[SML] Old Equipment

[nathan best]

I recently had a fraud interaction on E-bay (someone hacked my account and
bought a couple thousand dollars worth of stuff with my credit card). I
found the Ebay fraud department pretty helpful in this instance, but I have
heard of others having problems with them. I'm sorry you had a bad
interaction with them. I buy tools and clothing items on there pretty often
and haven't had any negative interactions outside of the one mentioned
before.

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 10:35 AM, Joe D via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> > What do people normally do with old AV gear?
>
> I was about to suggest E-bay, but after a minor personal episode and
> reading other people's issues with them, I can't really recommend them.
>
> It is viable on E-bay for one party to commit fraud, which can even be
> documented, and E-bay will not take action. Also, don't involve pay-pal
> with the same transaction, since they are an E-bay owned company and they
> work closely together. Perhaps only do the transaction with a trusted
> party, or in person, so that you can have the person inspect the item, and
> sign a receipt.  Then, use a payment method via. some method other than
> pay-pal.
>
> And for your item's listing, you will be competing against vendors in
> China, who have an item to sell, but will use techniques to have it listed
> dozens of times. So, your listing may be buried. Though, used items don't
> have this problem nearly as much, as long as the buyer is searching only
> for used items.
>
> Amazon is going down the same path, at least for the new electronics items.
>
> I have looked for an alternative to E-bay, but there is nothing with
> nearly as much merchandise available. Perhaps a used equipment dealer is
> your easiest, and most reliable way to sell these items.  But, because the
> weight of many AV items can make the shipping a major part of the cost, I
> also suspect that selling locally is the best way.
>
> -Joe
>
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