Local pickup for speakers - should I let the buyer in the house or use the the garage?

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I never do business at my home.  I’ll meet someone in town to pickup what I’m selling.  Some sellers have let me in their house but that’s what they’ve requested. 

Cash Payment for Sales are good if no Paper Trail is wanted, but are best avoided.

Bank Transfer is much less messy and can be checked for having cleared as fast as Counting Cash and checking for Fake Bank Notes.

Meeting a Buyer or a Seller face to face is a way to create a sale with Zero Troubles to follow, my experiences of meeting at Homes or away from the Home are with no incidents occurring that are wanted to be avoided in the future.

It is easy to lose a good customer and a bad customer by being over protective prior to a sale. The Plus Side, is that the bad customer will Toodle-Pip and probably break the communication with an unkindness sent, their type has this trait.

The good customer may continue the communication by being inquisitive about the reasoning for being protective in a way they are not familiar with.

The above are difficult to create when selling as a Vendor using a Service that has  a Buyer Protection, the Vendor has little to support them where Buyer Protection - Not Vendor Protection is the fundamental of the sale. 

There are other Options to consider, but they are not common practice as of yet but should become more frequently used for the good off all who are sellers/buyers wanting Fair-play to both parties.    

Folks - think about this.....the buyer is probably somewhat nervous (that's not the correct term, but it's early and I can't come up with the right one) about meeting a stranger in their home. Sure, there are bad people out there who are up to no good, but someone purchasing relatively expensive used audio gear is probably just not a threat, but a potential friend. My best audio buddy is someone who came to my house many years ago to buy an Onkyo AVR. Now he comes over and helps me move heavy amps and speakers from time to time. Ease back on the paranoia a little, but still be vigilant. I agree with those who said you can get a good feel for the type of person you are dealing with over the phone, assuming you're having an actual conversation and not just texting.

I agree with ghdprentice. I'll always know from the phone conversation if the guy is an audio guy or not. The only time I had a problem was a long time ago. I didn't vet the guy. He showed up with his whole family. A HUGE RED FLAG!!! His daughter asked if she could use the bathroom. I said okay. Later on my girlfriend said a ring of hers was missing. Leason learned.