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Facebook Marketplace gold: treat it like a stranger with a sack
Parking-lot eagles are how people learn about tungsten and fake slabs. Meet at a shop. Test. Or skip it.
A great price on Marketplace is often a great lesson.
If you still do it
Meet at a coin shop, not a gas station. Pay the shop to test. If the seller refuses a public test, you learned enough. Tests. Tungsten. Fake slabs. How to tell if a shop is legit.
If you are selling
A shop is slower and safer than a stranger who wants your address. Walk-in vs mail-in. What to bring. ID.
Photos
Photos lie. Lighting lies. Worth searches lie. The scale on the pad does not. If the deal only works in a parking lot at night, it is not a deal.