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I still use CL, after I try NextDoor (and less often, eBay). Many of the scammers are pretty easy to spot: they say "my agent will pick it up and give you a ca
by AlbertCory 4y ago
I still use CL, after I try NextDoor (and less often, eBay).
Many of the scammers are pretty easy to spot: they say "my agent will pick it up and give you a cashier's check (or money order)." I think CL could easily make it harder for the scammers, with minimal effort.
For the ghosting buyers: this isn't just limited to CL. On the last item, I was giving something away on NextDoor, and still had around 8 ghosts. What I finally resorted to was asking for the exact time they were coming, and making it clear that I was not holding it for them if they didn't show up.
If there were several on the same day, I'd tell the later ones that someone was (supposedly) coming before them, and it might be gone so they should double check before coming.
- sojournerc 4y agoI've found better success with asking for something insignificant like 10$ when I just want to get rid of something. It weeds out the flakes and maybe gets the "buyer" more invested in the deal