Staying safe

We check every ad before it appears, and we check a person before giving the ✔ Verified badge. That raises the floor — but it is no replacement for your own care.

Buying

• Meet in public. A mall, a cafe, the lobby of a building — never an empty flat or a car park at night.
• See it before you pay. Switch the appliance on. Open the box. Check the phone's IMEI.
• Avoid deposits. If somebody wants money before you have met, that is the single most common way people here get cheated.
• Pay on handover. Cash or BenefitPay, item in your hands.

Selling

• Bring somebody with you, especially for anything expensive.
• Confirm the transfer has actually landed in your account before letting the item go — a screenshot is not a payment.
• Keep your home address out of the ad. Arrange a meeting point instead.

Swaps (trades)

• Swap at the same time. Both items on the table, both of you checking, then you exchange. Never hand yours over first or post it ahead.
• Test it there and then. Switch the phone on, check the IMEI, ride the bike. There is no refund on a swap — once it is done, it is done.
• Agree the whole deal in writing first — including any cash on top — so nothing changes when you are standing in the car park.
• Be wary of anyone who will only swap by courier, or who wants to send a “relative” to collect on their behalf.

Services

• Agree the price and what is included before the work starts.
• For anything in your home, ask someone who has used them before.

The verified badge

A ✔ Verified seller has shown the admin a CPR and a working phone number. It means we know who they are — it is not a guarantee about the item, the price or the quality of the work.

Something wrong with an ad?

Message the admin on WhatsApp and it will be taken down. Reports about fake items, wrong prices or anyone asking for a deposit up front are acted on quickly.