Best way to sell things in person

Jony27 · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:44

Hi all,

Hopefully I'm on the right section.

I have agreed to sell my PC gear to someone from reddit and have agreed to meet in person as they're only a few miles away.

What is the best way to sell my stuff without being scammed,robbed,stabbed,kidnapped,etc :rolleyes:

The gear is worth £350 and I was going to take cash in hand but worried about fake notes.

Any tips are appreciated.

Thank you.

MooMoo444 · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:45

Do they have a lot of karma on reddit or is it a new account?

Zethor · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:46

Not exactly street wise, are we?

arctine · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:46

Check that the notes aren't fake? I don't think someone is going to risk prison over a £350 computer though tbh.

Diddums · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:47

Wear a mask and have a hatchet resting on your shoulder.

Clum · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:48

Take an adult with you?

Nursie · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:48

Get them to pay the money into your bank account at your local branch.

kaiowas · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:49

Arrange to meet in a disused warehouse, demand used non-sequential bills in small denominations and take a couple of tooled up heavies with you in case things get a bit tasty.

[FnG]magnolia · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:51

I was with you until reddit.

It'll be a furry dressed as an anime character with assless chaps and no money but OH HE CAN LINK HIS TUMBLR if that reduces the cost.

reddit is just the worst thing.

Diddums · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:52

Magnolia gets it (yes folks, that is actually a real sentence

).

McGray · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:52

Are you 12?

Spuj · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:55

Give me your computer gear and the details of the person you are meeting, I will then take your gear for you and sell it to the chap, then bring the money back to you once the transaction has been completed.

Honest.

Tunney · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:57

Meet in an open-air carpark. Have a friend act as sniper from the roof of a nearby office.

Diddums · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:58

You know when people told you "you need to get out more"?

This is what they were prepping you for. Good luck OP, hopefully the guy doesn't want to kidnap you, take you to an abandoned warehouse and torture you primarily with electricity by means of nipple clamps and maybe waterboard you and end up chopping you to bits and disposing of you in a suitcase in a river somewhere.

Akagi · 20 Apr 2016 at 12:59

Diddums is having flashbacks.

dl8860 · 20 Apr 2016 at 13:00

Being as nervous as you are, you could ask him if it's OK to meet in a public place, drastically reducing your chances of death

Diddums · 20 Apr 2016 at 13:01

Acme said:
Diddums is having flashbacks.

A man can dream right?

Efour · 20 Apr 2016 at 13:01

Clum said:
Take an adult with you?

Lol this

Jony27 · 20 Apr 2016 at 13:01

Haha cheers chaps!

It was either avforums or reddit and being local means no hassle of postage.

cheesyboy · 20 Apr 2016 at 13:04

You've got to be careful with these person to person meetings. Be wary of what physical signals you're sending out.

Don't put your hands in your pockets at any point, for example. It's considered an act of aggression among humans. So have your cash in your hand when you arrive.

Similarly, never blink with both eyes at once - the momentary blindness can trigger a flash-attack from your host. Always alternate eyes.

And smile. for the whole meeting if you can manage it. Maybe practice in the mirror before you go. It helps diffuse any other social faux pas. And maintain strong eye contact.

Take all that on board and you should be ok.