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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]craigslist
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beware craigslist.  i share this story with you not to highlight that i did something stupid (which i fully admit i did) but that the extra cash is not necessarily worth the risk.  i 'sold' my car to someone on craiglist and they gave me a bad check.  it cleared right before the thanksgiving holiday weekend and reversed the following tuesday.  guess who was no longer answering the phone or email??  and yes i *know* i should have gone to the bank with them to get the cash but he could only come at a certain time in the evening after banks were closed (red flag).  i was so excited someone finally wanted my old car i jumped on it.

he did end up getting caught and serving time in jail, and i got full restitution, but it took 18 months and i had to be a witness in court.  just not worth the hassle.  go to carmax.  i recently sold my '08 BMW there and they had the best price - we shopped multiple dealers and they came out ahead by almost $1k.  [/quote]

btw, a huge thanks to the fairfax county detectives who jumped all over this.  if it had happened in MoCo or DC i would never had seen my money nor would this criminal have been caught.  the police there are just not set up to work on this sort of stuff.  the detective told me this criminal led him to a larger auto theft ring so hopefully more criminals are caught and in jail because of this idiot car thief.  [/quote]

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