Shopping USED

Found that instrument on Facebook Marketplace for half of retail?? Want to stretch the funds as much as possible. But, how do you use funds on a marketplace purchase?

Well first and foremost, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT! You have to show where you bought it, who you bought it from, the price, the payment that was made.

  • Screenshots of the listing. All the screenshots. The main listing where it shows the price, grab the description where they give all details of the item they are selling.

  • Next, more screenshots, get the conversation where you talked price, talked meeting etc. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF WHAT YOU PAID IS NOT WHAT THE ITEMS WAS LISTED FOR!!!

  • If at all possible, pay with a digital payment method, so you can screenshot! PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, Zelle… AND SCREENSHOT THE PAYMENT

  • If the only option is cash payment, then you will need to obtain a receipt with SELLER’S NAME and PHONE NUMBER, ITEM DESCRIPTION, DATE THE PAYMENT WAS MADE, PRICE and it must say PAID.