Posted on 01/25/2015 10:01:05 AM PST by PROCON
Beloved grandparents VANISH after going to meet mystery Craigslist poster who was selling the 'dream, vintage' car they wanted since they were first married
Bud and June Runion, who are both in their late 60s, had drove to meet someone who responded to Bud's ad seeking a 1966 Mustang
Cell phone data shows the couple made it to McRae, Georgia, by Thursday evening but they haven't been heard from since
The couple were driving a champagne colored 2003 GMC Envoy
The couple's daughters became concerned when the grandparents didn't show up to babysit and didn't answer their cell phones
Police in Georgia are searching for a retired couple who disappeared after going to purchase a car from a seller they contacted online.
Vietnam War vet Elrey 'Bud' Runion, 69, and his 66-year-old wife, June Runion, drove from Marietta to McRae on Thursday to meet someone who had responded to a Craigslist ad placed by Bud seeking a 1966 Mustang.
Daughter Virginia Owens said she became suspicious after her parents failed to show up to babysit her children on Friday and didn't answer their cell phone.
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I am amazed that Craiglist is still in business.
I’m with you. An Envoy is pretty fancy, isn’t it? Car jacked?
Who in the world does business on the Criminals List? People have been killed answering those ads before.
Sure, I’ll just gather up ten or fifteen thousand in cash, hope into the car with my wife, and drive out into the boondocks to do a trade with a total stranger. Ain’t life grand?
My wife and I have done lots of business on CraigsList, both buying and selling.
I guess they mistakenly thought there was safety in the two of them going.
NEVER meet a Craigslist (or even an Armslist / other gun site) seller or buyer without taking the following actions:
1) Meet in a well populated public area. Supermarkets, reputable convenience stores, whatever.
2) Carry. If you have no CCW, carry open in car. (Georgia law allows this, if your state does not, ‘accidentally misinterpret’ the law.)
3) If you are selling a firearm, demand a faxed or scanned license image. Your excuse is that this is required to make sure the buyer is not an out-of-state buyer intending to cross state lines without the proper FFL processing.
4) If you have the slightest hinky feeling, call it off.
It’s no different than the newspaper classifieds. Sure some are scams, some are very bad scams, but that’s always been the case.
And if you start getting emails from some broad in Ukraine, Russia, or some other country with pictures attached?
Well.....
Just don’t.
Great list, Laz. Also get the other guy’s phone number and name. While they can also fake their name, it’s harder to fake a number that can’t be traced. Call it to ensure it’s answered. Give that information to a third party.
There would be as long as they each had a pistol and there was an LBR or shotgun in the back seat...
My son always meets buyers at the local police station parking lot.
In Omaha, they recommend that all Craigslist transactions occur at one of the police precincts or sheriff’s office since they’re a public place.
My brother used to sell cars on Craigslist. He always had them meet him at a popular restaurant parking lot not far from his house when it was semi busy. Lots of people coming and going. He never had a problem.
I do some in bursts and maybe one minor case of heartburn out of the couple hundred buy/sells. Using common sense is a prime component.
One of my main rules if they can’t spell well, they aren’t worth dealing with. Not a hard and fast one because I was wrong about one or two.
Prayers up.
This is NOT going to end well, my heart goes out to this family!!!!!
My daughter has as well and never had any problems. You can be robbed anywhere.
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