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

I've had really good luck on Craigslist.   The last few items I brought to the prospective buyers , I made it easy for them to listen and buy.  

I sold a pair of Omega speakers in April , I brought them to RI .  I live in Mass but it was worth the 25 min ride.   We set the speakers up, huge smile on his face once the music started. I knew I wasnt going home with them.  

Was worth the minimal effort.  It's a tough climate for luxury items and toys .  I can't remember if that sale was Craigslist or FB marketplace.   I don't use Facebook but sometimes I'll have my girlfriend list stuff on marketplace for additional exposure 

Only good experience with local sales on Audiogon...though none past 1+ years...

Have a conversation with them about the loudspeakers and their system. When they come to pick them up let a friend know and arrange to contact them after the sale.  The buyer with $4k in cash has more to worry about being scammed then you do.

Selling tower speakers and other high-$ gear locally just takes more time, usually to find a buyer.  Any local ad I make always includes "Cash or Zelle in person" in the ad.

In y experience, the serious buyers are usually easy to spot when they ask a simple question like, "When can you show/ demo these."  On FB, you can also see their profile, what town they live in, if local, sometimes they list their employer, etc.  You can see that they are a real person and perhaps someone with means if they have pictures of their other audio gear in their FB page.

Is Zelle really safe? I read where the buyer could tell the bank the transaction wasn't authorized and that would be a chargeback with Zelle