Selling slightly more expensive items - how to protect against switch and INR fraud

[neryrobert0]

I have a few items of jewellery I want to sell as I don’t wear them.

They are all likely to sell for somewhere between £200 and £1000 per item. If there is a high risk of me losing the proceeds I won’t sell them, but I really would like to sell.

How can I best protect against item not received/not as described receive and switch (for a worthless dupe) fraud? aside from the obvious of sending stuff tracked and insured. 

Selling to a jeweller/auction house/ via Facebook is an option but they have their disadvantages too (low price/ rehection; high commission; Facebook marketplace chancer nightmares respectively) 

The items are irritatingly not valuable enough to qualify for the eBay authenticity thing but also not worthless enough to just take a punt. 

advice gratefully recieved. 

[vintique*violet]

Certainly , we can agree to disagree - no sorries needed. 

The saying I think it should be " A picture paints a thousand words," my mistake... 

Indeed I am a genuine seller and buyer as I am sure hundreds of thousands are on this platform... and the photos uploaded on to my listings are of the exact items which are  posted upon purchase... If someone blatantly tries to return an item which was not mine in the first place and it was so obvious as it did not match the photos on the listing  ( AND because of the extra photos etc  ) then I do expect eBay to stand by me so to speak and weed out the unscrupulous...   In this case  Ebay customer service did take these things into account.

Yes, I understand what you are saying and I get it, I really do , but whether " false hope" ( your words) or not, I will protect myself as a private seller so that eBay can make informed decisions  and " play" fair! Nowadays they rely on A.I and that is totally unfair and a different beast altogether and what " we" can expect moving forwards which opens up a whole new array of problems, ones which most probably will fall on the seller.  

Have a lovely Christmas and all the best for 2025. 

[nigel_paul_wright7557]

I think its just a lucky dip that you sometimes have a scam buyer.

I wouldnt sell anything I wasnt prepared to lose.

The higher the price the more likely you get scammed.

I sold some audio gear for £50.

Buyer wasnt happy with it so I did a return on it.

Got back a lump of wood !

Ebay refunded him, he kept audio gear and negged me.

If £50 attracts a scammer what will £400 plus do ?

[wyntersemporium]

Even lower end get scammed. I sent a large red heart necklace to Israel a few years ago. Buyer said she did t like it and I she returned it. I opened the package to find a bundle of barbed wire. 
So she kept the necklace and the cash.