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Re: Is it safe to purchase things from Craiglist?
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Neil <[log in to unmask]>
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Neil <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:26:50 -0400
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Good advise. Thank you for sharing.

Weihua Ni
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Pedro Nariyoshi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>On Craigslist, I'd advise you to only buy locally. Meet the seller in a
>public place with lots of people around. Make sure you check everything
>before you finalize the purchase. Craigslist has the disadvantage that
>there is no "reputation system".
>
>On ebay you have better chances of knowing the seller's reputation before
>buying anything. Prefer sellers with 4.5~5 stars. Be wary of "awesome
>deals", if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
>
>Pedro Nariyoshi
>
>
>On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Jerry McAllister <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 06:10:16PM -0400, Joy Tong wrote:
>>
>> Howdy,
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > I'd like to buy a iphone4 unblocked from Craiglist. There are so many
>> > choices actually. But I am not sure whether it is safe to buy one from
>> > there. Is there anyone who has such experience? Thank you.
>>
>> I get nervous about buying through such sites as Craigs List or Ebay, etc
>> because you are not actually buying from them.  Instead you are buying
>> from individuals who advertise on Craigs List or Ebay, etc.  So, it all
>> depends on the honesty of those people.
>>
>> Many thousands of people successfully make purchases every day through
>> such resources and the managers of these services make some effort to
>> screen out dishonest posters, but they really do not have much control.
>>
>> So, try to get as much protection as you can.  Use a credit card if you
>> can, not a debit card.  Try to get as much information about the seller
>> as you can.  Even go do the transaction in person if it is close enough,
>> etc.
>>
>> And, good luck,
>>
>> ////jerry
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Best wishes,
>> >
>> > Joy
>> >
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