Craigslist is shady.. I only sell... Never buy....
I have bought.
I have sold.
Only local. And only when I can inspect the merchandise. If I were ever to buy an iphone from craigslist, I would inspect it AT the applestore.
I have bought.
I have sold.
Only local. And only when I can inspect the merchandise. If I were ever to buy an iphone from craigslist, I would inspect it AT the applestore.
It's better to make someone else pay than yourself that way you could use the money for something else...
yeah i have never had any problems with craigslist as well..
i dont see why some think its so bad.. its not hard to check what you are buying and whos buying what your selling. If it cant be checked..obviously dont buy it.
Just curious, what's wrong with buying a camera that you get to test and see with your own hands and eyes before forking over cash? Just trying to see the logic with preferring eBay over CL.
Well, for me there are several reasons, I prefer to have the back up of paypal/credit card, incase there is a problem down the line...an SLR could have a faulty mirror that appears to be fine but is only glued back in place or pixel issues you would not be able to detect unless you downloaded images on the spot... I need more than a few minutes to judge a camera's full capabilities... I work with Leica and usually spend a month or more testing out the products they send me...
And since I am a professional photographer, I am usually dealing with high end equipment and need the receipt for tax purposes and prefer to pay with credit card for added protection. Which not a lot of people on CL can do.
Also, because I am a women, I am pretty cautious about who I meet with and deal with on CL, it is too easy a set up to offer a great deal for cash then rob the person when they show up with the money...
The peeps selling vintage furniture tend to be a pretty tame bunch... many I know also sell at flea markets I frequent. They even take checks and deliver! I had one guy who brought over a couple of coffee tables for me to try out with no guarantee I would buy any of them. Just a whole other CL world, still need to be cautious.
I don't get why you wouldn't sell or buy stuff that is easy to ship on eBay or Amazon as apposed to CL where you have no recourse and also risk your personal safety....?
In person transaction ?
1. Take a picture of the guy
2. Take a picture of the vehicle he is driving/Lic plate
3. Demand it be activated on the spot if its a phone
4. Demand some documentation for the product being sold
5. Demand his ID to be copied or photographed
OR NO SALE
In person transaction ?
1. Take a picture of the guy
2. Take a picture of the vehicle he is driving/Lic plate
3. Demand it be activated on the spot if its a phone
4. Demand some documentation for the product being sold
5. Demand his ID to be copied or photographed
OR NO SALE
blood sample
drug screen
most recent 3 addresses
proof of income
SSN
got it off craigslist
traded for my 2011 macbook air for iphone 5 +300 cash
In person transaction ?
1. Take a picture of the guy
2. Take a picture of the vehicle he is driving/Lic plate
3. Demand it be activated on the spot if its a phone
4. Demand some documentation for the product being sold
5. Demand his ID to be copied or photographed
OR NO SALE
Surprised no one mentioned doing the swap at a carrier store so they can confirm it is legit before buying