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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2587 |
Topic: Craigs List- Heads Up Posted: 25 Oct 2017 at 7:04pm |
Any classified ad sale presents risks. Since Craigslist is the biggest our there, it is necessarily going to have more incidents. Though I've purchased and sold a number of things on Craigs list and have never had a problem, I always try to be cautious. For small stuff, it's probably better to meet inside a public place such as a bank, a restaurant, or best yet a police station [though I doubt they'd be very accommodating]. For stuff that is registered with the state, such as a vehicle, my practice is to settle the actual transaction inside a bank. That way you can either receive or have issued a cashier's check without fear of forgery or someone grabbing it and running like they can with cash, there is plenty of space to sit and sign title documents and such and there is minimal risk that the buyer/seller can do something strange.
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2630 |
Posted: 25 Oct 2017 at 7:01pm |
What people are doing for Craigslist are Safe Trade Stations. A safe place to go to trade with someone you don't know.
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bp
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 25 Oct 2017 at 6:22pm |
Be careful.
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Mike Carter
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 25 Oct 2017 at 6:12pm |
There was another Craigslist story a couple of weeks ago about a guy selling a camera, somewhere in or around Nashville. The buyer took the camera and drove off without paying. The seller chased him and ended up getting shot. I hope these stories are more about Craigslist than about Nashville.
I've had good experiences with Craigslist. So far.... TT |
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Posted: 25 Oct 2017 at 5:59pm |
Just had another incident of a person selling something on Craig's List shot and killed. This guy was a former police officer selling a late model Camaro and had agreed to meet at a county location, a gas station. Some thugs out of Nashville shot him and stole the car. Criminals will pick an easy mark, not the first time this has happened. Craig's list doesn't have enough parameters to keep you safe.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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