Trading high dollar items - How do you protect yourself??

[Ratman]

Does anyone have any suggestions when making trades here on the classifieds for decreasing your odds of getting taken? I have made small trades and just checked the persons feedback, history etc and worst case I am out 20-30 bucks if it goes south. But if you are trading something more expensive like $200 or so...well I know trust goes both ways but it makes me really nervous.

Comments, suggestions?

 

[thinkingaboutit]

That's why we have verified members. If you want to go farther, find someone you both trust and pay double shipping and have that person send both mods out?

 

[rosesense]

Pay at Paypal using a credit card.

 

[kalison]

Honestly it's hard to say. I will rarely do a trade with high end items, however it happens all the time and very little backlash happening in the classified.

I will usually ask to call them or do some more chatting via PMs, I like to get to know who I am dealing with.

I also agree with the idea of sending the items to maybe even another trusted member and once they receive both, they send them along their ways. Still risky, but more comfort.

 

[Butters78]

I allways enclose a couple mints and spray the package with CK1.

 

[thinkingaboutit]

I allways enclose a couple mints and spray the package with CK1.

I have no idea how that is relevant, but it made me laugh.

 

[WNCmotard]

It's just one of those things really, that you just have to trust people at some point. The community here has been so generous to me that honestly, I doubt I'd have any issues trusting 99.9% of the people here at ECF. Most of the purchases I have made have even had extras thrown in with them, again, just goes to show how much the ECF community is out to help each other stay off the analogues, and that we're all in this together. I'm taken aback by it at times truth be told, compared to most of society at large.

 

[kalison]

I have no idea how that is relevant, but it made me laugh.

I think its one of those things where they would feel more guilt if they decided not to send out their end of the trade.

 

[thinkingaboutit]

I think its one of those things where they would feel more guilt if they decided not to send out their end of the trade.

They know it is a real person on the other end. They either are honest, or they aren't. Mints don't change that.

 

[kalison]

Disagree.

I think if there was some sort of conscience there, a little extra human touch could be enough to ensure no funny business.

Doesn't have to be mints either.

 

[Butters78]

They know it is a real person on the other end. They either are honest, or they aren't. Mints don't change that.

It doesn't hurt!

~does a little dance~

 

[Racehorse]

Ratman, like any other online purchase, pay w/credit card, etc.

I don't know if when I order $100 worth of juice it will come either. Right?