Swap safely
Six habits that prevent almost every bad swap.
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Meet somewhere public
First meetings belong in a busy, well-lit place — a supermarket car park, a police station meet-up spot, a café. Take someone with you for anything high value.
Verify before you hand anything over
Inspect in person, test what can be tested, and complete the verification step in the swap room before either side gives anything up. Never hand over first on a promise.
Paperwork matters most
Vehicles: check the V5C or title matches the seller, run the VIN, confirm no outstanding finance. Property: deed, survey, and anything registered against it. Services: agree scope, milestones and what done looks like, in writing.
Keep it on-platform
Someone pushing you to move to a private channel, pay a deposit, or skip the steps is the single most common warning sign. Genuine swappers are happy to go slowly.
Trust the mismatch
If the description, the photos and the person in front of you do not line up, walk away. No swap is worth ignoring that feeling.
Report it
Every listing, profile and swap step has a report button. Reports go to the moderation queue with the context attached, and you can open a dispute from inside a swap room at any time.
More on how swaps are structured in how it works.