Not only that, but violent criminals using CL pretending to be a buyer/seller in order to find unwary prey.
No doubt there are thousands of transactions every day that go off without a hitch and both parties are satisfied, but people should be mindful of the horrors violent criminals have inflicted on the unwary.
When I moved back to TX I had to sell my truck, as it did not have AC.
I posted it on CL, with a photo. It sold in 15 minutes. Ended up selling it to normal Aggies who had transferred out to SF.
What the ad really did was force all the pushy Mexicans out of the woodwork. Many showed up and insisted I should sell them the truck for less than my asking price “just because”. One fat mexi-criminal brought her brother who insisted I sell her the truck at a discount because she was a single mother, as if her poor life choices were my problem. He almost tried to get physical when I told him to go away.
They really thought that the white guilt thing would work. It didn’t.