Quote from: activescott on January 12, 2018, 04:36:48 PM

I have posted some AvalonMiner 741s on craigslist and immediately started getting offers to that they would pay in full via PayPal in advance if I was willing to ship. The first one didn't raise my eyebrow. The second said they would also prefer PayPal and would add an extra $250 if I was willing to do so - which smells wrong.

in general, anyone trying to pile on extra money beyond what you're asking is a scammer. a rational, honest buyer will never go out of his way to drive his own costs up. that's a telltale sign of a scam.

Quote from: activescott on January 12, 2018, 04:36:48 PM

I know about the PayPal reversible scam for selling BTC (and was burnt by it selling cloud mining contracts a few years back), but wasn't aware about a way to do this for physical goods transactions - but my sense is that they can get chargebacks via PayPal somehow even after I pull the cash out of my PayPal account. True? Can someone please confirm for me that the PayPal is safe or unsafe for these in-person physical goods transactions?

even though paypal says that they "cover physical goods (not digital items or services) that are sold and shipped with proof of delivery," i would be very wary. here's a link to their page on seller protection:

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We cover physical goods (not digital items or services) that are sold and shipped with proof of delivery from within the United States to buyers around the globe. To help ensure youre protected, ship within 7 days to the address indicated in the transaction details, and provide an accurate delivery estimate. Be upfront about all the details of the item specifically defects, use, and abnormalities.

i would read the fine print carefully, and dig around for some horror stories from sellers. i'll bet there are plenty.

Quote from: activescott on January 12, 2018, 04:36:48 PM

P.S. I asked both to switch to Coinbase and send payment via BTC or Ethereum address and one went silent and one is giving all the excuses of why they cannot use anything but PayPal.

that doesn't definitively say they are scammers, but it doesn't look good. i would stick only to irreversible payment methods myself.

Quote from: activescott on January 12, 2018, 07:40:03 PM

@Beerwizzard: Thank you for the response and information. Sorry I posted in the wrong section. I did make an effort to put this post in the right section and I've gone back and looked again and Discussion about doing business with Bitcoin. Best trading practices, delivery methods etc. still seems like the right place - but apparently not. Can you please direct me to the better section for these posts?

Thanks again.

this is the right section. clearly, this is about best trading practices....