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    Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 5:12pm
Life is full of risks and ultimately you have a 100% probability of death.  
  A few examples for risk of death in one's lifetime*: 
  Motor vehicle accident - 1 in 114.
  Air and Space Transport incidents - 1 in 9,821
  Contact with hornets, wasps, and bees - 1 in 63,225
  Firearms discharge - 1 in 6,905
  Lightening strike - 1 in 161,856
* source - National Safety Council.

Though common sense is needed for Craigslist interaction, just as it is needed when you go to the mall to buy a pair of shoes, it isn't likely that Craig's list poses any extraordinary risk that is disproportionate to other human activities.  

According to a an article in All Business, the chances of being involved in a crime related to Craigslist is 1 in 2,000,000.  That's almost as safe in riding in an elevator which is, last I checked, for receiving a treatable injury is about 1 in 3,000,000.  

Because of the electronic media, especially the internet, we are bombarded with information that we erroneously extrapolate to the point that we become afraid of our own shadows.

The solution:  Go out and enjoy life and don't worry about stuff so much.
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Posts: 1446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 5:44pm
Originally posted by lostagain

Because of the electronic media, especially the internet, we are bombarded with information that we erroneously extrapolate to the point that we become afraid of our own shadows.


Yeah.  Anyone remember when SkyLab was going to fall from space and no one knew where?  That was before the internet but it still got a lot of media coverage.  I had a neighbor out in the very rural country who was scared silly that it was going to land on her house and kill her.  Craig's List seems the same way. 

Still, dealing with anything of value, and the money involved, with someone you don't know would always call for a heightened level of caution.  And maybe this is just the internet talking too, but it sure seems like there are a lot more wacko nuts out there now than there used to be.

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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 5:58pm
All good points, quiet here, THANKS
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I have sold hundreds of items on CraigsList and purchased a few also.  For many years I have met individuals either at my home or if the item was small enough and they felt more comfortable I would meet them at a local Wendy's restaurant. Met a lot of nice people and had no instances where I felt uncomfortable. Take the proper precautions and you should be ok.
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.... and if you offer something for sale and you get an email inquiry in which they offer to pay you asking price, sight unseen, by cashier's check and want it shipped to Texas or some other exotic place, hit the delete key.  The scam is they send you a cashier's check for too much and ask you to send a refund of the over payment, usually several hundred dollars, then you find out the cashier's check was a forgery.  

When you deal with Craigslist always remember:  There is no such thing as a free lunch.
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