Forget it. We’re not going to sell.

All we wanted to do was sell a piece of used exercise equipment, a spin bike. We had gotten good use out of it, but it was still in good shape. It was too big and heavy to ship, so we would decided to sell it locally. It would be a great bargain for someone.

As soon as we put it out on social media, the creepers came out. First, someone wanted to know if we would accept payment via Venmo. Absolutely not. That request reeks of scam. Cash only, at a safe site like the sheriff’s department. No, you can’t come to our house. Our no to Vemno was met with, “How about Cashapp?”

Forget it. We’ll just keep it. After a few weeks, we decided to try eBay and specify local pick up only. A third party would give the transaction a layer of security, right?

A guy from Kentucky inquires, “Can you ship it to me?” So, what part of “local pickup only” did you not understand? The thing weighs over a hundred pounds. We just didn’t want to mess with a shipping company. Forget it.

A guy from North Carolina makes a lowball offer and says, “We’ll be in town on this date to pick it up.” We counter and he comes up a little bit, but not enough to make us comfortable. The he explains that he and his wife aren’t that well and are working around various doctor’s appointments. He doesn’t sound like someone who would be doing much spin biking. Forget this. Our last message to him was, “We’ve taken it off the market.”

I’ve had decent success selling stuff on eBay. But all my sales were books and toys I could easily ship once the money was in my bank account. But the ordeal of an in-person transaction was too much for us.