selling things on Craigslist...

CHANGEinWAVES
CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Anyone done it before?

What usually goes down when people contact you?

I posted last night a larger piece of furniture and had what seems to be 4 or so inquiries. But they all seem a bit like a scam to me. Maybe I'm paranoid...but I just wanted to see how the transactions usually go down.
Thanks in advance:D
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  • unifiedscene
    unifiedscene Posts: 462
    i've sold many things on there. usually it's concert tickets i can't use. but i've also sold computer accessories and a digital camera. i'm not sure what you mean by scams... if you are selling something how can they be running a scam?
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  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Anyone done it before?

    What usually goes down when people contact you?

    I posted last night a larger piece of furniture and had what seems to be 4 or so inquiries. But they all seem a bit like a scam to me. Maybe I'm paranoid...but I just wanted to see how the transactions usually go down.
    Thanks in advance:D

    I sold my guitar on Craigslist earlier this year. The guy emailed me and said he was interested. I emailed him my phone # to call and set up a time to look at it. He called and came by the next day, made me an offer I accepted and that was it. You can't really be scammed if you're selling cause you are in control of the sale. The worst that will happen is people won't show up to look/buy it. Oh, one more thing. I don't accept personal checks. Cash or certified check and you won't have any worries.
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  • muiren77
    muiren77 Posts: 3,511
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Anyone done it before?

    What usually goes down when people contact you?

    I posted last night a larger piece of furniture and had what seems to be 4 or so inquiries. But they all seem a bit like a scam to me. Maybe I'm paranoid...but I just wanted to see how the transactions usually go down.
    Thanks in advance:D

    i take it, no success in selling yet?
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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    muiren77 wrote:
    i take it, no success in selling yet?
    Nooo an I want cheese damn it! :D
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  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    unifiedscene wrote:
    i've sold many things on there. usually it's concert tickets i can't use. but i've also sold computer accessories and a digital camera. i'm not sure what you mean by scams... if you are selling something how can they be running a scam?
    I work at a bank, and I have seen many scams on craigslist targeting sellers. The main one is someone sends a check (it can be personal or official, but they are always fraudulent) for an amount over what you are asking. They ask you to cash the check and give the money to a friend of theirs that is picking up the merchandise as a 'finder's fee'. That way, they usually get whatever the overhead on the check is, and whatever has been sold. I unfortunatley saw this pulled on an elderly couple selling their car. Someone sent them a check, they cashed it and gave the 'finder's fee' and the car to the person picking it up. A week later, the check bounced and because of it, their account went 5K negative, and their car was gone. There are always ways to scam people, sadly enough
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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Lukin66 wrote:
    I work at a bank, and I have seen many scams on craigslist targeting sellers. The main one is someone sends a check (it can be personal or official, but they are always fraudulent) for an amount over what you are asking. They ask you to cash the check and give the money to a friend of theirs that is picking up the merchandise as a 'finder's fee'. That way, they usually get whatever the overhead on the check is, and whatever has been sold. I unfortunatley saw this pulled on an elderly couple selling their car. Someone sent them a check, they cashed it and gave the 'finder's fee' and the car to the person picking it up. A week later, the check bounced and because of it, their account went 5K negative, and their car was gone. There are always ways to scam people, sadly enough
    Kinda sounds similar!
    They want my name address and home phone#
    Say they'll send me a check in the mail because a mover will be pickin up the item and they can not be there.:rolleyes:
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  • Lukin66
    Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Kinda sounds similar!
    They want my name address and home phone#
    Say they'll send me a check in the mail because a mover will be pickin up the item and they can not be there.:rolleyes:
    I don't think it would be a big deal as long as they are not asking the you to pay the mover with the proceeds of the check.
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  • unifiedscene
    unifiedscene Posts: 462
    Lukin66 wrote:
    I work at a bank, and I have seen many scams on craigslist targeting sellers. The main one is someone sends a check (it can be personal or official, but they are always fraudulent) for an amount over what you are asking. They ask you to cash the check and give the money to a friend of theirs that is picking up the merchandise as a 'finder's fee'. That way, they usually get whatever the overhead on the check is, and whatever has been sold. I unfortunatley saw this pulled on an elderly couple selling their car. Someone sent them a check, they cashed it and gave the 'finder's fee' and the car to the person picking it up. A week later, the check bounced and because of it, their account went 5K negative, and their car was gone. There are always ways to scam people, sadly enough

    I guess I should have qualified my statement by saying I would never accept a check from anyone on craigslist for anything, ever.
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  • Wilds
    Wilds Posts: 4,329
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    Kinda sounds similar!
    They want my name address and home phone#
    Say they'll send me a check in the mail because a mover will be pickin up the item and they can not be there.:rolleyes:

    Sounds fishy to me.
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Wilds wrote:
    Sounds fishy to me.
    That's what I thought...
    I think I may add cash only to the description.
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  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    That's what I thought...
    I think I may add cash only to the description.

    i think if i were you i would also make sure i have someone there with you when a couple of strangers strong enough to move furniture comes into your house too. ;) but thats just me. i worry.
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  • NothinGBetteRPJMaN
    NothinGBetteRPJMaN Posts: 530
    That's a crazy scam someone posted.

    I personally have never used Craigslist and have never really been to the site but
    One of my friends said one of his friends found a hooker and another friend found his girlfriend on Craigslist

    So now he is trying to find a hookup and I think all he has gotten as responses are bots

    wtf?
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  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    the wolf wrote:
    i think if i were you i would also make sure i have someone there with you when a couple of strangers strong enough to move furniture comes into your house too. ;) but thats just me. i worry.
    U offering ur services:D
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  • riffrandall
    riffrandall Posts: 685
    Lukin66 wrote:
    I work at a bank, and I have seen many scams on craigslist targeting sellers. The main one is someone sends a check (it can be personal or official, but they are always fraudulent) for an amount over what you are asking. They ask you to cash the check and give the money to a friend of theirs that is picking up the merchandise as a 'finder's fee'. That way, they usually get whatever the overhead on the check is, and whatever has been sold. I unfortunatley saw this pulled on an elderly couple selling their car. Someone sent them a check, they cashed it and gave the 'finder's fee' and the car to the person picking it up. A week later, the check bounced and because of it, their account went 5K negative, and their car was gone. There are always ways to scam people, sadly enough

    OK any person who would fall for this is a out-and-out moron. First of all, taking a check from a stranger? No. Second, taking a check and giving that person money back? Um.. hi, can you say "idiot?"

    I've sold lots of things on Craigslist, but not my body (yet), and have had the most success with selling off things like furniture and tickets. Person comes to my house, gives me cash, takes what they bought. End of transaction.
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  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    riffrandall wrote:
    OK any person who would fall for this is a out-and-out moron. First of all, taking a check from a stranger? No. Second, taking a check and giving that person money back? Um.. hi, can you say "idiot?"
    Wow, that's a little harsh. Normally I say "buyer beware" on transactions like this but Lukin66 mentioned that the couple who were taken in were elderly. Older adults tend to be a bit more trusting and not usually as tech savvy so I can understand this happening.

    I have sold 2 vehicles on Craigslist with no problems. They were older ones that would have been very hard to trade in or sell through conventional methods. The only real problem was being pestered by some "auto brokers" who kept offering to sell them for us. The buyers paid cash and met us at the courthouse where we exchanged the keys and titles for the $$. With both transactions everyone seemed to go away happy.

    But I agree, have someone at your house when the buyer comes to look at the furniture or pay for it if they're going to pick it up personally. We were very careful about scheduling people for test drives so that my husband and I were both home.
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  • PJSerf
    PJSerf Posts: 637
    I've sold tickets on craigslist before with no issues. My deals were always cash only....
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,561
    Anyone NOT doing strictly cash deals is just foolish.
  • meistereder
    meistereder Posts: 1,577
    I sold a ticket for cash, met the dude and he gave me cash and bought me a beer. The only bad thing is I had to sit with him and he was kind of a weird guy.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,561
    meistereder wrote:
    I sold a ticket for cash, met the dude and he gave me cash and bought me a beer. The only bad thing is I had to sit with him and he was kind of a weird guy.

    Yeah, fuck that shit...."Thanks for the beer, but could you go over there?"
  • CHANGEinWAVES
    CHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    whoprincess wrote:

    But I agree, have someone at your house when the buyer comes to look at the furniture or pay for it if they're going to pick it up personally. We were very careful about scheduling people for test drives so that my husband and I were both home.
    I changed the item to 'cash only' :)
    Now I think trying to find a male to be there with me might be harder then selling the item! Haha.
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