Genuine buyers and scam accounts often message in nearly the same way at first, which is exactly why DM-based selling has become exhausting for small sellers.
Spam Patterns To Watch For
Generic copy-paste opening lines, requests to move to another app immediately, urgency about a 'limited time' that wasn't part of your post. These are common scam tells.
The Real Cost Isn't The Scammer, It's The Genuine Buyer You Miss
While you're sorting spam from real inquiries, real customers get tired of waiting and leave. The DM inbox becomes a bottleneck for everyone, scammer or not.
Why I Built Around This Specific Problem
Watching my mother's DIY kit business deal with exactly this, real interest buried under message noise, was the direct reason I built Payge. A fixed checkout page removes the back-and-forth entirely, no chat to spam, no negotiation to fake. One photo, live storefront in about 30 seconds, flat 5% per order.
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