Built for safer exchanges.
A community marketplace is only as strong as its trust systems. Here is exactly what SellnBuy does — and what you can do — to keep every trade safe.
Verified accounts
Every seller signs in through SocialPulse identity. Verified email is required; verified phone and identity are optional add-ons that unlock a green ✓ badge on your listings.
Private in-app messaging
Buyers and sellers can chat inside SellnBuy without sharing phone numbers or emails. Reveal your WhatsApp only when you're ready.
One-tap reporting
Every listing and profile has a Report button. Country admins review reports and can suspend listings, users or IPs.
Scam-language detection
Listings and messages are auto-scanned for classic scam patterns (wire transfers, gift-card payment, shipping-only asks). Suspicious items get flagged for admin review.
Prohibited items engine
Weapons, prescription medicines, live animals, human remains and other restricted categories are blocked at listing-creation time.
Approximate location
Listings show a city and neighbourhood — never your street address. GPS is opt-in and always overridable.
Five phrases that mean walk away.
| “Send me the item — I'll pay after delivery” | Never ship first. Meet in a public place or use trusted local pickup. |
| “Please pay with a gift card” | Gift cards are a scam signal. Reject the transaction and report the user. |
| “I'll pay more if you keep the listing off SellnBuy” | Never take a deal off-platform. You lose all protections and reporting. |
| Unusual urgency + a story | Legitimate buyers are calm. Slow down, ask questions, and share nothing that identifies your address until you meet. |
| Overseas buyer for a local item | Almost always a scam. Local items belong in local exchanges. |
Not allowed on SellnBuy.
- Weapons, ammunition, explosives
- Prescription medicines and drug paraphernalia
- Illegal drugs and drug precursors
- Live animals (regulated separately by FarmersPulse)
- Human remains, organs and body fluids
- Counterfeit currency, IDs, degrees, tickets
- Recalled or unsafe consumer goods
- Adult content and services
- Political campaign material outside SocialPulse rules
Home-cooked & surplus food
Food shared through SellnBuy (surplus, home harvest, community meals) is offered peer-to-peer. Sellers must disclose common allergens and prepare food in a clean environment. SellnBuy does not inspect food and is not liable for unsafe items — always use your judgment when accepting food from strangers.
Independent contractors
Service providers listed on SellnBuy are independent — not employees of SellnBuy or SocialPulse. Verify licences, insurance and references before agreeing to any work. Payments made outside SellnBuy carry no guarantee.
The four rules.
- Be truthful. Post real items, at real prices, with real photos.
- Be kind. Discrimination, harassment and hate speech are removed on sight.
- Be safe. Meet in public places for high-value items. Trust your instincts.
- Be local. SellnBuy is optimised for real neighbor-to-neighbor exchanges.
See something? Report it.
Every listing has a Report button. For anything urgent, message a country admin — we respond within 24 hours.
