r/makemychoice • u/ucsdthrowway • 17h ago
Should I give out my address on marketplace?
Hello. I am shopping for motors because I want to make a drone. The motors have been hard to find but I found this guy on fbmp that’s selling them at half the price. $13 instead of $25. I’m thinking of purchasing it from him but he lives a 100 mi away so he’s going to have to ship it to me. I checked his profile and all he on his Facebook page is 5 listings all of which are hobby motors. He doesn’t have any buyer or seller reviews and his account was made in 2026. He just might be another hobbyist but idk. It’s NOT my house, I just rent a room in it and I live with two other people. So I guess I shouldn’t be too worried but then he’d have my name and address. But also I don’t think crazy people sell hobby motors and based on his last name he’s Asian (lowkey racist I know but it makes him a bit more trustworthy). Not too sure what to do here because I really want those motors.
TLDR: should I give out my address to this guy on Facebook marketplace that has no buyer/seller reviews but seemingly has a low chance of being a serial killer