That's entirely up to you!

Much like any classifieds listing service, we publish adverts, and are unable to certify the validity of sellers, or buyers.

However it can pay to play safe to ensure you don't end up short.

The classifieds have put through thousands of sales, and we've only heard of a couple that have gone wobbly. If you are shipping/sending money to a stranger, thats when you open yourself up. There are companies available such as escrowaustralia.com.au who will take receipt of the goods until the money arrives, but they can't have your expertise in identifying the quality of the product you purchased.

Doing interstate deals really does come down to you speaking with the seller, getting as many photos as possible and trusting/taking the risk accordingly.

Many have had success, and only a handful have not turned out well. (This is no guarantee from us, just our comments given the total lack of emails we've received about any sour deals!)