I've had good experiences on offer up there have maybe been like a couple sketchy people it sucks that you ran into this problem thanks for spreading the info my dude keep on rocking
What I do is, I let the seller give me the address and if it’s something wildly out of my range “I say ok, I’m here” and then they either don’t reply or switch locations again.
Another scam is offering an item "Free" and you just pay shipping using cash app and not going through OfferUp platform. A few sellers giving away stuff trying to get a quick cash and leave you flat.
Almost feel for a PayPal scam selling on offerup... guy sent a fake PayPal email saying funds would be released after proof of shipping. Should have known better when he requested to use PayPal instead of using offerup app. Blocked the account, I never sent him the item. Many shipping scammers use an address in Miami, FL red flag 🚩
Literally everything that you said literally happened to my mother and me yesterday. My mother is in her forties and I have a computer background so normally I know how these scams work. I thought it was so weird because my mom was selling a watch for $450 and he sent $500? but in the fake PayPal mail it's said this *$500.00USD no space at all I kid you not* 🤔 but I thought oh okay so it's covering the shipping Maybe but she had the shipping for $7.25 🤔I had a gut feeling that something wasn't right. when I was emailing him because he told me to go look in the spam mail box and I don't know why I ignore the big sign that Gmail told me that it could be unsafe. And when I would called a few times him he would always tell me "im at work" which I believed then hang up. so we actually went to the post office and was getting ready to get shipped but I gave him the confirmation code in the email but that gut feeling still came back so we started contacting actual PayPal and they told my mother their wasn't any pending transactions on her PayPal account which I tried to look for before but i didn't see and then I knew it was a scam😠THEN I got that weird email about the amount being too much money in the personal account. and *that's exactly why he did that exact amount* and how he wanted me to switch the account from personal to business and he wanted a small fee which doesn't cost. But he wanted some more money cause he was "helping" ( we didn't give him any password information) Thank goodness we were only on the other side of town when we had literally just dropped off the package 10 minutes ago my mother got her package AND the money for the shipping and I called the scammer to curse him out. I blocked and reported him too.
Someone kept aggressively forcing me to do a meet ups after I told him like 3 different times I don't do meet ups. I even offer to pay the shipping by dropping the price for him. I finally convince him I will ship the item to him and he message me saying "Payment complete" I was like "you do know offerup sends a shipping label and a confirmation of the payment right?" so what he does next is... he sends me 2 different addresses and says "just ship them there" I told him again I'm still waiting for the payment and he stop replying after that lol. His profile had 5stars and also showed he had made 75 purchases in the past.
I have a question. When someone buy your product and it's been shipped to their home. What happens if they don't give you a rating in 2 days? Do you still get the money?
I've seen that same switch listing. I also saw NES Stadium Events sealed for $2000 a couple days ago. Same thing here the listing was for the Orlando area but it shipped from Miami. I see these types of scams a lot now.
This exact same thing happened to my for a vr headset and I just happened to be looking on eBay and the pictures were the exact same. This guy is also once he fails a deal makes another account with the same item with another location.
Why are people not responding after already contacting you about purchasing an item or they are offering things for free but can only ship the item? What is the reason for the scam?
i just post something for sale on pffer up and immediately got 6 or7 response asking if the item still available, all the account user are NEW, when i click on their profile they have no history, no review, account created in current month!! and immediately they ask for phone number !!
We got a shipping scam once via Kijiji (before it was officially linked to paypal and therefore adding a layer of protection). My boyfriend had found the Dragon Quest game I was looking for on DS (IIRC) as a surprise gift for me and since the seller was in another province, asked him to ship it to us. However, we never got the game. Yet, somehow, we managed to get Paypal to reimburse us (don't remember how), but we got lucky in our bad luck. I mostly see scams as a seller: when putting up a $100+ item for sale, I'd get a SMS from the US (red flag #1) asking to contact them by email (red flag #2, as you can send an email directly from Kijiji). And it's happened when the message was so vague there was no way it'd be serious. Of course, I'm aware of their game, but it still sucks. As for local transactions, the Montreal police department recently put up a safe trading zone, located right outside one of their police stations. Also, I was once approached by a buyer in British Columbia (basically across the country) for a rare translation book I was selling. Since Vancouver BC isn't a Kijiji-centric area (they still mostly use Craigslist) and I was weary of potential scammers, I accepted to ship the book to one condition: the buyer would have to go through my Ebay account (so I would be protected in case of scam). Worked out well in the end, as the buyer was serious. Would rather lose a bit via Ebay's fees than be completely scammed out of a sale.
ladyjaye27 good advice. Anytime someone tries to communicate by email outside of an app I discontinue the conversation immediately. Nothing is a big red flag to me
I have just been recently scammed when I saw a listing of an Xbox one s for 100 dollars with controller and everything and man did I fell for it mans deleted his whole account and blocked from Venmo where I sent him the money and now I just got my ass bet by my parents
At least you didn’t get taken for 550! I’m usually good at double and triple checking sites before I use them but I was desperate and not in my right mind at the time. Lesson learned.
I experienced something similar like this on Mercari. Immediately knew it was a scam as I went to pay and he did not have paypal set up. He asked me to pay with appple pay and asked for my phone number lol. Also seller feedback is very important, if the person has zero feedback you need to be more cautious.
Someone kept asking if I can pay them through cash app because the money took too long on OfferUp and like a dumbass I did. Now he’s not responding or even reading my messages just ignore me. I sent him $100. Is there anything I can do to get my money back or am I fucked?
Hey guys please help, im a 16 year old currently being scammed and I can’t get out of it. I told the guy I can’t cash the check because I have a prepaid card. The guy sent the check to my house meaning he has my name and address. He replies with “you can cash it with your wife’s account” I replied that I’m only 16 and don’t have a wife. He keeps bothering me. Can anyone help please? I don’t have present parents or I would’ve obviously already tell them. Please help
Looks exactly like "Shpock" we have here in the UK. I sell on there but collection only & if its more than a $20 sale the buyer has to step inside the house while i count the doe. No bad experiences yet other than people messing about & not buying the item occasionally
I used OfferUp shipping for a GPS that I resold on Ebay. It was a good deal but it was an older one so it seemed more legit. I bought it, they shipped it to me, I paid through OfferUp no problem.
In 2018-2019, I actually sold a GPU, and it was legit, and the transaction was all through offerup. I have screenshots because I was planning on doing a video, but I got lazy, maybe I should though. Anyways, if ya have ques tions, let me know.
What about a MacBook for like 50$ - and many are there around the same $... and have a sob story or some line "I'm selling it cheap for someone who really needs it because I bought a new one" bla bla ... another "was my son's who died" ... Scam?
I've had a lot of success on OfferUp, but I've encountered the same kind of scam with a high demand electronic. When you save a search it's easy to spot these guys. I always report them. In regards to shipping, I have purchased a couple of items via shipping and it was perfect for me. But I refuse to sell with shipping bc OfferUp takes a cut of your earnings. And to make up for that loss, you would have to price the item above a normal market price.
i don’t get it because for me the scam is the same just reversed, i post a listing and people are asking me to text them , just to ask for my email to send me a fake paypal or cashapp confirmation of payment but obviously i’m not that stupid to believe it, i just don’t know what they would get out of it besides free shit? all i’m posting is like apple chargers and $10 bluetooth speakers so idk why it’s worth trying to scam me for. if anyone else has any info on this let me know
You have buyer protection on offerup similar to ebay. If you have any issues with the item you just contact support. I have had a couple problems with people on offerup but its actually been pretty awesome for getting deals. The past year though I feel like I havent found as many crazy deals for shipping but there are still gems now and again. When a seller doesnt want to be paid through offerup I always pass unless its through paypal. I actually got a free vectrex through offerup because when I got it the sound didnt work so the seller gave me a full refund.
That's what I wanted to know, thanks. If I buy a item with shipping and pay in the app. I will get buyer protection. At least that's what it says in the app. Have you ever had to get a refund from offer up? Do they give you your money back?
I buy a lot through offerup shipping or go off the app through paypal, never had any problems. I actually prefer it most of the time, I think it’s safer. I live like an hour away from LA and after around 2 pm traffic just gets too hectic. Unless the item is real cheap like $30 or less I’ll suggest offerup shipping or just buy it on their but if it’s more than $100 I’ll suggest paypal cause the fees ain’t that bad over their. Both have protection, if they try to tell me to pay with Venmo or anything else I just tell them I only have paypal and if they insist I just say “welp, good luck selling it”
Your best bet is shipping, and payment through offer up. Offer up will give you a full refund if paid through offer up. I believe it's the safest way. I had an issue with a faulty smartphone, and I received a full refund from them.
Lately I've gotten a lot of offers for items I have on sale, but these people would just never reply. Some people with ratings would also do the same, talk to you for a bit, make an offer then it would never go anywhere. If it's just one or two, it's not a big deal, but I've gotten at least 20 these past couple of weeks. I feel like OfferUp has been creating these fake users in their system to make it seem like there are a lot of buyers, then they would upsell you on paying to promote what you're selling. I've sold many things in the past, but lately it's been real shady.
It’s sad how much OfferUP has gone downhill. I haven’t found any deal on it in well over two years. It used to be my favorite app to sell on but even that is awful now. Extreme low-ballin like people asking to buy a SNES with all cables and 6 games (2 of which are Mario world & all-stars) for $10 but what really drove me to just stop using the app was the “constant “where are you located?” Question. In all of my posts I had the name of my town even the exit # of the highway for my town and just annoyed me that people were just too lazy to even read the info ...
I did one yesterday. In person. Cash. Went home and the device didn’t work. Seller lied to me. I tried to message him, he deactivated his account. I couldn’t report him either. I reported it online via offer up website. Any advice on what to do so this doesn’t happen again?
xMACHOxMANx make sure the device works on the spot when you meet. if it needs batteries, bring them, & if it needs to be charged make sure you’re able to charge it on the spot while dealing.
I traded a fake supreme headband in person for a Louis Vuitton belt just to find out the Louis Vuitton belt is also fake lmao but I’m sure it was a more expensive fake than a $20 headband so I lowkey won in the end
I had bought on Offerup using shipping a few times. Once you make a payment, the seller and buyer get notifications through the messaging system on offer up that the buyer made the payment. Once the seller ships the product, the buyer will get a notification and even be able to track it. And finally, they will also message you once its delivered to your door. Also, what was also cool is if the person does not ship it right away, I believe within 5 days, both people will be notified that the product needs to be shipped or the transaction will not finalize. If you have any other questions let me know bud.
Retro RyGuy How long does it usually take to receive updates on the tracking number? USPS says the label is ready to be used even though my seller said he shipped it. Also, I noticed my seller is using First class service packaging which is for items weighing under 16oz even though the item I’m buying is clearly not under 16oz. Tempted to ask him about this
@@marquez4497 I know offer up will send notifications to the seller within 2 to 3 days if an update has not been made on their end. As far as the way its shipped, I'm not 100% sure. Havent run into that kind of problem.
I only started using a few months ago, I always get items from across the country shipped. Other than a few scratched discs I never had a problem. I bought a Ps1 bundle and the PS1 didn't work, but he offered a partial refund since I wanted to keep everything which is nice. That and I don't like sending stuff back. I have gotten an original Xbox, PS2, a couple of PS1 bundles. Trick is to find recent listings and jumping on it. It sucks because more people are treating it like Ebay now.
There was a guy in my area (Miami) who was selling a factory sealed version of Stadium Events for the NES NTSC version and only wanted $1,000. I've never heard of it until then and I searched online and found it was valued at over 20,000. I went to work and when I got out I looked at the listing and it was "unlisted" so I'm sure it was a scam. I've had multiple rare finds or deals just disappear as "unlisted" so im sure there have been multiple attempts here
@@italianpulli123 I've noticed that with a lot of these accounts that they're made pretty recent so in january and so on, the have no reviews, and usually it's the only listing on the account so it has to be nothing but scammers.
Oh my God they did the dot com to thank you for the warning,I gave him way to much info o hope no identity theft happens I'm never giving out that much info ever again
I got scammed for a nintendo switch on letgo.I texted the seller and I confirmed the switch was real through videos, however he wanted to ship the item instead. Considering the COVID situation I didnt mind but I didn't know letgo doesnt support shipping at the time. We agreed to send payment through venmo ( I know im stupid) once he had given the shipping tracking number. A day later I noticed the tracking wasnt updating which is unusual, so I attempted to contact the seller. He had blocked my phone number as well as changed his name on venmo, and letgo. Somehow he gave me a fake tracking number and duped me into sending the payment. Now im down $200 waiting impatiently for venmo, letgo, and law enforcement to contact me. Im not looking for any pity but my lesson I learned from this is to always meet in person and make sure the item is as described. Dont ever use any other payment methods not approved by the app.
I shipped through offerup once. It was a wii lot and when I opened it it was missing several games. I opened a ticket and it took about 2 weeks to get offerup to refund and allow me to ship it back. Then the seller messaged me calling me a scammer.
On my OfferUp a guy was supposedly giving away his son's switch because he was misbehaving. I went and looked a couple days later and it was taken. Down by offerup
OfferUp THEMSELVES ARE THE SCAMMERS!! Why am I the only one pissed off that you CAN'T ask seller a simple question without giving OfferUp your personal phone number?? People in the comment section talking about scams without seeing who the real scammers are. I'm never going to that website again.
The only weird place I bought from is Craigslist. It was a copy of TMNT Turtles in Time on the Super Nintendo and I actually got what was in the picture :). Idk if I would buy from offer up or Craigslist ever again. There's way too many scammers or over priced items...
Glad you didn't lose any money! I don't use offer up or let go. I browse them from time to time but they just waste space on my phone. I do have and have used Mercari. Picked up some ps3 games off there (ps3 is what im collecting) and i have 0 issues with it so ebay and mercari and trades thru instagram are my ways of shopping altho i was scammed once on Instagram. But i did get my money back from that seller
you nailed it-" deal" pronounced correctly probably brits trolling you saying you pronounced it wrong . They pronounced everything differently and troll americans on youtube like that
omg!!! everything u explain happens to me🤦🏼♀️...can u reply back pls i wanna know more...i already send this person a $40 for shipping and later on..ask for more $20 cuz the company is gonna pick it up and ship it...
I’ve stopped using OfferUp and let go totally. To me it’s just not worth the effort and meeting up with people. Now I just sell on eBay. eBay isn’t perfect either though
I do the Offerup shipping side only. I’ve found a lot of great deals that way. But there is a risk to it. Make sure you only use the offerup payment systems otherwise you won’t be protected.
Someone got me on this. Some bs about how he couldn’t ship with his PayPal account. I was 3 hours away and didn’t want to drive. I payed outside of the app. I knew something was up, but couldn’t resist the “DEAL”. Sent the money.....radio silence. Don’t let this happen to you! Listen to your gut. I should have!
There is a free Macbook scam going on right now. (Too good to be true anyway)If you click on it they immediately send you a number. The question is "Are you there?" They have their ad come from many different cities and states. I have never been scammed on Offerup. The shipping is fine. Just be careful.
Well so far I have had pretty much all of my OfferUp deals shipped to me and so far I haven’t had any problems however I believe that it does take a few days after the item has been delivered for the seller to get paid because one time I had something shipped to me and a few days after the item was delivered the seller messaged me saying they hadn’t gotten the money in their account even though the amount was taken out of my account meaning that it was paid for and that OfferUp had the money to transfer into the sellers account to pay them and I told them that they should receive the money soon and I guess they did get paid because they never messaged me again after I told them they should receive payment soon because I guess they were new to the shipping program and didn’t know how long after delivery it takes to receive payment from OfferUp when they sell something through the shipping option!
Day One White Day One White well I think because of the fact that eBay sellers have to wait to receive their payment is why I didn’t get a GameCube lot I had bid on and the seller was new to selling on eBay and never shipped it because they responded to a message I sent them about why they haven’t shipped my order and they said that they didn’t receive payment even though I did pay for the lot and eBay had taken the money out of my bank account so I eventually had to cancel the order due to not receiving my item and eBay had to step in and refund me since the seller didn’t respond to any messages after I told them that they would receive payment a few days after the item they sold was delivered and I guess they didn’t like the ideal of that so I guess they took down any items that hadn’t sold and never shipped anything that did sell because I saw that 1 other person bought a hunting bow from the seller and they never shipped so the buyer left a negative feedback saying that they paid and the seller didn’t ship so I also left similar feedback!
For those interested ... I couldn’t watch the whole video. But I think it was a.nintendo switch bordering state/city transaction. I think he bailed on the transaction and didn’t actually get scammed. @9:13 - ‘this is kind of a click-bait title ....’ Just because youtube/ad revenue are attached to videos greater than 10 minute, doesn’t mean you should ramble on and on. At least quickly addressed how you got scammed, for what, and how much within the first two minutes.
Ive bought through shipping for most of my buys. I have gotten really good deals through it that were legit. (Zelda WoG for $27, my world my way plus other good games for $30, phantasy star ep 1&2 plus go go hypergrind and other first party gamecube games for for $80, and around $2000 worth of games in one lot for $300.
The only semi relevant story I have is the last few times I tried selling on Craigslist the same fucker kept begging me to trade my TV or Xbox One for a shitty oil painting he made, with progressively more embarrassing pleading - this went on for every item I tried to sell over the course of a full year. It was too funny to block him.
Literally everything on OfferUp in my area is very sketchy. It’s either scammy looking or either very obviously stolen.
I can't stop watching the squirtle thing spin
FANTAVISION I need one of those
where do you get that
FANTA come back!!!
Woah. Random pop in. Enjoy your videos man. Keep it up!
Bro that sucks. I try to be careful on the app. Ive done 30+ transactions but never had an issue like this
I've had good experiences on offer up there have maybe been like a couple sketchy people it sucks that you ran into this problem thanks for spreading the info my dude keep on rocking
dragonhed123 I have way more good than bad
What I do is, I let the seller give me the address and if it’s something wildly out of my range “I say ok, I’m here” and then they either don’t reply or switch locations again.
Another scam is offering an item "Free" and you just pay shipping using cash app and not going through OfferUp platform. A few sellers giving away stuff trying to get a quick cash and leave you flat.
Almost feel for a PayPal scam selling on offerup... guy sent a fake PayPal email saying funds would be released after proof of shipping. Should have known better when he requested to use PayPal instead of using offerup app. Blocked the account, I never sent him the item. Many shipping scammers use an address in Miami, FL red flag 🚩
This just happened to me today and like a dummy I fell for it 🙄 the address I sent the package to was Miami and never got the money for it
And Texas
Literally everything that you said literally happened to my mother and me yesterday. My mother is in her forties and I have a computer background so normally I know how these scams work. I thought it was so weird because my mom was selling a watch for $450 and he sent $500? but in the fake PayPal mail it's said this *$500.00USD no space at all I kid you not* 🤔 but I thought oh okay so it's covering the shipping Maybe but she had the shipping for $7.25 🤔I had a gut feeling that something wasn't right. when I was emailing him because he told me to go look in the spam mail box and I don't know why I ignore the big sign that Gmail told me that it could be unsafe. And when I would called a few times him he would always tell me "im at work" which I believed then hang up. so we actually went to the post office and was getting ready to get shipped but I gave him the confirmation code in the email but that gut feeling still came back so we started contacting actual PayPal and they told my mother their wasn't any pending transactions on her PayPal account which I tried to look for before but i didn't see and then I knew it was a scam😠THEN I got that weird email about the amount being too much money in the personal account. and *that's exactly why he did that exact amount* and how he wanted me to switch the account from personal to business and he wanted a small fee which doesn't cost. But he wanted some more money cause he was "helping" ( we didn't give him any password information) Thank goodness we were only on the other side of town when we had literally just dropped off the package 10 minutes ago my mother got her package AND the money for the shipping and I called the scammer to curse him out. I blocked and reported him too.
Someone kept aggressively forcing me to do a meet ups after I told him like 3 different times I don't do meet ups. I even offer to pay the shipping by dropping the price for him. I finally convince him I will ship the item to him and he message me saying "Payment complete" I was like "you do know offerup sends a shipping label and a confirmation of the payment right?" so what he does next is... he sends me 2 different addresses and says "just ship them there" I told him again I'm still waiting for the payment and he stop replying after that lol. His profile had 5stars and also showed he had made 75 purchases in the past.
Faker, probably was going to rob you of the item.
I have a question. When someone buy your product and it's been shipped to their home. What happens if they don't give you a rating in 2 days? Do you still get the money?
Buyers, when you buy the product, is choosing apple pay safe? Like does it pay through the offer up app? Or do I just straight need to put in my card?
I've seen that same switch listing. I also saw NES Stadium Events sealed for $2000 a couple days ago. Same thing here the listing was for the Orlando area but it shipped from Miami. I see these types of scams a lot now.
This exact same thing happened to my for a vr headset and I just happened to be looking on eBay and the pictures were the exact same. This guy is also once he fails a deal makes another account with the same item with another location.
Hey DAY ONE! Thanks for the heads up!
Why are people not responding after already contacting you about purchasing an item or they are offering things for free but can only ship the item? What is the reason for the scam?
i just post something for sale on pffer up and immediately got 6 or7 response asking if the item still available, all the account user are NEW, when i click on their profile they have no history, no review, account created in current month!! and immediately they ask for phone number !!
Never give them your number ALWAYS talk thur the app. They are going to try and send you a link to click with a 4 digit code don't do it
You should put out more videos. Alway enjoy watching your video with/without Fanta. Thanks for all your info.
Trung Nguyen wish I had more game hunting content
Hey man very long time subscriber, I love going back to your garage sale videos. Where did you get that pokeball on the desk?
Richie Pieters Etsy but they are also on amazon
We got a shipping scam once via Kijiji (before it was officially linked to paypal and therefore adding a layer of protection). My boyfriend had found the Dragon Quest game I was looking for on DS (IIRC) as a surprise gift for me and since the seller was in another province, asked him to ship it to us. However, we never got the game. Yet, somehow, we managed to get Paypal to reimburse us (don't remember how), but we got lucky in our bad luck.
I mostly see scams as a seller: when putting up a $100+ item for sale, I'd get a SMS from the US (red flag #1) asking to contact them by email (red flag #2, as you can send an email directly from Kijiji). And it's happened when the message was so vague there was no way it'd be serious. Of course, I'm aware of their game, but it still sucks.
As for local transactions, the Montreal police department recently put up a safe trading zone, located right outside one of their police stations.
Also, I was once approached by a buyer in British Columbia (basically across the country) for a rare translation book I was selling. Since Vancouver BC isn't a Kijiji-centric area (they still mostly use Craigslist) and I was weary of potential scammers, I accepted to ship the book to one condition: the buyer would have to go through my Ebay account (so I would be protected in case of scam). Worked out well in the end, as the buyer was serious. Would rather lose a bit via Ebay's fees than be completely scammed out of a sale.
ladyjaye27 good advice. Anytime someone tries to communicate by email outside of an app I discontinue the conversation immediately. Nothing is a big red flag to me
I have just been recently scammed when I saw a listing of an Xbox one s for 100 dollars with controller and everything and man did I fell for it mans deleted his whole account and blocked from Venmo where I sent him the money and now I just got my ass bet by my parents
Same here 😭😭😭😭😭 I’m really salty but I’m really not tripping he probably needed it more then I did
At least you didn’t get taken for 550! I’m usually good at double and triple checking sites before I use them but I was desperate and not in my right mind at the time. Lesson learned.
I experienced something similar like this on Mercari. Immediately knew it was a scam as I went to pay and he did not have paypal set up. He asked me to pay with appple pay and asked for my phone number lol.
Also seller feedback is very important, if the person has zero feedback you need to be more cautious.
Souvenir Finds good thinking. Never pay outside of app
Someone kept asking if I can pay them through cash app because the money took too long on OfferUp and like a dumbass I did. Now he’s not responding or even reading my messages just ignore me. I sent him $100. Is there anything I can do to get my money back or am I fucked?
Hey guys please help, im a 16 year old currently being scammed and I can’t get out of it. I told the guy I can’t cash the check because I have a prepaid card. The guy sent the check to my house meaning he has my name and address. He replies with “you can cash it with your wife’s account” I replied that I’m only 16 and don’t have a wife. He keeps bothering me. Can anyone help please? I don’t have present parents or I would’ve obviously already tell them. Please help
I'm a car guy n believe me that the car scene on OfferUp has too many scam profiles. Especially Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Lexus, Infiniti etc etc
Can't they track the person with the IP address or something?
Looks exactly like "Shpock" we have here in the UK. I sell on there but collection only & if its more than a $20 sale the buyer has to step inside the house while i count the doe. No bad experiences yet other than people messing about & not buying the item occasionally
I used OfferUp shipping for a GPS that I resold on Ebay. It was a good deal but it was an older one so it seemed more legit. I bought it, they shipped it to me, I paid through OfferUp no problem.
Years ago this was great to find deals on video games but 2 years ago I quit do 2 low ballers dealers resellers people not showing up for deals
Joel Kaplan very similar trend here
It is safe to do stuff outside of selling apps, but you have to pay people via Paypal goods & services. That offers YOU the buyer protection.
One guy asked set for me to ship when he was in the next town over which was 10 mins away lol.
Whered the spinning glowing squirtle come from? I love it
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In 2018-2019, I actually sold a GPU, and it was legit, and the transaction was all through offerup. I have screenshots because I was planning on doing a video, but I got lazy, maybe I should though. Anyways, if ya have ques tions, let me know.
Did you get that pokemon ball light from the Kanto center website?
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@@DayOneWhite Thank you.
What about a MacBook for like 50$
- and many are there around the same $... and have a sob story or some line "I'm selling it cheap for someone who really needs it because I bought a new one" bla bla ... another "was my son's who died" ...
Scam?
Thanks for info!
Why don’t u use Mercari I gotten good stuff from the app if you believe me I can send u some pictures
I've had a lot of success on OfferUp, but I've encountered the same kind of scam with a high demand electronic. When you save a search it's easy to spot these guys. I always report them.
In regards to shipping, I have purchased a couple of items via shipping and it was perfect for me. But I refuse to sell with shipping bc OfferUp takes a cut of your earnings. And to make up for that loss, you would have to price the item above a normal market price.
i don’t get it because for me the scam is the same just reversed, i post a listing and people are asking me to text them , just to ask for my email to send me a fake paypal or cashapp confirmation of payment but obviously i’m not that stupid to believe it, i just don’t know what they would get out of it besides free shit? all i’m posting is like apple chargers and $10 bluetooth speakers so idk why it’s worth trying to scam me for. if anyone else has any info on this let me know
You have buyer protection on offerup similar to ebay. If you have any issues with the item you just contact support. I have had a couple problems with people on offerup but its actually been pretty awesome for getting deals. The past year though I feel like I havent found as many crazy deals for shipping but there are still gems now and again. When a seller doesnt want to be paid through offerup I always pass unless its through paypal. I actually got a free vectrex through offerup because when I got it the sound didnt work so the seller gave me a full refund.
@José Contreras did you get it? Everything good? I just bought a modded wii u for $345 and am sweating bullets I didn't make a mistake doing so.
That's what I wanted to know, thanks. If I buy a item with shipping and pay in the app. I will get buyer protection. At least that's what it says in the app. Have you ever had to get a refund from offer up? Do they give you your money back?
Their shipping feature was excellent and no issues printing on sellers side labels and artival verification and tracking.
Offer up is scam city especially for high end phones, watches and designer items.
So just get your money back they have buyer protection program.
I buy a lot through offerup shipping or go off the app through paypal, never had any problems. I actually prefer it most of the time, I think it’s safer. I live like an hour away from LA and after around 2 pm traffic just gets too hectic. Unless the item is real cheap like $30 or less I’ll suggest offerup shipping or just buy it on their but if it’s more than $100 I’ll suggest paypal cause the fees ain’t that bad over their. Both have protection, if they try to tell me to pay with Venmo or anything else I just tell them I only have paypal and if they insist I just say “welp, good luck selling it”
Your best bet is shipping, and payment through offer up. Offer up will give you a full refund if paid through offer up. I believe it's the safest way. I had an issue with a faulty smartphone, and I received a full refund from them.
How do you pay with the app? Card or apple pay?
Lately I've gotten a lot of offers for items I have on sale, but these people would just never reply. Some people with ratings would also do the same, talk to you for a bit, make an offer then it would never go anywhere. If it's just one or two, it's not a big deal, but I've gotten at least 20 these past couple of weeks. I feel like OfferUp has been creating these fake users in their system to make it seem like there are a lot of buyers, then they would upsell you on paying to promote what you're selling. I've sold many things in the past, but lately it's been real shady.
I've seen that exact same scammer on letgo. At least that same exact picture that you showed of those loose carts. I report them every time.
RetroGaming Rus happily I never use that app but I’m sure they are one in the same for scams
@@DayOneWhite I honestly like letgo more then offerup but ya. I wouldn't do any deal where they want to ship it unless I'm paying through paypal.
It’s sad how much OfferUP has gone downhill. I haven’t found any deal on it in well over two years. It used to be my favorite app to sell on but even that is awful now. Extreme low-ballin like people asking to buy a SNES with all cables and 6 games (2 of which are Mario world & all-stars) for $10 but what really drove me to just stop using the app was the “constant “where are you located?” Question. In all of my posts I had the name of my town even the exit # of the highway for my town and just annoyed me that people were just too lazy to even read the info ...
I always do in person cash transactions, or no deal. Never been scammed.
I did one yesterday. In person. Cash. Went home and the device didn’t work. Seller lied to me. I tried to message him, he deactivated his account. I couldn’t report him either. I reported it online via offer up website. Any advice on what to do so this doesn’t happen again?
xMACHOxMANx make sure the device works on the spot when you meet. if it needs batteries, bring them, & if it needs to be charged make sure you’re able to charge it on the spot while dealing.
I traded a fake supreme headband in person for a Louis Vuitton belt just to find out the Louis Vuitton belt is also fake lmao but I’m sure it was a more expensive fake than a $20 headband so I lowkey won in the end
Capone wtf man
Capone or girl
I had bought on Offerup using shipping a few times. Once you make a payment, the seller and buyer get notifications through the messaging system on offer up that the buyer made the payment. Once the seller ships the product, the buyer will get a notification and even be able to track it. And finally, they will also message you once its delivered to your door. Also, what was also cool is if the person does not ship it right away, I believe within 5 days, both people will be notified that the product needs to be shipped or the transaction will not finalize. If you have any other questions let me know bud.
Did all the Package you orders from there came through any problems ?
@@nathanmall7173 yeah I havent had any problems receiving packages.
Retro RyGuy How long does it usually take to receive updates on the tracking number? USPS says the label is ready to be used even though my seller said he shipped it. Also, I noticed my seller is using First class service packaging which is for items weighing under 16oz even though the item I’m buying is clearly not under 16oz. Tempted to ask him about this
@@marquez4497 I know offer up will send notifications to the seller within 2 to 3 days if an update has not been made on their end. As far as the way its shipped, I'm not 100% sure. Havent run into that kind of problem.
Axel Marquez how’d your package turn out? Was it what you ordered?
I only started using a few months ago, I always get items from across the country shipped. Other than a few scratched discs I never had a problem. I bought a Ps1 bundle and the PS1 didn't work, but he offered a partial refund since I wanted to keep everything which is nice. That and I don't like sending stuff back. I have gotten an original Xbox, PS2, a couple of PS1 bundles. Trick is to find recent listings and jumping on it. It sucks because more people are treating it like Ebay now.
warlockguy42 if you ship from around the country I bet it’s going to be eBay prices or close to them.
@@DayOneWhite Again check frequently for good deals, usually bundles. I sometimes end up saving some money. I just sell extras to someone in my town.
A month ago I purchased a switch and PS Vita on OfferUp for 65 dollars. They made good gifts for a few friends of mine.
Watch out. On offer up alot of things r stolen as well.
Like a pawnshop
Should I trust those websites that have ads on offer up?
Minnesota Wild fan yes but just go to eBay instead
Always ask, to take a. Photo of the product with their name on a notepad
There was a guy in my area (Miami) who was selling a factory sealed version of Stadium Events for the NES NTSC version and only wanted $1,000. I've never heard of it until then and I searched online and found it was valued at over 20,000. I went to work and when I got out I looked at the listing and it was "unlisted" so I'm sure it was a scam. I've had multiple rare finds or deals just disappear as "unlisted" so im sure there have been multiple attempts here
Pedro Linares same stadium events here in connecticut it is a scam!
@@italianpulli123 I've noticed that with a lot of these accounts that they're made pretty recent so in january and so on, the have no reviews, and usually it's the only listing on the account so it has to be nothing but scammers.
Same here but this dude was selling Stadium Events for $2000 from NYC. The post was gone an hour later
Oh my God they did the dot com to thank you for the warning,I gave him way to much info o hope no identity theft happens I'm never giving out that much info ever again
I got scammed for a nintendo switch on letgo.I texted the seller and I confirmed the switch was real through videos, however he wanted to ship the item instead. Considering the COVID situation I didnt mind but I didn't know letgo doesnt support shipping at the time. We agreed to send payment through venmo ( I know im stupid) once he had given the shipping tracking number. A day later I noticed the tracking wasnt updating which is unusual, so I attempted to contact the seller. He had blocked my phone number as well as changed his name on venmo, and letgo. Somehow he gave me a fake tracking number and duped me into sending the payment. Now im down $200 waiting impatiently for venmo, letgo, and law enforcement to contact me.
Im not looking for any pity but my lesson I learned from this is to always meet in person and make sure the item is as described. Dont ever use any other payment methods not approved by the app.
Mathieu Lao aye I’m getting one tomorrow in person. Anything else I should look out for?
If you still looking for a switch I'll sell you mines. Actually only used it for awhile to play Mario game but don't use it anymore
Update? Were you able to get any help on the situation or any type of reimbursement?
I spent 300$ on a pair of shoes and the dude never sent them. I’m talking with paypal rn but I’m not sure what the outcome will be.
Kaegan Nelson either way you are out money for awhile and out free time to work on getting money back. All bad
That happened to me last night and I’m tryna find out how to get my money back, did anything work for u?
You can't use paypal for offerup app?
I shipped through offerup once. It was a wii lot and when I opened it it was missing several games. I opened a ticket and it took about 2 weeks to get offerup to refund and allow me to ship it back. Then the seller messaged me calling me a scammer.
jeffersonia that sounds like a big mess for all three parties. I prefer to buy in person
Did you lose any money after it was all settled? Taxes? Fees?
On my OfferUp a guy was supposedly giving away his son's switch because he was misbehaving. I went and looked a couple days later and it was taken. Down by offerup
Benjamin Timmel stolen I’m sure
xXCigarXx I think the thing that was gonna happen was the shipping thing
OfferUp THEMSELVES ARE THE SCAMMERS!! Why am I the only one pissed off that you CAN'T ask seller a simple question without giving OfferUp your personal phone number?? People in the comment section talking about scams without seeing who the real scammers are. I'm never going to that website again.
Best deals are from Tweaks n SkaggHeads at them pop up yard sales. You know the ones 300$ item retail for like 20$ lol
JimBobthe Impaler I see them all the time. Try to stay away because I know the item is stolen
Hey I’m in Tucson too!! Right near Tumamoc Hill. 🌞🌵🏔
I had success selling and buying in Mercari, but it's a shipping only
The only weird place I bought from is Craigslist. It was a copy of TMNT Turtles in Time on the Super Nintendo and I actually got what was in the picture :). Idk if I would buy from offer up or Craigslist ever again. There's way too many scammers or over priced items...
Glad you didn't lose any money! I don't use offer up or let go. I browse them from time to time but they just waste space on my phone. I do have and have used Mercari. Picked up some ps3 games off there (ps3 is what im collecting) and i have 0 issues with it so ebay and mercari and trades thru instagram are my ways of shopping altho i was scammed once on Instagram. But i did get my money back from that seller
The first deal I tried to get was .... a bullcrap. She got so wishywashy. I wanted the games aaaand she gave them to someone else.
you nailed it-" deal" pronounced correctly probably brits trolling you saying you pronounced it wrong . They pronounced everything differently and troll americans on youtube like that
I use this app too. I never do shipping transactions as a buyer or seller; that’s what eBay is for. OfferUp is only cash in person, no exceptions.
Elusive Logic yes good idea, just hope the item isn’t stolen when I get a good deal
But doesn't that mean that offerup won't protect the transaction?
omg!!! everything u explain happens to me🤦🏼♀️...can u reply back pls i wanna know more...i already send this person a $40 for shipping and later on..ask for more $20 cuz the company is gonna pick it up and ship it...
I got scammed $100 🤦
it's probably gone my man
I’ve stopped using OfferUp and let go totally. To me it’s just not worth the effort and meeting up with people. Now I just sell on eBay. eBay isn’t perfect either though
I do the Offerup shipping side only. I’ve found a lot of great deals that way. But there is a risk to it. Make sure you only use the offerup payment systems otherwise you won’t be protected.
I have had plenty of people say "OfferUp takes a large chunk of the money, i'll sell cheaper if you pay to my Venmo. I say no everytime.
warlockguy42 I wonder what OfferUp cut is. Obviously nothing if you meet in person
They take like 15% if you sell from OfferUp
Well I might have just fallen for it... On a MacBook pro but I submitted a claim on PayPal
i used let go and i got scammed because the dude was very nice and comprehensive i ended up sending him $212 apple pay like an idiot
i was an idiot send them 300$ 🤦🏼on offerup
@@SandraRodriguez-es5fu You sent $300 on offer up, what about their protection? Did you get the money back?
Don't worry i gad the samething happen to me they got me for 400
I got scammed as well. Should've did my research
Have you tried let go
Daniel Lane yes it is pretty dead in my city
Someone got me on this. Some bs about how he couldn’t ship with his PayPal account. I was 3 hours away and didn’t want to drive. I payed outside of the app. I knew something was up, but couldn’t resist the “DEAL”. Sent the money.....radio silence. Don’t let this happen to you! Listen to your gut. I should have!
Josh Miller don’t pay outside of the app
Yea i should have to
There is a free Macbook scam going on right now. (Too good to be true anyway)If you click on it they immediately send you a number. The question is "Are you there?" They have their ad come from many different cities and states. I have never been scammed on Offerup. The shipping is fine. Just be careful.
😞 I just got scammed from offerup, he made me operate outside the app
Well so far I have had pretty much all of my OfferUp deals shipped to me and so far I haven’t had any problems however I believe that it does take a few days after the item has been delivered for the seller to get paid because one time I had something shipped to me and a few days after the item was delivered the seller messaged me saying they hadn’t gotten the money in their account even though the amount was taken out of my account meaning that it was paid for and that OfferUp had the money to transfer into the sellers account to pay them and I told them that they should receive the money soon and I guess they did get paid because they never messaged me again after I told them they should receive payment soon because I guess they were new to the shipping program and didn’t know how long after delivery it takes to receive payment from OfferUp when they sell something through the shipping option!
jmdilley02 a lot of times new eBay sellers have to wait to get the money and the money basically sits in limbo. I guess OfferUp does the same
Day One White Day One White well I think because of the fact that eBay sellers have to wait to receive their payment is why I didn’t get a GameCube lot I had bid on and the seller was new to selling on eBay and never shipped it because they responded to a message I sent them about why they haven’t shipped my order and they said that they didn’t receive payment even though I did pay for the lot and eBay had taken the money out of my bank account so I eventually had to cancel the order due to not receiving my item and eBay had to step in and refund me since the seller didn’t respond to any messages after I told them that they would receive payment a few days after the item they sold was delivered and I guess they didn’t like the ideal of that so I guess they took down any items that hadn’t sold and never shipped anything that did sell because I saw that 1 other person bought a hunting bow from the seller and they never shipped so the buyer left a negative feedback saying that they paid and the seller didn’t ship so I also left similar feedback!
Letgo joined OfferUp now
bro i always ship through the offer up app to make sure they hold the money. Just shipped my PC!
What happened did you get the money
For those interested ... I couldn’t watch the whole video. But I think it was a.nintendo switch bordering state/city transaction. I think he bailed on the transaction and didn’t actually get scammed. @9:13 - ‘this is kind of a click-bait title ....’ Just because youtube/ad revenue are attached to videos greater than 10 minute, doesn’t mean you should ramble on and on. At least quickly addressed how you got scammed, for what, and how much within the first two minutes.
welcome to youtube my main man
Tons of scam car ads on offerup
Can you post a link where u bought the pokeball spinning? I like it.
He got it form Etsy!!
"LandLord" AKA The DopeMan...
Lol
Is ps5 650$ good
Disc version
I tried to buy a vehicle and they said it will be through eBay motors, and I feel for it! Lost $2000 don't trust nobody!!
What if the person post free iphone and just pay for shipping
My dad has got stuff shipped off of OfferUp he was happy with it it’s a lot like eBay
real2end OK Scammer
Ive bought through shipping for most of my buys. I have gotten really good deals through it that were legit. (Zelda WoG for $27, my world my way plus other good games for $30, phantasy star ep 1&2 plus go go hypergrind and other first party gamecube games for for $80, and around $2000 worth of games in one lot for $300.
Id only buy through the app though, Id never sell through it
I got scammed for a fake PS4 controller
I literally just bought a launch edition PS4 for $100 last night off OfferUp. Came with 6 games and 2 controllers.
VideoGameGusto 78 that was 100% stolen
If he steals another one, let me know lol
Stolen or not he doesn't get scammed, and he's enjoying his PS4. Honestly how could you if you meet in person, if it's not legit just decline simple.
#MeToo! 🤣🤣 Seriously though.....Me too!
The only semi relevant story I have is the last few times I tried selling on Craigslist the same fucker kept begging me to trade my TV or Xbox One for a shitty oil painting he made, with progressively more embarrassing pleading - this went on for every item I tried to sell over the course of a full year. It was too funny to block him.
That whole place is sketch.
Random stuff? Random people? Scam? Sounds about right. “You got the stuff?”
Is offer up trustworthy
yes i think so
Literally just got scammed for a nintendo switch for $200 on offer up it fucking sucks
Isn't dill a herb?.
Good video mate
LandRoverLife dill pickles
Some guy with no profile pic begged to buy my used panties I blocked him.
thats very disturbing
I'm glad u said it, clickbait af bro come onn