Craigslist Scam

former-member · 2014-07-09T15:44:47.000Z

I emailed a seller on craigslist for a inexpensive set that unopened and wanted to meet up with them and they said they would use paypal and that raised a flag so I asked why so low and why can't we meet and whoever that person was said that they received emails from most people wanting it shipped and who wants to meet in person with all the things that happen with people getting held up at gunpoint ect. I know that there have been stories with craigslist but meeting in a public place or with a group of friends is helpful and safe and emailed them that. Well now this scammer is trying to defend him/her self and said that they belong to brickpicker and watch the forums and sees what they say also said know some robin hood person? and also sees the same people emailing him. Well right there I say forget it and try to move and figured I rather pass on this. They emailed me one final time saying that people will use paypal no matter what and it is secure and also that because the prices are so low if her sells a couple of items a week he makes 600 or so plus bragging about having different ads up in different states besides the two people write about here. So I am going to be more careful about who I buy from on craigslist and realize that craigslist warns about shipping,escrow and I know better and hope no one gets taken at all. Had to delete my email so the moron doesn't write me again but now when I look on craigslist to see prices that are too good to be true I just pass.simple Anyway I know this is long but we are all collectors here and know our stuff and if not we have people looking out for us. So the way I figured is that this person watches what we write,knows the same names emailing them so probably why they dont reply back and 600 a week is not that much for some low life scammer, but still enough to piss me off being a collector.