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Local pickup for speakers - should I let the buyer in the house or use the the garage?

I got someone coming from out of town to buy some Focal tower speakers I have for sale. They are going to pay cash. I had the ad on usaudiomart (the buyer is a guest so no ratings). The guy sounds like a good guy (spoke to him on the phone). But I am new to this... should I demo the speakers (just to show they work) in my garage or is it safe to demo them in the house? Wasn’t sure the best practice for this. 

What do most do when having local pickup?

dman777

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jnovak
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I agree with ghdprentice. I'll always know from the phone conversation if the guy is an audio guy or not. The only time I had a problem was a long time ago. I didn't vet the guy. He showed up with his whole family. A HUGE RED FLAG!!! His daughter asked if she could use the bathroom. I said okay. Later on my girlfriend said a ring of hers was missing. Leason learned. 

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I have to correct myself! I was robbed on another occasion. I had a pair of cheaper speakers for sale. A single YOUNG guy ( I will not mention his nationality or this post will get flagged). He listened for 30 minutes and then talked for an hour or more. No Sale. I went back to work. He returned to my house and jimmied a window and took the speakers and a few other things. When I got home, it took me 30 minutes to realize that I was robbed! (too much stuff!). I managed to track him down being it was pre HIPPA days. The police got my stuff back. I had the ad in my local paper BTW  

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