https://raleigh.craigslist.org/sub/d/raleigh-month-to-month-or-week-to-week/7789461581.html

This week-to-week "housesitter" posting nearly had me in tears. Just enough plausible deniability to pass as legit. See if you can spot the red flags:

"My top choice will be someone who is social, likes to drink, CLEAN, between age 21-45 max., is ok w/ 420, on the go like me, is at least somewhat into fitness/being active"

"NO KIDS, MALES OR COUPLES, THANK YOU"

"feel free to text directly & we can chat by phone or even meet up for coffee or cocktails to see if we would be a good fit"

Then he asks for photos. You know, like sublessors and landlords always do.

(Presumably in a French maid outfit)

The use of keywords in ads is making Craigslist completely useless.

They are going to have to start limiting the number of characters in an ad.

I was recently searching for a Toyota Sequoia and a Kia Seranto came up with this in the body

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Definitely a scam right? I'm new to selling on craigslist so not sure how people try to scam on it.

"Okay I’ll take it as you listed it but Currently I’m out of town I just got married and we’re on a vacation for our honeymoon at the moment would you accept mailing you a cashiers check for the payment and when the checks clears at your bank. We’ll send a movers to come for the pick up whenever it convenient for you. And we don’t mind adding an extra $150 for the hold. Is that fine with you?"

I have a cheap car posted for parts/fix it up, and I've gotten over 50 emails so far, 45 of them all ask adamantly for my phone number. I made a burner google voice number and all I get is password reset or PIN requests, 5-10 per day. The other 5 people who wanted to communicate only through CL email service all flaked.....

Is this what CL is now?

I’m selling a proform mirror, A person contacted me, and offered me 50$ more than my asking price, and also said they were going to send me a certified bank check and have their movers pick it up once it clears. Go or no go?

A family member told me it's vert stupid since the seller could just keep the "free money." But my friend said it's safer than dealing online, Now I'm unsure.

Question about paying cash for an item that needs to be picked up at a later date:

I want to buy a piano off someone on craigslist. I'm going to see it in person today to make sure there's nothing wrong with it, but if all the keys work and it seems okay, I want to get it. The seller warned me that other people are interested and coming tomorrow to check it out, so I should try to come today if I'm really serious because it's first come first serve. Cash only, which is relatively standard for CL. And it's being listed for a very reasonable price so I'm super interested.

My question is: what are the standard practices around paying cash for an item that is so big that you have to hire movers to come on a different date? Normally I would never pay someone a bunch of cash for something I'm not walking away with right then. What sort of protections can I build in for myself that offers some peace of mind that the guy won't just take my money (but also offer him some faith that I want the piano and that he shouldn't sell it to someone else tomorrow)? Do people do a half now-half later type deal in this situation?

Would love to hear suggestions! Thanks!

First off, yes, I know, obvious red flag for scam.

I'm trying to sell a mountain bike for approx $1500. I have a potential buyer contacting me, and so far has asked very informed questions regarding the bike and isn't raising the usual red flags for obvious scams.

He is requesting that I take the bike to a local shop for inspection (I personally know and trust this shop), they hold on to the bike until the buyer pays me via PayPal, and once that's done, he pays the SHOP to ship it to him.

How can I get screwed over here? I've already responded to him that I'd prefer cash in hand, but I'm still curious if there's any way this can be made to work where I'm not possibly out a bike with no money.

Are there bots that ask you to run your vin through specific websites? I’ve had more people than ever saying the same thing all promoting different websites. It’s absurd

I’m just wondering what the reason is for these no shows. I’m selling a car and I’ll set up a time and place for the next morning, I’ll text the person a couple hours before confirming, and no reply. What is the reason for this? It’s been over 7 people that set up a time and arrange a price and seem super interested and then just don’t respond? I understand if there’s a better deal elsewhere, I’m just accustomed to telling the person to not drive to the meeting spot and waiting for no one to show.

Does anyone have any experience with a buyer trying to rob the item you’re selling when you meet in person? Because I have heard of stories of people robbing sellers selling electronics and stuff on creglist.

Guys need your urgent help
I want to post a job post and after everything done when I goes to the payment section and when I put details in the section it shoes error and payment is cut from my account and after some time payment return into my account

I have tried multiple cards all are declined and it was saying
The credit card payment has failed
the credit card number is correct
the billing address is exactly as it appear on your bank statement
the credit card verification number is correct

Hello, I'm currently in the process of trying to adopt a doberman off craigslist. I have made contact with the seller and we have gone back and forth a few times. They told me the backstory of the dog, that he was with a family that had him for 7 months but decided they didn't want him anymore because on of his cropped ears wouldn't stand, because they were not willing to put in effort into ear posting after they had gotten the surgery, and that was why they gave him to the seller. They(seller) allegedly "run a rescue( with no affiliations) with their family when they're able. They allegedly lost their home recently and are staying a camper until the house is rebuilt, but they have a Cane Corso that doesn't allow the doberman in the house while seller isn't there, and they said with winter coming they won't be able to care for the doberman much longer. Which brings us back to our texts now that you have the dogs backstory. I messaged seller saying I was interested and attempted to set up a meet time. They were at work at the time but sent me two photos and told me all that I typed above. We attempted to schedule for the 8th of september. Seller did not contact me until late at night the night before the 8th. I told them I have a 5 hour drive so I'd need more heads up than night before. They said "let's shoot for the 21st. I'll keep in touch and message you tomorrow. " that was on Sunday. it is now Tuesday. I have sent them a follow message, thanking them for being so patient with me, said I know they're a busy person and I hope I'm not pestering them, and took it upon myself to set up a meet time. I asked if the 21st at 2pm would work for them, informed them I'm free that whole day if a different time works better. I sent that message at 9pm last night and it is now the next day 1:59pm and they haven't even read it yet. Am I overreacting? or is this a red flag? are they really just busy with work? also, last note, I did reverse google search the photos they sent me over text and there were 0 matches. That gives me hope. I've been wanting a doberman ever since I was 7 and I'm anxious about making this happen as I'm 22 now and this whole situation is just anxiety inducing and everything is worked out except a meet place and time. Its like the last piece needs to fall into place but it won't budge. Any thoughts?

I am selling a Lazboy reclining set and got an offer. This person said that they would take the whole set and pay me an extra $150 because they are currently out of town. They said that they would mail me a cashiers check and then would send movers to pick it up after the check cleared. I asked where they were sending the check from since they said they were out of town and wouldn’t be around till next month and they kept avoiding the question. Am I being scammed? It sounds suspicious. Let me know what you guys think.

Hi all,

My husband and I met on Craigslist Personals 14 years ago, and we're doing a vow renewal this year for our 10 year anniversary. I'm curious if anyone knows a way I could possibly find a post from 2010 because it would be a cool present. I know it's unlikely, but I also had no idea how to use the Internet web archive that Google sent me to. Thanks!

I was inquiring about a box spring in Craigslist. I clicked on the email to copy. (The one that Craigslist provides and I went to my own gmail to send an email.

IMMEDIATELY, gmail signed me out of my account and said i needed to log back in. I then got a text saying this:

Google account disabled: (my email address) Sign in to appeal: accounts.google.com

What do I do? I feel like it’s a scam now and I’m not sure if I should sign in again.

I live in Houston near the university of Houston and I set the location for within two miles and it's finding me stuff in college station.

I know we’re all thinking the same thing right now. How can you be dumb enough to trust someone on Craigslist? Well, unfortunately, this lady was very damn convincing on the phone. I was on call with her for an hour, and she was constantly calling me to tell me about the dog; she even offered to video call and show off the dog. I guess the part that got me fooled was when she said for a small rehoming fee of $40 she would drive the dog over to me and at first I was hesitant, but I said, Fuck it, at least it’s less than $100, and who knows what could happen? I soon came to regret this decision this very morning when she said she was on her way with the dog, and I waited 3 hours for her but didn’t hear anything. Once I did finally hear back, she still told me she was coming with the dog, only to send a text an hour later that she was keeping him, and I’ve gotten the following messages from her several different numbers since. Honestly, I’m not even that upset about the situation but find it more amusing and funny that she thinks the police will do anything when she admitted to making money off this scam and not rehoming the dog. All I've got to say is Iquasia Clovie is one silly woman, but I'll give her the props for keeping the storyline up and having me on the edge of my seat.

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Hi guys. What does the circle with letters represent up at the top of the screen to the left of the listing title when you’re in a chat?

Any apps (like LetGo used to) that allow you to sell something and meet up with the person (somewhere in public in broad daylight of course) to exchange it for cash?

I didn’t know what to put this under. Craigslist was my best idea even though you can’t meet for cash with it, but you do sell stuff with it.

Mind you i’ve never sold anything on craigslist. Since I cannot share photos, i will copy and paste the email i received about a listing.

“Thank you for your prompt response. Please excuse any delay on my part, as I am currently on a business trip and also planning my daughter's wedding. The price and condition of the item are acceptable to me. I plan to issue a cashier's check for the payment and will arrange for the item to be picked up once the check has been successfully processed by your bank. To ensure the item is held for me, I am willing to add an additional $70 to the total amount.

For the payment, could you please provide the following information?

• Name for the payment: • Address: • City, State, and ZIP Code: • Final asking price: • Phone number for text message updates:

I will expedite the payment and inform you of the tracking number as soon as it is available. Thank you for your cooperation”

After making a sale ad, normally I would get a confirmation email that would publish the ad. But the past few times I tried, there was no confirmation email. It's not in the junk or other folders, it simply does not get delivered. I noticed this last summer, and tried again today.

Any ideas about why this happens?

Haven't logged in for maybe 2-3 years and just realized I can't log in now. When I try to use the forgot password option, they tell me they weren't able to locate an account associated with my email address.

This is the email I've been using all along.

First time seller here, and my very first chat on an item I'm selling is "Hi" followed by a PICTURE of a message of someone saying they will only converse through email, "and I won't be responding to the chat after this unless you email me." Is this normal?

Tonight, I started getting texts from people in a different state about an ad I posted asking if the item(s) is still available.

After some digging, I learned that someone posted an ad using my full name and phone number for the contact info, but I absolutely did not post this ad.

I’ve reported the ad to Craigslist, but aside from that, is there anything else that I should do? Barring of course changing my name and/or phone number.

Just that. I’m trying to rehome some guinea pigs, and of course there is a small rehome fee to try and deter people getting them for feeders. $20. That’s it.

And I get so much attitude for asking that. People want the guinea pig, but they also want me to provide the food and water dishes, a month’s supply of food and hay, a cage, and a carrier that they can keep for travel purposes.

I helped out a person once, I made sure the guinea pigs she was getting had the food, and she got them the cage and the other things. 2 weeks later she returned them because “they were too much work”. I’m sorry, but if you are getting a pet, it is YOUR responsibility to make sure the pet has all that it needs. In addition, do the research. Don’t go in blind because “they’re so cute”. They are. But these are not easy animals to take care of.

I’m definitely looking elsewhere to rehome the guinea pigs that need to go elsewhere, because I’m done with the attitude and the weirdness of these people.

Hi everyone! Someone messaged me on craigslist about an item I have for sale, and they said

"Hello!

I want to pick it up. I want to reach out to you on Craigslist via message and want to continue the conversation on email. I am reaching out to you from my professional email. Do you live locally? Glad to hear from you soon! email me to (their personal email)"

Is it a scam or am I overthinking it?

Hey there - got an issue and I'm looking for some advice.

I sold an espresso machine to someone out of state (OR to MT). I've dealt a lot locally before and consider myself pretty savvy at avoiding scams. But this is a new one, not sure what to do. Basically, the buyer seemed legit, even though they were out of state - I would have stayed far away if anything seemed amiss - definitely a real person, looked up the name, had legit questions about the machine, had a few email conversations prior to the deal. Buyer paid me via PayPal and upon receipt I shipped the unit via USPS. A few days later the buyer emails me saying the machine arrived but is broken, dented, scratched, etc. which is almost 100% not the case. I say almost because obviously occasionally things can go wrong in shipping, but the extend of the damage they are describing sounds outrageous - on top of which, it was carefully packaged in the original box, etc. They are asking me to refund them about 60% of the charge. The buyer says they will take pics, but has not sent any yet.

This just went down a few hours ago. I have not responded at all - not sure what to do. Do I engage and ask for pics, but defend myself? Do I ignore completely? Does the buyer have any leverage here? They said "I know you know the tank was broken because it was glued" which is absolutely untrue. But I'm worried about the ramifications of either engaging or ignoring. What's the best course of action here? Thanks in advance for any advice or similar experiences. And yes, I will never sell across state lines or non-face-to-face again.

Edit: the buyer sent pics... what they describe as "DEVASTATING" is like... normal wear and tear?! very tiny scratches on the surface, a few coffee grounds in the works of a used espresso machine? Should I just tell them how used items on craigslist work?? or not engage at all? sheesh!

I have not sold anything on craigslist in many years, but when I did it was cash only because it was too easy to get scammed with other methods. Is this still the case?

I use PayPal and Venmo for other things, but still feel like cash would be safest although it does seem like less people have it? Let me know if it is still reasonable to require cash, or if not cash what I should be accepting. Thanks!

I have sold a dozen or so items it the past. Why are they suddenly asking for my phone number to verify? I always resist giving my phone number in fear they sell it and I get junk calls.