Craigslist Flakes

[Travelover]

Ha! I do the same thing and they still email asking if I still have it...........

On the flip side, I've answered many Craigslist ads only to have them tell me it has been sold a while ago. Why didn't you remove the ad then, I ask? Shrug..........

 

[rtimgray]

I agree with the above poster - I, too, have checked on several items, only to find out that they were sold days or weeks ago. I just chalk it up to "some people"...

For the most part, I've had good success off of Craigslist (and a similar local site, and the local "trader papers" - all essentially the same thing). I am cautious in my initial contact with folks, but for the most part, I like it.

Good luck and take care.

 

[Garandman]

On 4/5/06 at 7:20 PM, two people were robbed at 42 Westville St. when they went to look at a car that was listed for sale on Craigslist. The victims made contact with a man through a phone number given in the ad for a 1995 Honda Civic. The suspect was waiting for the victims in front of the address, and asked them to walk to the back of the property to view the vehicle. Once in the rear of the property, the victims were forced to the ground at gunpoint, and robbed of their money.

Boston also had the "Craigslist Killer."

 

[PHPaul]

I've been on the odd wild goose chase, driving considerable distances to find that the seller blatantly misrepresented the object in question.

Other than that, my experiences both buying and selling have been pain free.

I think two things contribute to that:

1. Virtually all of my transactions have been with rural folk. I don't live in or near anything that could reasonably be called a city, never have, never will.

2. 90% or more of what I'm buying/selling is farming-related. Farm folk, in my admittedly limited experience, tend to be pretty honest. My other interest is motorcycles, I'm 2 for 3 on that. Drove a LONG way to look at a bike once. When I got there, the "needs a little work to be rideable" bike was in a half-dozen boxes...

I've never felt the least bit uncomfortable with the people or surroundings on my transactions.

 

[PILOON]

My other beef is listing in wrong categories intentionally and cluttering space.
Then there is the sellers that list same item about every page or 50 times in a category.

 

[mbohuntr]

Did he send pictures of his wife:devil:

I was going to say "test drive?" :stirthepot:

 

[farm boy00]

Well I've been playing games with a scammer. I got him all excited last night because I didn't get back to him in 3 days. He was all excited to do the deal then I told him again cash. Poor thing he even has a "God Bless You" signature

 

[kcflhrc]

Well it all finally worked out for me. Sold the TV for what I was asking, the guy didn't need the stand, sold the stand the next day for $25. Only in America.

 

[California]

Then there's this guy. Not CL but he sent a $23,000 money order from Eastern Canada to Houston for a car. Then he drove down and discovered that the seller didn't have title to it. Then the seller disappeared.

 

[kcflhrc]

Then there's this guy. Not CL but he sent a $23,000 money order from Eastern Canada to Texas for a car. Then he drove down there and discovered that the seller didn't have title to it. Then the seller disappeared.

That's not a Craigslist Flake, he's just an idiot.