Vic L S

Thanks for the insight. I'm always a little anxious buying/ selling online, but I think even more so with astro gear. You hear more about buyers being scammed, but how are sellers protected? Is it easy to get scammed by a buyer, if they just put in a claim on PayPal stating the item has not arrived/ damaged, and insists on a refund? Is that something that happens often with these things? I'd always prefer to meet in person but that's not always possible, so just wondering how others went about it if things come to being posted. It's good to know that there is usually good buying and selling etiqeutte from users on this forum though.

Hi all, I'm new to the forum - so first of all, hello all! I wanted to know where users usually buy and sell secondhand items (apart from this forum), and what precautions do users take when buying astro gear secondhand? Do you usually meet up in person to inspect the gear being sold? Or are things more commonly bought online and then shipped? What steps do people take to protect themselves when buying and selling, apart from using PayPal's Buyer Protection? I'm interested in both the buyer and the seller's point of view.