Originally Posted by
ArchEtech
As a seller you have no 100% protection from being ripped off if you take anything but cash. Seller can charge back. They can claim it’s not what they expected. They can call a CC company and request a charge back. They can claim it stolen. I buy and sell stuff online all the time and use PayPal etc and have had mostly good luck with really only about 5 issues/scams in 10-15 years. Face to face and in cash is the only thing the is secure money wise, and that has its own risks too.
If you sell something worth more than a few hundred bucks then I would sell it as individual parts, including frame and just throw out cheap parts or use them on junkers and sell the junkers cheap. People are only likely to want to return if they accidentally bought the wrong thing and scammers and liars will probably not bother trying to mess with you. And if they do want a return then it is less of a big deal. You're also less likely to be disappointed as a buyer that way. A part works or it doesn't and if you have closeup pics you will be able to judge the condition.