deployed so can’t do pick up so my family does the pick up but payment goes through paypal or some insured source
Unfortunately, it's only secure for the buyer but not the seller. Sadly due to scamming, you'll probably need to start sending whoever is picking something up for you the cash in advance to do so and be sure to explain that to the seller. They'll know by your Facebook page though if you're a "professional scammer" or not by your friends or lack of. Thank you for your service 🙏 Sincerely ✌❤ 🇺🇸
Thank you so much for this video, its very informative. my first time selling on fb marketplace
Thanks for watching! Hope it helps!
Great info, thank you!
How about if they pay with fake cash? 🤷♀️
The biggest one is when I am trying to sell the phone and they are offering me extra to come to there house, I always try to meet them at the bank or somewhere crowded
we always meet at a public location.
If private sellers had to upload a photo of a government issued photo ID held next to their face that should help to reduce the number of scammers on Facebook Marketplace.
Ha that would be a good idea
Good idea , but would they fake that to.
I had someone overpay for an item off of Craigslist and when i went to deposit the check into my account, the clerk caught it. Otherwise I'd have fallen for sending them the difference.
So what info do you give them so they can pay you thru pay pal?
I only except cash in person. sellers are trying to scam buyers also, this happened to me this morning and I did not go for that BS
Cash is king!
Not always we can't generalized
Because I do only cash and local pick up I have always success with good buyers honesty is the key.
item 1: have you ever heard of burner phones? Scammers use them too.
I'm sure they do
Yes cash only,but theyre r counterfitters out there ,keep 1 of those' money marker pens with u . Even when having yard sales.🙂
Having heard of so many scams going on Facebook by folks who just trusted the instructions of the scammer makes me wonder how many of those being scammed are first time victims.
Why are they so gullible to believe total strangers our mother, fathers on down telling us "beware of strangers" over and over until we left home for our own reasons?
The complicated way they use to get you to believe you they are legitimate is (to me) a huge problem with me.
Is the population of gullible people that big that con artists can make a good living scamming people who are easy targets?
Best thing about your message is your shirt but i like your advice thanks
Can a seller see who viewed their item? I never asked anything about the item they were selling, I merely viewed the photo only. I then received messages and photos sent to me from them. I had no idea they could see who viewed the items. I haven't opened any of the messages.
CASH CASH CASH AND PICK UP ONLY weeds out ALL the scammers.
Thanks for the tip I was selling some shoes but i had just seen and heard about this on your video and couple people texted me about my shoes but they wanted my number and verification code
Don't pay or accept money outside of the app. Cash in person at a safe place is also fine.
yep!
Almost fell for this scam today 😢
Same here
You guys are awesome. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
How can you prevent the shipping scam as there is something I want to buy which is way to far from we’re I live and my only option is shipping so is there anything I can do to avoid it?
I just had a car on marketplace. It was a total waste of my time with people from other states saying they were interested when they knew I was in another state. I’ve sold stuff in the past but it seems now it attracts idiots and scammers.
There are a lot of tire kickers on there! and scammers. But sometimes you can sift through it and find good buyers
I have someone that said they want it but want to pick it up tomorrow but pay me now so i can mark it sold but wants my email address so they can pay "buyer and seller protected as a business deal"... No matter what i say to them they just keep saying that same thing and say they need my email to send thw money
Had one today want to send someone tomorrow - I said - first one here gets it.
I've even had one guy try to pay me with a credit card, because he was low on cash, before coming to collect an item. He was very insistent and finally gave up because I'll only accept cash. Due to new banking rules in Australia banks can withdraw fraudulent funds any time up to six months after the event. Hence, any form of electronic payment is a risk, you don't know where the funds came from.
The ship one is a classic, I've heard that one before., lol. Or cousin will pick it up or they'll send their driver, ho hum.
I had a guy show up 2 hours late to my office to pick up an arcade machine. He knew it was cash only. He's being fidgety and looking around a lot. The buyer says he doesn't have cash but wants to look at the machine anyway. I say no and he gets irate, hitting the front door to my office.
I was scammed today and I sent a venmo payment but I am trying to delete messages from messenger so they dont have mailing address. Can you help?
Thank you for sharing
My account will always says pending with Zelle is that ok? Have you also used FB pay?
I almost got scammed. Unfortunately gave out my info but figured it out when I saw the email.
glad you didnt go through with it!
It's the opposite for me. Trying to buy stuffs, but no real seller. 😂
Should you meet someone to sell your item if they have a fake profile is that something to worry about
Thanks for the helpful tips!
I was selling a 1950 Engine and 1 thing led to another.. In the end I got Junk and he got my 1950 Desoto.. a confidence man. can and seen my engine and didnt want it after all.. he offerd a bass boat W trailer and 60hp 4 stroke outboard... seen my Desoto and wanted to deal on that.. same offer of the boat and said will pay extra diferance. Droped of the boat and loaded the car.. I gave the title for it.. engine and trans was out of the car and going to come back for it and also bring a rider mower since engine was 2 syscle not 4 to amke deal better.. and also to bring title for the boat trailer. never came back.. blocked my calls.. will not answer my messages.. I got trash and $100 for a $2000 vale car!! Nothing I can do! :(
Yeah, I had someone send me a text telling me they lived locally but I should disregard the phone number shown (across the other side of the country). Then they asked me to call them at the number they provided to talk to an associate about coming to pick up the product the next day or the day after that. I looked the persons name up and there wasn't anyone with that name in that town and there wasn't anyone with that name from the location of the phone number area code. I did get some info that the persons name was big with the marxist society in this country, from about 80 years ago! I think that's how they wanted to capture my phone number.
This is not necessarily a scam it is false advertising I don't know how many times I've just skim through the curb alerts or the items that are free only to waste my time reading the whole article and looking at the pictures and they put in the description box how much money they want for each item when the beginning of the advertisement for their items is listed as free is it to draw customers in because I'm almost ready to just drop marketplace for my searches
This drives me nuts too!!
I love your shirt ✝️ helped me to hit subscribe to your UA-cam channel Thank You
awesome! Glad to have you here!!
I only accept cash because of scams
Think of it as junkmail. Just throw it away. Sometimes it kind of looks like real mail but inside it is junk mail. Just block and move on.
If they give any scammy signs I just block em.
Now the only scam that gets through is I have had a person take the item sold for 20 and they took theirs and someone else’s item and left 5$
What do they do with your address if they ask for it?
I also put a block on them after I turn the post into Facebook. Then third step is leave group then delete. Tells them ya know their deal.
Yes, absolutely! Get them off your pages 👍
Love you my brother the person just got me. I’m selling i13 pro max he asked me for email and he sends £15 for the postage but it’s an email and it’s says when you will give the tracking no. You will get the money straight away in your bank account. What do you think will it be real or fake.
Amazing guys, u two r very helpful
People are a trip!! They make you not even want to deal with people. There are so many scams.
most regular in my countrie is that the buyer want to send cash by someone , but still want me to pay for transportinsurance in the second message LOL
i usualy write back when they tell about the cash that they should not forget to pay for transport insurance, then they dont answer back 🤣
I tried selling on marketplace for the first time. A person messaged me with a group that she made, with my items selling title and my items picture.
Lol.... I see now why I didn't get the item. I made some of these mistakes, but I honestly wanted the item
thank you
This guy took a video time stamp of a small tv working, which seems legit on Facebook. He keeps messaging me when I pick up the tv even tho I tell I don't know yet. I've never had a seller do this. Usually, they just try and say someone else coming to buy it or are just cool with me not having time to pick the item up. Feels off to me.
Looking more and more like selling should only be either cash in person or through Paypal (on the spot and not pending)... Is this a good strategy.?I just got scammed on marketplace my mistake (which was stupid of me) was buy it on a money request message on FB, Yes, it was meta, but nothing was exhibited as the purchase. If hee had bought through Marketplace as an item, thee would be records,shipping, etc...but I was stupid.
How do I prevent all ads from other users of Marketplace from showing on my FB feed? Thanks.
𝐕𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 I'm relieved that you're out there fighting these thugs. We must take all precautions to protect the elderly and the general public from these despicable scammers.
Remember folks, if you’re buying an extreme amount of gift cards, you’re probably being scammed. Unless you’ve made a 100% conscious decision on your own accord that you wanna buy yourself like a few grand worth of gift cards for yourself or something, you’re being scammed.
Super practical information. I would like vid from buyer perspective
Search it up, there's plenty of them to watch.
I got large heavy stuff to sell like a wood chipper so they have to come to my house to load it. I have sold stuff and met them somewhere but I can't do it with this stuff its too large and heavy. I've been a kinda of chicken to use Facebook Marketplace having people meet me at my house.
I took a truckload of mowers to the flea market but I didn't have time to show them to customers because I sell electronics and I was too busy. Trying to sell mowers at the flea market was a failure probably because I was alone with no help. I probably should have put fuel in them and let them idle because people asked about them all they wanted to know was if they ran because they looked like they were wrenched on a lot with parts from other mowers, that's because they are. I used to do lawn maintenance.
i was selling my pc and mic but i recieved messages asking for my number so i just blocked them
When I sell anything I always ask where they live and their surroundings
Thank you kindly, really helpful 👍💋
Just had someone have someone else pick up but it was a cash only deal, so good to go. Lucky, real money. I have some fake Chinese $100 bills, if you do not look closely, would fool you.
Thannk you so much for this
For shipping on fb marketplace do I have to ship the item physically or can someone else ship for me. Honestly I'm not interested in shipping. Or is there a way to sell without shipping