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Markets are the original classifieds. You see the item in front of you, you haggle face to face and you carry it home the same morning. Melbourne has a deep market culture, with something on almost every weekend of the year. The trick is knowing which one suits what you want, and that is what […]

Most buyers think a faulty private purchase means a refund, and most sellers think “as is” wipes the slate clean. The truth sits in between, and the paperwork is what makes it hold. The law is drier than the car, but it is the part that bites. Private sale, not a shop sale The consumer […]

A good item with a lazy listing will lose to an average item with a clear one. That is the first thing to understand about selling secondhand online. Buyers scroll quickly, and they decide in seconds whether to tap or keep going. Most listings fail for four fixable reasons, not because nobody wants the item. […]

Buying and selling online is mostly good people doing honest deals. It is also where scammers go looking, because the whole thing happens at arm’s length. They do not have to look you in the eye. They just have to move faster than your doubts. Here is the golden rule to keep hold of. A […]

The best tool for buying a used car is a bit of suspicion. Not the rude kind, just the healthy sort that asks why this one sits a few thousand under every other car of its age. A private sale comes as is, and once the money changes hands, the faults are yours. The money […]