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Remember sellers.
There is nothing stopping anyone from asking for references from a potential buyer from previous sellers.
There's also the reputation system forums .
Sometimes you can find a sellers callsign on Ebay and you can look up their feedback. Not that this is always a completely reliable source of information in itself, but it helps to verify the fact the buyer is real and may include email or other information that should match details given by the potential buyer.
Verify information such as a telephone numbers, email information and physical address location.
Cross check information given. Look for irregularities. Google is your friend. Do search for email addresses on the web and look at the corresponding results. Some email address searches often reveal scammers. Similarly, you can verify telephone numbers. (However cell phone numbers are more difficult.)
Refuse to accept any form of payment that cannot be traced or otherwise does not hold the buyer accountable. USPS money orders is one method that offers the idea of protection while other money orders don't. Educate yourself in knowing which is which. Avoid accepting personal checks. For example, some banks have a policy that doesn't allow you to cash "out of state" personal checks.
Buy insurance. Even if the buyer refuses to pay for it.
Pay the extra for parcel tracking information.
Make sure you create a "paper trail" This eliminates the idea of "I paid for it, but you never sent me the item syndrome." Tracking numbers are difficult to dispute.
Sellers: Describe your item exactly, avoid exaggerating. Include lots of photos to avoid "I didn't know the item was like that." Remember, omitting obvious details is the same as lying to someone.
Buyers: Ask questions. Never assume anything. If you are unsure or are provided with vague information about the item, don't buy it.
Get the payment in hand, before shipping anything out the door. Sometimes people make mistakes and might send you the wrong amount.
Communication!
...I find it amazing that many of us are trained experts in the area of communication but yet, this is the number one reason why most transactions go wrong. Poor communication causes more problems, misunderstandings and delays than anything else mentioned above.
Customs:
Customs delays are inevitable. Expect anything going through customs to take "weeks" and not "days" to get there. Be sure the person you are sending the item to also understands this information as clear as water. File this information under "communication."
Packaging.
If the package is not capable of shipping a carton of eggs across the country without causing damage to it, then you haven't packaged the item good enough for shipping.
Openly expect the item will fall off the conveyor belt onto the floor. Expect the item will be tossed around by young aspiring football players across the 10 yard line to the goal post located in the back of the delivery truck. Expect the delivery truck will be driven in a town with potholes located every 10 feet that will rattle the parts inside the rig.
Good luck.
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