Simple habits that keep secondhand trading safe.
Metro stations, mall entrances, and busy cafés are ideal. For bulky furniture, bring a friend along to the pickup.
Turn it on, plug it in, sit on it — whatever applies. Honest sellers expect this. The condition label on a listing is a guide, not a guarantee.
Never send deposits or "reservation fees" before seeing the item. KARKOOBA never asks for payments, and no listing requires advance payment.
Our chat keeps a record of what was agreed. Be cautious with anyone who immediately pushes for off-platform payment links.
Prices too good to be true, urgency pressure ("pay now or it goes to someone else"), refusal to meet in person, and requests for your card details or OTP codes are classic scam patterns.
If a listing or user looks fraudulent, stop responding and report it to us. We remove bad actors quickly.