I wonder how disputes are resolved say buyer receive goods and then claims it was faulty etc? Who is going to check and how?
Yes, I was wondering about that as well. Makes perfect sense for sellers to carefully document the shipping process in case a buyer turns out to be a clever scammer by invoking the goods-never-received defense. Or by saying rocks were in the box or switching the seller's delivered goods with fake ones.
Video-documenting the packing, dispatch and shipping process is an important part of the selling process. Scammers will always find ways to cheat.
As for the faulty-goods excuse, I'm not sure what precautions sellers can take. Tricky situation.
To be honest I haven't heard of many disputes when escrow is used. I think common sense is key when buying or selling.
Rule of thumb is if anyone selling on here refuses to use one of the escrows in my list its probably a scam.
You will often see excuses like "I've been scammed by escrow before" or "I don't trust them" or "what's an escrow" or "how does escrow work".
These are common distraction excuses to avoid an escrow being involved.
Another scam is sellers directing you to a fake escrow. Always take your time dont be rushed into sending funds and always check with the escrow involved through their forum profile that you're dealing with the right person.
If in doubt ask me or any other reputable member or comment on the for sale thread.
Stay safe and remember if its too good to be true it usually is and refusal to use forum escrow is nearly always a scam unless they are sending first of course.
