Craigslist safety concerns?

[Anonymous]

If you've never done it before, and are a single woman, what advice do you have?
I want to sell things (inc. furniture), before I move.

[Anonymous]

- Have a friend stay with you at pick up - preferably a man.

- Use a junk email with fake information. Unfortunately, you'll have to eventually give your address if the pieces are large. So keep the first tip in mind.

- Ask for cash only.

- Sell only during the day.

- If you're giving away stuff, use Freecycle, as most of the people who support it are kind and limited to a specific area.

[Anonymous]

Don't meet at your house; unless it's heavy furniture, meet somewhere in public. I tried posting a few things and the very first thing i sold was to a creep who emailed me over and over about the item AFTER he bought it and scared me so badly that i refunded his money. I am also single but I have a scary dog....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:- Have a friend stay with you at pick up - preferably a man.

- Use a junk email with fake information. Unfortunately, you'll have to eventually give your address if the pieces are large. So keep the first tip in mind.

- Ask for cash only.

- Sell only during the day.

- If you're giving away stuff, use Freecycle, as most of the people who support it are kind and limited to a specific area.

We love freecycle.org

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't meet at your house; unless it's heavy furniture, meet somewhere in public. I tried posting a few things and the very first thing i sold was to a creep who emailed me over and over about the item AFTER he bought it and scared me so badly that i refunded his money. I am also single but I have a scary dog....

Definitely! I ALWAYS arrange to meet at a shopping center. With furniture, it's a little trickier, so definitely make sure you have a male companion around.



ALSO, use a create a phony email address and username when corresponding via email (just set one up with yahoo).

[Anonymous]

Im a young single mom and I always meet even its a total pain to me

I cant risk my child or Is safety


I usually try and pick somewhere I need to go anyway like a grocery store or walmart


and if it is a small enough item or thing I try to meet out of my car near the enterance and shop after

the other thing I have done is met at a local payground/park where I know there is many people so my child can just play while we wait

[Anonymous]

Use an anonymous email that does not indicate you are a woman like mary@yahoo, girlygirl@yahoo or manoloblahnik@yahoo. And meet somewhere in public but not at a place you frequent like the park down the street from your house where you go three times a week or every weekend. And avoid meeting at your car to avoid having the buyer know your car and license plate #.

[Anonymous]

PPs said it all.

ask for their phone number and call hiding your number.

always have a friend with you when meeting them or meet in a BUSY public place.

never go home straight from the meeting. make sure you stop somewhere before going home.

don't bring your child along with you.

[Anonymous]

Don't give out your home number. If you make contact by phone, use a cell phone.

Don't give out personal details about yourself or your situation (single mom) while chit-chatting when you meet.

Along the same line as PP's suggestion, never go back to the office straight from the meeting.