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Well, these are new, so maybe they buy them and return some that don’t work? I think I am probably a bit paranoid as I don’t normally sell electronics, I deal in the much lower risk world of vintage linens and drawer pulls:) I got these to use while I was part of a focus group on the headphones. Got paid and got to keep them!
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I’ll let other sellers who specialize in electronics chime in. We’ve sold all kinds of items and never had the ol’ switcheroo. I know it’s happened before, but what can you do? Some buyers have said they include a photograph of the serial number. Or use some invisible ink. Ultimately its your work against the buyers.
If you sense this new buyer is scammy, then cancel the sale. If not, trust in people and the system.
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Serial number on file + having photos of it in the gallery. It’s all I do for electronics, which is what I primarily sell.
I wouldn’t worry about Bose stuff. They attract more of an enthusiast market.
Something like those Beats headphones would make me worry since there’s a lot of convincing fakes floating around, but the market is different there, too – more people buying them just because of the brand/style association.
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I prefer to sell high risk items such as this locally on facebook yardsale. I sold a brand new apple watch a while back for more than I paid for it. I had lost the receipt and could not return it to store.
Side note, I really miss the focus study company that used to operate in our mall. My entire childhood there would be these people with clipboards who hung out in one of the concourses and would walk up and talk to people. My parents would avoid them like the plague as they thought they were just doing annoying surveys.
It wasn’t until I was in college and one of these people caught me when I wasn’t paying attention. They asked me a couple questions then asked me to come to their office. They asked a few more questions then gave me some free shaving cream along with $10. Said if I came back in a week and followed up with opinions on the cream they’d give me more money. They did!
Ever since then my wife (then girlfriend) and I would always walk slowly when passing these people hoping to get picked. I only got picked once more for a basic survey and $5, but my wife got it several times. I distinctly remember her getting a bunch of Herbal Essence products once, and a pile of frozen pizzas another time.
It was the best time ever for poor college students like us!
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Retro Treasures- I got the headphones thru a focus group type app called dscout. I have done quite a few “missions” with them. They are legit, always pay and a lot of fun. You have to qualify for the missions and a mission can be anything from trying out a new dog treat to giving your opinion on all manner of technology to one on one interviews on social issues. The pay is nothing to sneeze at, for many of the things I have done the pay comes out to over 60 bucks an hour. Usually done whilst sitting in my recliner. For one in home interview I did it was $300.00 for 3 hours of talking about my self to a bunch of social scientists. I also just qualified for an old fashioned focus group on my Sephora shopping habits by filling out a survey with Sephora. 90 minutes, probably some lunch involved and then $125.00 Sephora gift card that I will (mostly) use to buy something fancy to resell 🙂
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