I’ve been trying to sell my 65-inch Sony UHD 4K TV plus two Bluray players (a Sony 4K domestic plus my prized Oppo that plays only Region 2) + a Marantz AVR mixer + a 4K Apple TV player + a Roku player + wireless headphones + a black wooden cabinet that holds everything.
The whole kit & kaboodle is listed on Facebook Marketplace, Craig’s List and another forum that slips my mind.
Having sold stuff online before and dealt with a few shady types, I’ve learned five lessons. One, when someone offers to buy an item in question without first arranging to drop by and evaluate the merch, he/she is almost certainly full of shit. Two, that goes double for anyone who doesn’t have a Los Angeles-area phone # or won’t share his contact info when requested. Three, when the perspective buyer says he’s not in town but that he’ll send the dough via Zelle…another red flag. Four, when he asks for my street address so he can arrange for his brother (or wife or girlfriend) to pick up the merch, you know he’s a hustler. And five, if he can’t spell or write clearly that’s another “tell.”
Hence this recent exchange:
