العربيةBuying and selling safely
Every deal on Bayzo completes off the platform, between two people. That keeps it free and fast, and it means the checks are yours to make. Here is what to check.
Five rules that prevent almost every loss
1See it before you pay for it
In person, in daylight. No photograph, video call or document proves an item exists or is in the condition claimed. If the seller cannot show you the item, there is nothing to buy.
2Treat a bargain as a warning
A price far below what the same item costs elsewhere is not luck. It is the oldest hook there is, and it works because it makes you move fast. Look up what the item actually sells for before you reply.
3Never send money in advance
No deposit to 'hold' it, no transfer to 'confirm you are serious', no payment to a shipping company or an escrow service. There is no escrow on Bayzo. Money you send before you have the item is money you have given away.
4Meet in public, and tell someone
A busy place, in daylight, and tell someone where you are going and when you expect to be back. Take a friend for anything expensive. Never go to an empty property alone.
5If it feels wrong, walk away
Pressure, urgency, a changing story, a refusal to answer a plain question — these are the signals. A genuine seller will still be there tomorrow. The cost of walking away from a good deal is nothing next to the cost of the other mistake.
What the scams look like
The deposit
The item is cheap and there is another buyer waiting. Send a small deposit and it is yours. The deposit is the product; there is no item.
The shipping agent
The seller is in another city or abroad, and will send the item through a company that holds your money until you receive it. The company does not exist. Bayzo has no shipping and no escrow, and never will.
The verification code
Someone asks you to read out or forward a code you just received, often claiming it confirms you are a real buyer. It is your account they are taking. Never share a code with anyone, for any reason.
The overpayment
A buyer sends more than the price, shows you a transfer receipt, and asks you to refund the difference. The receipt is fake or the transfer is reversed. You are out the difference.
The empty apartment
A property is shown by someone who does not own it, or is rented to several people at once. Ask for ownership documents and check them against the person's identity before any money moves.
The fake Bayzo message
A message or a call claiming your account has a problem, your listing will be removed, or you have won something. We do not call, and we never ask for codes, passwords or payments.
If you are selling
- Confirm the money has actually arrived in your account before the item leaves your hands. A screenshot is not a payment.
- Meet buyers in public too. You are exposed the same way they are, and you are the one carrying something worth taking.
- Keep your identity documents, your address and your bank details out of the chat. A buyer needs to see the item, not your papers.
- A buyer who wants you to accept an unusual payment method, or to ship before payment clears, is not a buyer.
Reporting a listing or a user
Use the report control on the listing or the profile itself. It is on every one of them, and the report reaches us attached to the thing it is about — which is why it is faster than any email.
- Open the listing or the professional profile.
- Tap Report.
- Choose the closest reason — spam, scam, prohibited content, wrong category, duplicate, or other.
- Add a sentence about what you saw. What you write goes to a moderator, not to the seller.
Urgent reports
For a threat to someone's safety, a weapon, a scam in progress, trafficking, or any content involving a child, email the safety address instead of using the form. Those are triaged the same day, and we report to the authorities where the law requires it.
safety@bayzo.com.trWhat happens next
Automated checks can hide a listing straight away; a person reviews it after that, and every suspension or ban is confirmed by a human before it becomes permanent. We will not tell you the outcome of a report about someone else's listing — that would expose another user's enforcement history — but the listing disappearing is your answer.