Craigslist rant

[Robin'sBrood]

So I spend a good half hour creating a for sale post for a gaming seat and racing wheel and within 15 minutes of it going on Craigslist it DISAPPEARS!

Why would anyone flag something like that? Why else would it disappear?

 

[Camelot Farms]

I have yet to see where the pro's of CL outweigh the cons.
After posting 1 thing for sale, my inbox was inundated with scams for weeks.

Never again.

Gahhhhhhhhhhhh!

 

[Robin'sBrood]

I hate Craigslist now, I really do. It used to be a good place, before all the crazies found out about it.

 

[Widget]

I've always had good luck with it. Have found several free chickens that people no longer wanted. Sold a saddle to someone in California. Still have one saddle listed but no spam. And found a really good car mechanic plus a great part time job for the winter as a de-icer of planes at out local airport.

 

[key west chick]

I cant get any photos to ever load. Even DH tried and no luck. Oh well.

 

[Raen]

I think it must be regional. I'm also in Maine, and I use CL all the time and never have spam or stupid people bugging me. CL in New England is pretty awesome.

 

[Rozzie]

Was it in the right category?

Could also be that you had a "competitor" out there with similar things for sale. People will often flag just so that their item stays up & yours disappears...more attention to what they have for sale that way.

Not ethical, but they do it.

 

[lorrir]

Always set up a dummy email account for use with CL. Never use your real name and never post your phone number. I sell cars on CL and we get alot of traffic and a huge amount of spam.

 

[debilorrah]

Quote:
Yep, this.

 

[rancher hicks]

I have used CL and not had a problem. There must be a reason. Choose your words carefully and never address wiseguys in your posting.
As for scams.
NEVER, NEVER ,NEVER respond to a scam no matter how upset you get. Learn to recognize them and yes a private acct just for CL is a wise thing.