Lol..anybody here a newbie and was afraid to trade with another newbie..who sends first??

Rancho Cordova, CA

This is a good question.

I would see if either party had a verifiable reputation on another similar site, then use that data for, at least partially, for deciding who should send first.

I am new here, however I have a good amount of verifiable feedback on other swapping sites. I have no problem sending first with veteran swappers, but a newbie w/ no nothing anywhere, I would prefer they send first.

Of course some ppl could be sneaky and say “oh yeah, I’m over at abcswapping.com as so-an-so” and you go look at so-an-so’s profile, sure enough, 100% good reputation..BUT to be safe, I would want to verify that the person claiming to be that person actually is that person, and not just a scammer who browsed and found a name with a good reputation to mention. Far fetched maybe, most ppl out there are good, but you gotta be careful.

It also depends on the items being traded, trading a pair of socks for a t-shirt isn’t going to create a huge loss if one party turns out to be a thief. And sometimes losing $1.50 in postage and a shirt is worth it to expose someone who is dishonest before they steal something more valuable.

Virginia

You probably just have to trust each other :(

Rancho Cordova, CA

yep, you have to be willing to take a chance sometimes. So of course it’s not a good idea for two newbies to start off swapping for expensive items. Start with lesser valued items so the stakes are less.

Virginia

I’d get delivery confrimation for both parties.

Germantown, MD