So, this is the most expensive thing I ever put up for sale. Currently debating on recording it works for the ad then factory reset it or wait and do it after they see it. My main concern is payment. Normally I take cash but I don’t think folks will be comfortable doing that with that much money.
With Paypal or Venmo, can they lie and get refunded after I hand them the device? I’ve only used the service with friends.
CASH in public area. $3-400 is not a lot of cash.
Ive had the best luck selling old electronics on eBay. Facebook marketplace is also an option but I found a lot more scammers on that platform. The biggest advice is to just use common sense and not use payment platforms outside of eBay or Facebook.
I listed mine on marketplace and got 5 scam accounts asking about it in a row. I unlisted it, fuck that.
When I sold my Steam Deck I posted it on FaceBook Marketplace and listed it as cash only. The guy came to my house checked it out at the front door then gave me the money and left. You can also meet them in a public area with people like a mall or parking lot, I’m pretty sure police stations also have areas of the parking lot where it’s lit up and recorded where you’re allowed to meet with people to sell things.
Man, with how crazy people are these days, I would not use my house as a meet spot. I can imagine some weirdo coming back months later trying to return it because of a defect that wasn’t your fault. Definitely prefer a public space.
We have a pretty big and populated mall we could meet at, which is my intention with that part of it.
As someone who has bought used stuff off FB Marketplace, please seriously consider this option.
Police station in our town has a small parking area set up for selling goods that’s lit up and under surveillance. That’s how I would sell it if available for OP.
Cash. They can go to a bank.
cash is the easiest and quickest. you dont need to worry about seller fees (ebay). people buy/sell expensive stuff all the time (cameras/lens, computers, etc…), a steam deck is no different. i wouldnt worry. just meet in a public place. if you’re selling locally like offerup its very easy to just quickly review their profile if they’re legit or not. of course this takes some experience so i would ask a friend to help.
FB Marketplace and r/hardwareswap are my go tos. Sold my LCD Deck on the former and my 3090 on the latter. Never had issues, just follow the rules and be smart.
Got cash for my deck and used PayPal on hardwareswap per rules. Never had issues with Venmo or Zelle.
eBay takes too big a cut for my tastes, but is something I’ll use if the others don’t work out.
I had to start mine up a couple of times after resetting it to grab screenshots of stuff. If you go with /r/hardwareswap, better off waiting until you have your post approved by the mods.
Mercari doesn’t take as much fees as eBay. I prefer them honestly
+1 for Mercari. Lesser known but good experiences on there. Just gotta take same precautions as eBay when buying or selling.
You could always meet at a police station parking lot. It’s full of cameras. And cash won’t be an issue. My friend use to sell cars and people would show up with 2-3k in cash.
I also sold my Xbox series s and got cash. I just made sure the $100’s had the strip and we were off.
eBay Signature required Insurance
Done.
Id use an online storefront with guarantees in place to protect you as a seller. I’m going to sell mine on eBay and document everything.
ebay doesn’t protect sellers. anyone could buy it and then say it doesn’t work, send you back a brick or a broken deck, and ebay will refund their money and you’ll lose the deck. my idea is to list mine with the price higher and then ask for offers so i can view the feedback of potential buyers. you really feel safe selling to a 1 feedback buyer?
Ok. As someone who has sold THOUSANDS of items on EBay over the last decade, this has literally NEVER happened to me. Odds are in your favor that you’ll be fine. I don’t offer returns, have 100% positive feedback and only refunded a handful of people because I wanted to. People are actually generally good people.
shilling for ebay hard
I’ve sold stuff worth over $1,000 to a zero feedback buyer. Sometimes people who are looking for a specific thing don’t use eBay, and they will create an account to buy it from you. It’s happened to me more than once. I’ve never been scammed in this manner. I’m not saying that doesn’t happen, but it’s exceedingly rare, and the odds are very much in your favor as a seller. All you’re doing with your method is severely limiting your pool of buyers, and extending the amount of time it takes to sell something.
So because you sold stuff to a zero feedback buyer that means there’s no risk or limited risk? LOL! Whatever you say dude…
Apparently you got an F in reading comprehension. That’s not what I said. I even specifically said in my post “I’m not saying that doesn’t happen.” You are talking about an extremely rare worst case scenario as if it’s a common occurrence and it’s not. I’ve been buying and selling on ebay since 2000 and have done well over 1,000 transactions in both directions, and the scenario you describe has literally never happened to me, for any dollar amount. You’re just fear mongering.
Okay thanks, I’ll look into that