Tips for non-commercial sellers and potential buyers

Hi everyone, here are a few guidelines for sellers and potential buyers in the WTS section to make the experience smoother and avoid annoyances or fraud:

For potential buyers:

  • Understand your responsibilities and rights if you use PayPal for the transaction. Please see Selling/Buying and Using PayPal.
  • Be cautious. Remember, BLF does not mediate transactions between users and is unable to help if the transaction goes south. Before negotiating with a seller ask yourself:
    • Does the seller have an established public reputation on BLF or are they new with few public posts?
    • Is the seller requiring or strongly pushing for PayPal “family and friends (F&F)” payment?
    • Is the seller open and friendly, or guarded and cold?
    • Does the deal seem too good to be true?

For the seller:

  • This category is only for listing personally owned items by non-commercial private sellers.
  • It is recommended to clearly list a price, instead of leaving it open-ended. Remember, this is an offer to sell, not an auction.
  • Please clearly state your country and any shipping restrictions in the title.
  • Pictures are also highly recommended. (Guide here.)
  • Understand your responsibilities and rights if you use PayPal for the transaction. (Please see this.)
  • Be honest and forthcoming. Don't end up on this list.
  • Once sold, please add [SOLD] to the title but don't delete or edit the item description.

For other users:

  • Please do not make negative comments about “Want to Sell” items and/or the listed price if you are not interested in buying.
  • Always be respectful, and never be rude. (Also see this.)

2024-02-27 edit:

Once sold, please add [SOLD] to the title but don’t delete or edit the item description.

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