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what should i go when selling, ship the product before or after payment?

sumrandomaddy wrote:what should i go when selling, ship the product before or after payment?

Some advice for a new user ... common bartertown trade practice is that the lower trade rating ships or pays in advance. If the ratings are close, then sometimes simultaneous swapping occurs. This IS NOT a Rule.. this is common accepted convention.

There are some folks that maintain that cash is not the same as a trade.. but there are threads to read that will illustrate that better.

Seeing what you are offering, asking for payment up front might become an issue. Please see the recent threads opened in the Bad Trader and Backout forums on the member the_trader.

Given that situation and how many people are involved in that one person's scheme... please understand that other users might indeed be leery at this time.

-Porkuslime

thankyou so much!

its cos a bunch of people ask me to send it 1st then pay! i meen i am quite weary too,because theroeticly couldnt they just never pay me and then they get my merchandise????

i meen is it a bound contrat like ebay or just shifty like word of mouth?

sumrandomaddy wrote:thankyou so much!

its cos a bunch of people ask me to send it 1st then pay! i meen i am quite weary too,because theroeticly couldnt they just never pay me and then they get my merchandise????i meen is it a bound contrat like ebay or just shifty like word of mouth?

Just like they could pay you and you never send the stuff. (not saying you would do that)
The only thing you can really go on is reputation. There are alot of traders that have been here for a long time and built up references. Do trades with them so you can trust that they won't ripped you off. If you want to get paid first, then you need to build up your refs first or go to ebay.

Govannon

thanks so much!

i really appreciate the help that goes on around here!

um, btw i like you little man at the botom killing himself-thats the sweetest picture ive ever seen

I have a "high" rating (100+), so I'd expect you to ship first.

OTOH, if I were selling to someone with a low rating, I'd expect payment first.

Of course, if you break things into lots, and start with the smallest lots, you reduce your risk while building up Feedback refs of your own.

ya i get you. thanks