#Offer up site free#

So I have a fourth category where I set aside things to try to sell.įor a yard sale, you don’t need to be that selective. This works really well, especially for getting the job done quickly (as long as you drop the donations off immediately).Īs a large family, we try to save money everywhere we can. The traditional method is sorting for keep, trash, or donate. The last thing you want to do is have them linger or just creep to a different area. One of the most important parts of decluttering is having a clear plan for what to do with the things you’re purging. If you’ve been working on decluttering, good for you! It’s going to feel so good to have more space around.

Bottom Line: Facebook Marketplace vs Craigslist vs OfferUp.

eBay is not involved with any ads listed on sites other than eBay itself. If you encountered an ad on another site, contact that site to have the ad removed. Then you typically meet the seller to inspect the vehicle and pay the seller. The only way to purchase a vehicle on eBay is to sign in to, find the vehicle on eBay and complete the checkout process on eBay. See here for some info about avoiding such scams:

Once anyone else knows the code, your money will be gone and you will have no recourse. Anyone asking for a gift card is looking for a gift at your expense. Any phone number you may receive on such an 'invoice' does not connect to eBay, but to the scammer.Īnyone that asks you to purchase gift cards or to send card codes to them to complete a transaction is trying to take advantage of you. Scammers often promise those things, though.

eBay does not handle such transactions or provide 'vehicle protection orders'.

#Offer up site free#

Likely the seller will send a phony 'invoice' that appears to be from eBay but is not, asking you to pay with gift cards to have the vehicle shipped to you for a free evaluation period.ĮBay has no warehouse and does not ship vehicles. eBay does not rely on users finding ads on Facebook or other sites and sending contact information to a seller. I think I will stick with in-person meetings and examinations of the product before personally handing over the cash in hand.īeware scammers who advertise on other sites and tell you that the transaction will be handled through eBay. I hope this can help anyone make their own decision and decide for themselves, but as far as I'm concerned I wouldn't trust any transactions on OfferUp or Craigslist that try and go through eBay for payment. I don't think eBay would do transactions of any product not listed on their site, it just didn't seem practical. To be frank, I did not think it was wise to proceed any further and upon looking into it a bit more i decided to call it.

At first it seemed legit and I proceeded to read the email, then I noticed that they wanted payment through 'eBay Cards, BestBuy & OneVanilla' of which I thought was a bit fishy. I ended up receiving an email from something called 'eBay Motors' confirming that the owner 'registered me as a potential buyer'. After a sort of sob story about a divorce and a settlement, they proceeded to ask me for my name, address, and phone number (of which I gave them false information just to see what would happen next). I came across a 2009 Nissan Maxima SV with 46,890miles and immediately sent the owner an email. I went on OfferUp to buy a car and started looking in the used car section for something drivable to get me to and from my new job. I'm making this post just to put my experience out there.i will be attaching all the messages and emails involved for clarity.