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Related, so many sellers are now “pro” sellers like what happened to eBay. Keyword stuffing, prices that are comparable to sale prices of new, constant automate
by boatsie 4y ago
Related, so many sellers are now “pro” sellers like what happened to eBay. Keyword stuffing, prices that are comparable to sale prices of new, constant automated reposting, etc.
- TheRealPomax 4y agoRight, which is great: because CL forces folks to say whether they're a private owner or a dealer you can filter for those properties. And not hidden and tucked away either: it's the absolutely very first top-most set of options on the search results page. See those three [all] [owner] [dealer] buttons? Click "owner". You're welcome.
- QuarterReptile 4y agoI've always wondered: what is the mechanism keeping people honest about being owner vs dealer?
- philovivero 4y agoNothing. Dealers know to check the owner button. Whenever I'm buying something on CL, like say a car, I always ask the person who answers the phone: "I'm calling about the car. Tell me X about it." If they reply "Which car?" then you've reached a dealer, not an owner.
- TheRealPomax 4y agoAnd then, of course, you go back to CL and flag their post, right? ...You do report abuse on this free platform so that everyone's experience can be improved, right?
- kd0amg 4y agoDoes that button... do anything?
- TheRealPomax 4y agoIf you have to ask: not until you actually use it, no.
- asdff 4y agohttps://www.craigslist.org/about/help/flags_and_community_moderation https://www.craigslist.org/about/help/flags_and_community_mo...
- asdff 4y agoThe photos will be obvious enough if its a dealer car or being sold out of a driveway
- TheRealPomax 4y agoOther than "getting your account banned for multiple reports on multiple postings"? Nothing. If you see someone abusing CL, you report it. If you don't, you're just helping make sure people can keep being dishonest on the platform.