I guess but it is no different than the classified ads of yore.Craig's List can be like the Wild, Wild West
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I do not know about that as the Internet has given ads at places like CL a whole new "flavor" compared to the olden days of the want ads. I have not read the want ads in over 5 years.
Yeah, you have to pay for classified ads so that helps to stop the scammer/spammers.
I never provided an address when I sell my phone.
When I meet the person, I show them that my phone can make a call, text, and access Safari. I then show them that I logged out of iCloud/Find my iPhone and do a complete reset. When it powers back up, I have them go through the menus to see the phone is working and walk away with the cash.
Simple. Quick. Effective.
When I meet the person, I show them that my phone can make a call, text, and access Safari. I then show them that I logged out of iCloud/Find my iPhone and do a complete reset. When it powers back up, I have them go through the menus to see the phone is working and walk away with the cash.
Simple. Quick. Effective.
If that's your main concern, then the best thing to do would be to meet the seller at a police station.
Huh? Cops won't get involved with a blacklisted device - it is a civil matter.
Um, no I wouldn't try to burden the police who have to worry about catching violent criminals they are trying to keep us safe from.
I've sold several iPhones over CL without giving anyone my address. All in good condition. No scams.
If someone wanted my address, I'd find another buyer.
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Same. And, they have my phone number if they have issues.
You're missing the point. People use the police station tactic to scare away potential scammers. If they are up to no good, it is unlikely that they will want to meet at a police station.
I guess if they are really stupid scammers. The police are not going to let you do a used phone sales transaction inside their station. You would have to do it in the parking lot. I would rather meet in a starbucks.
You would have to be an idiot to think the police would let you sell a phone inside the station.
Does it say best regards at the bottom ? pretty much a red flag that its a scammer. A lot of the scam / Junk mail i receive all have best regards at the bottom
Right but people can report them as stolen after they sell them and then the phones get blacklisted by the insurance company - they do this to get an insurance replacement. They sell the device to you then report it as stolen, and get a refurb for the price of the deductible plus whatever cash they got from you.
They also can not pay their bill subsequent to the sale and then the carriers blacklist the phone.
What about Next and Edge financed phones? Can you check that online? If the seller has financed the phone thru Next or Edge and then stops paying, the phones are blacklisted.
The only person who benefits from an anonymous sale for cash is the seller. Well as the buyer, I am not tolerating that.
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Some guy in Malaysia responded to my eBay listing offering $770 for it shipped! Sent me his email address too, it's an American name.
Is there any risk on my part as long as he sends the money to my PayPal first?
No! Don't do this! Why do you keep making naive mistakes when it comes to CL and eBay?
I wouldn't do it, the guy in Malaysia might receive the package, and pretend that he didn't get it, and files a claim on ebay and will probably ask for the money back.
This happened to me, and this is why I don't ever sell on ebay and I only sell on swappa and only within the U.S.
Plus, I could be wrong but if you send it via USPS, once it leaves US territory, the package is not trackable, so there is always a risk.