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I can't imagine buying or selling most high-value items on Amazon: the buying side has already been covered in various places (https://seliger.com/2017/01/09/to

I can't imagine buying or selling most high-value items on Amazon: the buying side has already been covered in various places (https://seliger.com/2017/01/09/tools-continued-careful-buy-amazon/ https://seliger.com/2017/01/09/tools-continued-careful-buy-a...). I've sold cameras and lenses on Craigslist, which can have its own challenges, but never one as expensive as an A7R IV.

koolba 7y ago
At least on Craigslist you can restrict the sales to meatspace. Asking to meet on the steps of a police station does a great job of filtering out scammers.
- Ididntdothis 7y ago
  And you can ask for cash. They can’t ask for a refund of that.
  - cortesoft 7y ago
    Sucks as a buyer though, if the item turns out to have issues (or it was stolen).
- wozniacki 7y ago
  I haven't listed on CL in a while and was surprised they started charging flat rates for even listing small gigs. ( ~ $10 ) Are those local-selling apps any better in quality of transactions? Letgo, Offerup etc.?
- csharptwdec19 7y ago
  Yep. When I used to sell bikes/parts on CL, my rule was anything over 200$ I would only do in-person and locally (Besides, any full bikes in that price are probably too expensive to ship.) And frankly, If it's something you have a hobby doing, you can wind up meeting some people who share your interests. When I sold a Mountain Bike to a guy we wound up meeting in front of a CVS and just shot the shit for a good half hour after the sale.
cortesoft 7y ago
I spend tens of thousands of dollars on Amazon every year, buying everything from electronics to groceries to paper towels, and have never had any issues that were not resolved to my satisfaction.
- ghufran_syed 7y ago
  Yes, you're the buyer. As the discussion above mentions, Amazon is biased in favor of the buyer, possibly for good reason
  - CamperBob2 7y ago
    Which is why his/her comment is a valid response to the GP, who said (paraphrasing) "I can't imagine buying or selling expensive items on Amazon." There's not much need to worry about buying on Amazon.

koolba 7y ago

At least on Craigslist you can restrict the sales to meatspace. Asking to meet on the steps of a police station does a great job of filtering out scammers.

Ididntdothis 7y ago
And you can ask for cash. They can’t ask for a refund of that.
- cortesoft 7y ago
  Sucks as a buyer though, if the item turns out to have issues (or it was stolen).
wozniacki 7y ago
I haven't listed on CL in a while and was surprised they started charging flat rates for even listing small gigs. ( ~ $10 ) Are those local-selling apps any better in quality of transactions? Letgo, Offerup etc.?
csharptwdec19 7y ago
Yep. When I used to sell bikes/parts on CL, my rule was anything over 200$ I would only do in-person and locally (Besides, any full bikes in that price are probably too expensive to ship.) And frankly, If it's something you have a hobby doing, you can wind up meeting some people who share your interests. When I sold a Mountain Bike to a guy we wound up meeting in front of a CVS and just shot the shit for a good half hour after the sale.

cortesoft 7y ago

I spend tens of thousands of dollars on Amazon every year, buying everything from electronics to groceries to paper towels, and have never had any issues that were not resolved to my satisfaction.

ghufran_syed 7y ago
Yes, you're the buyer. As the discussion above mentions, Amazon is biased in favor of the buyer, possibly for good reason
- CamperBob2 7y ago
  Which is why his/her comment is a valid response to the GP, who said (paraphrasing) "I can't imagine buying or selling expensive items on Amazon." There's not much need to worry about buying on Amazon.