Posting a classified info for a new forum member

[Bamafan50]

I am a long time lurker, but never created a profile until recently, primarly to post a classified for a thermal optic. I ran a few searches on previous posts for recommendations for payment options, best practices in the classifieds, etc and found varying opinions on the topic. I wanted to ask the group as a seller what payment form is recommended (PayPal and Venmo is what I've used in the past) and are there additional steps I should take to avoid the scammers and any other potential pitfalls. I read the thread about PayPal and paymnet via echeck which was good info. Anything else along those lines to be aware of to protect myself?

Thanks in advance for any help for a newb.

 

[intunegp]

Sellers aren't the ones getting scammed 99.99% of the time. Accept whatever payment method the buyer wants to use, wait until the money clears the app and enters your bank account before you ship if you want to be extra careful.