Buying/selling stuff off Craiglist... how scared are you to do it with all that crap going on?

Dante

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had a buddy ask me to back him up in case he got waxed selling something at 1am...

would you be as worried? I would be given the things going on

 

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If my wife ever goes to pick something up I always have her call me and make it a point that the other party knows she's on the phone at the time of a meeting. Almost always do business in a busy parking lot.

 

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Sold something one time and met with the person at a public location like the mall.

 

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KingofNicotine said:

Sold something one time and met with the person at a public location like the mall.

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thats what its coming to... a few months ago went and sold something and went to a guys house... never dawned on me I could be killed or robbed

 

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i sell all my blue jays seasons tickets over craigs list. i have never had the slightest problem. i either meet them outside the stadium or at the meeting place of their choice. I have met is quiet, shady places but still have never had problems with it.

 

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Not scared, just cautious.

 

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I sell stuff on CraigsList all the time, but like others I meet in public at a busy place Mall,Wal-Mart..etc.....................

 

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OnePocket said:

I sell stuff on CraigsList all the time, but like others I meet in public at a busy place mall,Wal-Mart..etc.....................

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yeah that is a good idea will do that from now on, I guess I tend to trust people to much at times with stuff like this

 

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Dante said:

had a buddy ask me to back him up in case he got waxed selling something at 1am...

would you be as worried? I would be given the things going on

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I Never Worry about Getting Waxed ! When I go to the Car wash, I Tell them No Wax Please.

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nah, just gotta play it smart