Selling on ebay....chances to get scammed?

I would sell it on swappa you'll pay less in fees. Getting scammed like that is a valid concern. I've never had it happen to me but Paypal pretty much always sides with the buyer unless the seller has proof that the buyer is lying.

I don't know if you'll get scammed (not likely, as I sell on ebay and as long as you have someone sign for the shipment and have it shipped ONLY to the paypal-confirmed address you should be good) but the fees are just brutal. Sold some high-end kitchen ware last week. $510 for a set of pots and pans, and 10% final value fee. I'm sure that's what it will be for you as well, so for something like a cell phone I'd think you could get rid of it locally for 90% of what you could get on ebay and not have to mess with it.

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What I am worried about is completing the auction, shipping the device and the buyer saying somethings wrong to get their money back.

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That's what insurance is for. If this happens, have them send it back, file an insurance claim (which is usually processed within 24 hours), get your insurance money and then turn around and sell the same device as "broken." You essentially get paid twice. Sometimes buyers will even get an item, remove parts and ship it back as broken. It's part of the game. As long as the buyer's comments are logged through the appropriate eBay channels of communication, eBay has never given me grief about insurance claims. Always, always, always insure your sales through eBay whenever possible.

I don't use eBay anymore for phones. Swappa is 100x better

Thanks all, She's got it posted on ebay and I'm convinced there's more pervs and scammers there than a kiddie park. Geez Louise...

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Yeah, we shoulda done that first.... local buyer with cash in hand and I would be alot more comfortable.

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Meet in a public place with good security cameras and be aware of your surroundings, but this is much better than shipping and dealing with fees.

Eliminating the buy it now seems to deter the scammers as they don't want to waste their time following auctions. I've only had problems with hot items, like when i tried to sell a 360 when they first came out.