10 Tips to Buying or Selling on OLX

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OLX is the well known and popular online market place, which deals with casual users and they can buy and sell their products and stuff online without any complications with OLX. It provides the simple platform to target the ordinary citizens and it can be much better. There can be some issues and the platform is recommended just like OLX and other similar ones.

It is reported recently how spam ads were making platform useless for ordinary buyer and seller. There were some other reports of the several robber gangs, who operate it by giving ad on OLX. There was the widespread assumption that people tell lie about their products or scam the seller or buyer through different means.

These are the dangerous scenarios and it hurt the potential that OLX manages the online buyers and sellers. It is not lost and it is ensured that the use of OLX to its fullest, the people made the list of the tips and the users can use them which can make them safe when they use the platform to buy or sell the items.

10 Tips for For Buyers On OLX

Buyers should ensure that they are buying the authenticated and genuine products and they are not robbed during the process of selling and purchasing. Various buyers know about the tips and they say that common sense needs to be common and they complete this process at their own. People should keep in their minds as the buyer on OLX:

  • Do not indulge in unbelievably attractive offers if they feel good. Scammers make unbelievable offers to fool their clients and they compare their offer with expensive. The clients should compare their products if they have any doubt.
  • Ask for condition of item beforehand and finalize the price and method of transaction/delivery and they should meet the seller in person.
  • Pick a safe location. If buy a small item then they should meet in a public place with many people around you. They should have a friend close to them.
  • Inspect the item before purchasing or handing over money.
  • Ask the seller if he would be willing to give you a 24-hour period to make sure the item is fully functional.
  • Ask the seller to provide you with a copy of their CNIC (front only) with clear text regarding checking warranty and preferably a signature. This copy of CNIC can act as a receipt and you could have the same written on a blank piece of paper and validate it using the seller’s CNIC.
  • Take a picture of the item you purchased and the seller when you pay.
  • Collect the item and make payment of item at the same time to avoid any trouble. Never trust someone you don’t know and transfer money in advance.
  • Do not share the financial details with anyone.
  • If you buy the car or a bike, you should confirm the documents through third party to avoid being sold a stolen vehicle.

10 Tips for Sellers On OLX

When any users sell their products or items on OLX, they also face the similar issues. They feel insecure if they are not providing guarantee of their items as they are not stolen. There is consistent danger of being robbed or scammed with fake notes. You should keep in mind some important things as the seller on OLX:

  • Do not hide anything from the buyer and you need to disclose everything and detail of your products or items with the buyers.
  • If someone is paying you more than what you asked, then you should leave it. Most of the time, it is start of any scam.
  • Meet in a public place with the buyer in presence of the friend.
  • Take full payment at the time of delivery.
  • Watch out for fake notes when you receive the payment. Do not accept money order or cheques. You can get paid online or through mobile wallets and get payment for the item in cash.
  • Get the credentials of the buyers if you get large bulk order and it is also recommended that you sign the contract. This usually applies to business customers.
  • Make receipt in advance, whether it is handwritten. Write your CNIC number, item name, check warranty duration, your signature and other necessary information. Ask the buyer to write their name and CNIC alongside.
  • You can take the picture of the buyer, the receipt and item together after making the payment.
  • Do not share your financial details except necessary information to make the payment.
  • If you are a regular seller, then you can ask a courier service to deliver the items through Cash on Delivery (COD) and let the buyer check the item after payment.

What If You Are Scammed By A Fraudulent Buyer or Seller?

If you become the victim of the fraud then you should notify this fraudulent activity to police immediately and use the proof against the culprit. You should fill in the OLX form to report the fraud by the seller or the buyer.

Advice for OLX and Other Marketplaces

Market places are needed to conform to the local requirements and increase in the safety issues in the big cities, the online marketplaces like OLX is introducing the proper and transparent rating system to the buyers and sellers to select the offer from the reliable sellers.

These reports may hurt the newcomers in the internet field but it is the safe way to get the trust of the people to do shopping online and the popular market places across the world can employ the similar rating systems. It can help the high rated sellers to launch their CoD (cash on delivery) services without the buyer and they do not worry about the authenticity of the product.

 

 

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