Most marketplace trades are uneventful. The handful that are not almost always share the same warning signs.

Meet in public

Cafés, mall atriums and police-station exchange zones are all good. Daylight, people, cameras.

Bring someone

Two people at a handover deters almost every kind of trouble.

Keep the conversation on-platform

Chat history is evidence. A buyer who immediately pushes you to another app is a buyer worth declining.

Never ship before payment clears

Screenshots are not receipts. Wait for the funds to land.