nolaguy Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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Good call outs by Kent on the serial numbers and by Will on the PayPal charge backs. I also forgot to say money transferred to your Paypal account (or better yet, her acct) before you ship.
You may also want to address the 6 month PayPal buyer's protection with your friend - all of the stuff we've addressed here in writing with her. 95% of the time if everyone is careful, thorough and on the up and up, sales like this go just fine... but particularly acting as a third party - communicate, communicate, communicate and document, document, document.
Spell out your exit strategy to her. For me that would include involvement up and till the item appears to be successfully sold. I would not promise I could help if the buyer complains to PayPal at month 5.
I'm sure Kent is right about the Ebay opportunity, but he's been on that circuit for 15 years and knows that game. I recommended other avenues because I would want this as simple and predictable as can be.
Last thought that if all this intimidates your friend and makes her nervous, tell her she can easily sell the gear to KEH, Adorama or B&H with zero risk but for less than half of what you'll probably get for it for her.
It's her call - and that's the point. Make sure she's clear enough on everything that she understands every single one of the decisions are hers, not yours.
And for that matter, show her this thread.
Good luck
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