• Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    because my offer (see in person, handle pickup myself).

    It’s been a long time since I’ve used any sort of online classifieds, and this line confused me. Do people expect stuff mailed nowadays or something? The last time I bought something through a local online seller was during Covid, and even then, with facemasks and sanitizers, I met up with the seller in-person (in a populated public location.)

    Or is it still normal to personally pick up items that you inspect in-person with legit vendors, it’s just scammers that expect something different?

    • i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 hours ago

      It got weird after COVID. Of the stuff I sold, a lot of people would ask if I could deliver. Even for small items, and far more often than they would before the pandemic. Of the stuff I buy, people would ask if I wanted it delivered. I understood for large items like couches. It made no sense for stuff like DVDs. (Porch pick up or neutral location for me always.)

      So I just offer it right out the gate now. If they’re “selling” something and it’s a scam, it filters them out. If I’m buying something, it lets them know I’m not going to ask them to jump through hoops.