Any disadvantage to show serial number in ebay listing?

[bloodiedathame]

whats to stop them doing this any way once the item has been received? personally i cant see it being a bad thing to show the serial in all its untampered with glory. i usually put a mark on any item or take a pic of anything distinctive

Nothing, but there are stupid people on the planet who wouldn't think to tamper with serials.

 

[Swarfega]

When I sold my Galaxy S4 I took a video of the IMEI, different angles of the device, it booting up and working with a voice call. I sent it off expecting the guy to claim it broken and sending me back. He never did though. The best way advice I can give about eBay is trust no one.

 

[hyperseven]

**duplicate**

 

[hyperseven]

I am NOT saying you did this.

But as the seller how can you prove that the item you sent was the item you advertised and took pictures of/shown serial?

Unless its buyer collects and you film the whole thing with closeups of everything.

You must have heard the stores of people buying a phone off ebay and just getting a box, the trick was it weighed the same as it should, so when sent at the Post Office the correct weight was recorded.

Your better off selling on a private specialist forum or the tree of gum.

 

[413x]

Don't sell to zero feedback people

If you use auction (don't for these items) just say it got lost in the post

Use buy it now with best offer
Set the outright price too high. You know if someone buys out right it will be a scam.. Lost in post story
You can control which offer you accept

That's what I do