Does this craigslist ad seem fake to you?

[upsguy27]

Here: http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/sys/849591109.html I'm talking with him right now. Do you think it's okay? It seems okay, but I've never really dealt with craigslist before. What do you guys think?

 

[craigverse]

I don't see anything that would cause me to believe it isn't real.

A good way to exchange expensive stuff you're buying from an add on craigslist is to go to a bank.

Bring a friend, try it out, make sure you want it. You can pull money out of the bank and give it to him so he knows you're legit.

You both go home.

 

[craigverse]

if it's local -_-

didn't think that far ahead hmm.

 

[upsguy27]

if it's local -_-

didn't think that far ahead hmm.

Yeah, we're going to meet at a coffee shop to test out the macbook. I'm trading him, so I don't have to worry about transferring money. I'll tell you how it goes.

 

[TEG]

Looks good to me, although I would definately either meet at a safe place, like a bank, city hall, or Police Station, or only pay via Check, that way you can't be ripped off.

TEG

 

[taylorwilsdon]

Not a great price, but if you're trading then no worries. Nothing else seems off with the ad.

 

[upsguy27]

Not a great price, but if you're trading then no worries. Nothing else seems off with the ad.

I'm leaving to go trade him at Starbucks' now. I'll tell you how it goes.

 

[ChrisA]

Here: http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/sys/849591109.html I'm talking with him right now. Do you think it's okay? It seems okay, but I've never really dealt with craigslist before. What do you guys think?

The whole point of craigslist is that it is a local sale. You can look at the goodsand exchange cash. If you know Macs and know how to see if it works then not much can go wrong. That said any used computer can fail and you get no warranty. $1200 seems high, offer less.

 

[upsguy27]

The whole point of craigslist is that it is a local sale. You can look at the goodsand exchange cash. If you know Macs and know how to see if it works then not much can go wrong. That said any used computer can fail and you get no warranty. $1200 seems high, offer less.

Well, I'm trading him, so cash doesn't matter. I know how to check and see if the hard drive is failing or not; and how to check the status of the RAM.

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

There's Logic Pro. That adds some value.

 

[upsguy27]

There's Logic Pro. That adds some value.

That's one of the reasons I'm trading with this guy. I could definitely use Logic Pro.

 

[upsguy27]

Well, I got back from the trade with my new MacBook Pro! It works great, everything was included, and it's in great condition. I guess I'm lucky that I had a good first craigslist experience.

 

[macrumorsMaster]

That's one of the reasons I'm trading with this guy. I could definitely use Logic Pro.

You do know that you won't get support and/or most likely won't be able to update Logic Pro right?

 

[upsguy27]

You do know that you won't get support and/or most likely won't be able to update Logic Pro right?

That's okay. I don't need the advanced features that Logic Pro 8 would bring.