Short answer: Look for a business name and address that you can verify, ask for any licence required where you live, read reviews and ask others who have sold to them, watch how they weigh and whether they provide a docket, and notice whether they pay by a traceable method, because reputable buyers are open about all of these and disreputable ones tend to avoid them.
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List Free →Identity and licence
A real address and a verifiable business are the starting point.
Reviews and word of mouth
Other sellers’ experiences tell you a lot about weighing and payment.
Weighing and payment
A buyer who weighs openly and pays traceably is behaving as they should.
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