– Deal locally with people you can meet in a public area. (Don’t buy or sell outside of your country.)
– Deal with COD (Cash on Delivery). Beware offers involving shipping
– Don’t make payments with domestic money transfers, such as Western Union or Moneygram.
– Don’t pay in advance to the seller that you do not know.
– Don’t accept cashier checks or money orders.
-Never give out financial info (bank account, social security, paypal account, etc).
-Transactions are between users only, no third party provides a “guarantee”.