Selling towers - keep getting bad actors/scammers when doing local pickup only.

Some bad info on this thread, Zelle, Venmo, Cash App and the like are not without substantial risks, I wouldn't use any of them for big ticket transactions with strangers. I'm selling a car at this very moment on facebook marketplace, mostly time wasters, consignment services, scammer title services. Even giving out a VIN these days can open you up to more personal info than you'd imagine. One shouldn't minimize the risks associated with buying and selling with strangers, better to be safe than sorry.

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Wow, no scammers! Doesn't matter what I list, Craigslist is a scammers paradise. Facebook Marketplace has it's fair share, easier to spot as they generally have  some pretty strange 'friends' and no content. I totally expect it with every sale, most scammers use same old tactics, some are more subtle. And there are people coming up with new scams every day, scamming is a 'profession' these days.

I too have heard about bad things with Zelle and some of these other bank to bank transfers, wire transfers are safest. Cash is king, counterfeit bills, carrying a lot of cash could be issues. Can't believe people aren't mentioning issues dealing with mountains of scammers, yeah, their mostly just pests if you're familiar with selling on web, but they never cease to bother. Tire kickers another form of pest, some of these are complete phonies, trying to see if you have other items worth coming back to steal. I know any number of people who now refuse to sell on these platforms since they're rife with scammers. At this very moment I have old riding lawn mower for sale on Facebook, there are scammers even for this $250 old dog. Gave up practically trying to give away tons of old audio magazines, only bites were fake Facebook entities inquiring about audio equipment I may have. I gave up tossed all the mags in garbage.

The only reason I persist in using Craigslist and Facebook is eventually there is usually a successful transaction, just resigned to having to deal with the professional scammers.