Hey I'm new to selling online and want to use Facebook marketplace to start as eBay charges huge selling fees, if anyone could give me advice would be much appreciated, my main concerns is making sure funds go through and can't be reversed
How to Get Paid and Avoid Scams on Facebook Marketplace
froogletom on 28/10/2023 - 17:23
Last edited 28/10/2023 - 18:47 by 1 other user
Last edited 28/10/2023 - 18:47 by 1 other user
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Thanks i have already read all that but kinda wanting people's advise
wanting people's advise
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What are you selling?
Are you selling and meeting the Buyer?
If so, accept Cash, not PayPal.If posting the goods, PayPal is OK, Providing it is the Buyers account and their real address. Also, take photos of Serial Numbers and Condition when sending good packaging is important.
Insure the Goods at buyers expense and don't dispatch until you receive cleared funds.Im selling a few Samsung tablets and phones, i will try always selling in person but im more then willing to post, along as i can find out tips not to get scammed, so how can i check if buyers paypal account real? Do i ask for their info, because so far i have just been asked for my paypal email address. And yeah my items are beand new and have kept all photos of everything's im posting. So if recieving funds what am i looking out for to make sure i have got cleared fund's. Sorry if my questions are dumb just wanna get as much info as possible from people with experience.
For tablets or phones there are reputable buyers of Phones and Tablets that will pay good prices without exposing you to Buyers not turning up, or just grabbing your phone and running off.
Look at: https://www.mobileguruaustralia.com.au
but I'm sure others will post links.With receiving funds, just be careful about transactions that say "pending" and try and send to a physical address, not Post Office Box or Suite 432, 121 Smith St, Anywhere.
Don't send Overseas and don't accept PayID.
What is wrong with PayID? If it clears into your account, what is the issue?
@holdenmg: Yes, anyone who says they "need your email address" when your PayID is registered as your mobile number is BOGUS. Look at the email address in that scam email. Also clearly BOGUS.
If money is not cleared in your account, don't hand over goods. If you follow that rule, PayID is great, with zero fees, and zero post-sale worries about PayPal disputes etc….
@froogletom: With PayPal? Hahahah…. no. They are a law unto themselves.
From the article linked by @holdenmg above regarding PayID:
Remember, you will never:
- Need to send money first to receive a payment via PayID.
- Need to take any additional action, like upgrading your account or paying additional fees, before money can be received into your bank account.
- Receive communication directly from PayID via email, text, or messenger. PayID is managed by your bank.@pinchies: Yeah i was talking about paypal because thars what payment method im selling with if buyer doesn't want to bank transfer
@froogletom: Buyers feel safer with paypal because they can always dispute the transaction. Technically if customers pay via paypal using the "family and friends" option there is less ability for customers to dispute, but customers will not be happy with that option.
@froogletom: Be careful using PayPal. I used it for years as a seller online and had so many issues with them
1. a user claimed they had not received a mobile phone I had sent them, even though I could see through tracking it had been signed for a delivered to the correct address. PayPal found in their favour and deducted the money from my account
2. PayPal randomly put freezes on multiple transactions on my account and would not allow me to withdraw the money until 30 days had passed.I refuse to use them now. I would rather not get the sale than risk losing the money to thieves like PayPal, who aren't even a bank!
@pinchies: A buyer can reverse a PayID transaction within 24hrs. Have a search of the forums, people have been scammed this way before.
@djkelly69: Not off the top of my head. I used to think a transaction that showed up in your account via PayID was cleared but seems not.
@star-ggg: Yes, if it hasn't cleared yet — e.g. CBA puts a 24hr pending hold on new PayID payee's. Shows in account as "Pending". Not possible to reverse after it has cleared. I am willing to be proven wrong.
I've had success selling various electronics items via CeX. They were willing to buy old 2.5" laptop HDDs and the like that I wasn't ever expecting to get any value from - so even if I didn't get top dollar for the premium items I offloaded I got a much better overall deal simply from the range of items with value.
I had used Mazuma Mobile previously but looks like that's been shut down in Aus.
Cex arent offering much for s23 ultra they buying for $896 others are offering 1100 thanks though
Is your stock all brand new, unopened? 10x zoom on the Galaxy camera?
Nah mate 🤣 legit from samsung selling stuff i got from extra emails from the youmake deal i kept one s23 ultra for myself, so now i have few tablet's and phones to sell
Cost to prove legit versus selling fee.
Choose a business strategy. Pay agreed fees to an established online marketplace which facilitates secure trading for sellers and buyers. Or run your own operation and risk occasional losses to scam “purchasers”
If you are doing fbm You should just do cash in person no postage (noone wants your phone or tablet from another state sight unseen). However still some rare but possible risks where people will run off with the item, use eft but a bouncable cheque. Even scam you with wanting to return the item which is now a fake.
Dont do any transactions by yourself.
Yeah for sure i got couple of body guard friends 🤣
How to Get Paid and Avoid Scams on Facebook Marketplace
I always politely ask them to do a pinky promise.
Can confirm, works 100% of the time. Pinky promise.
I have been staying away from FB for years…
There are too many unreliable or scam-type advertisements in Facebook so not many people will buy things from those advertised there. eBay will cost you something but they are an reliable platform.
This is covered at:
https://www.facebook.com/help/1156544111079919#