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With the increase of contacts related to buying and selling over the Internet, a recommended safeguard is to conduct the matter in a safe location. Providing your home address to unknown persons or completing transactions in an unfamiliar area is a safety concern.
Selling smaller items, such as phones, computers, cameras, coin collections or jewelry, often requires the seller to invite the purchaser to his/her home to inspect or pick up the sold item(s). Meeting in front of the police department, or other well lit public parking areas, helps to reduce any potential danger to the seller or the seller’s family and property.
While items cannot be stored at the police department or in a parking lot, if the item can be safely transported, the seller should consider conducting the transaction at our facility.
Additional safety tips for those conducting a transaction with an unknown buyer include the following:
- Only accept cash or a cashier’s check for sale. Personal checks carry some risk.
- Conduct sales during weekdays so banking or financial institutions can be contacted if there is a problem.
- Don’t go alone and trust your instincts. Remember, if it seems too good to be true, chances are, it is.