 Re: Selling an item on Craigslist, is this legit.
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I would ask the guy for his paypal ID that you can check for on ebay. Then at least you can qualify him. I've done this w/ no issues so far but you do have go to w/ some faith there.
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Re: Selling an item on Craigslist, is this legit.
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Paypal is pretty safe. I've done a lot of transactions thru them and never had a problem. You can wait for the money to clear into your bank account before shipping. Typically that takes a few days.
The one time I had an issue with an Ebay transaction where the seller never shipped the item, Paypal refunded my money with no questions and no fees.
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Re: Selling an item on Craigslist, is this legit.
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ok, the Wisconsin guy is interested in my item as we came to an agreement on the price, and he will cover the paypal processing charge. He said he will use Paypal Echeck, which I read about and it sounds like the way to go. It will take 3-4 days for it to clear into my bank and then I'll ship to him.
Does this sound ok? Once it clears, I would think I'm good to go on shipping, he can't back out right? Should I still ask for his paypal ID, or once I see his email address, is that it? Sorry for all the questions.
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Randy - sorry, still almost certainly a scam. If you're that confident in moving forward, be sure to follow the precautions listed here. Personally, unless this guy sounds like he knows exactly what an SMS-1 is, why he's buying it, and can tell you what subwoofers he's trying to calibrate, I'd be highly suspicious that it is a scam. Keep us posted, I'm curious if it turns out to be real. Hopefully I'm just being overly suspicious, but I'd hate to see you get burned. Jason
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Re: Selling an item on Craigslist, is this legit.
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oh man Jason your worrying me....well he gave me an address and phone# so far. The address is for a company called Digital Studios, a photography store in Waukesha on 258 W Broadway. It pulls up on Google maps. So if I wait until the funds are in my paypal account, I'm ok?
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Yes Randy, most definitely wait until everything has cleared. I have used PayPal many many times and it's a good system; just be smart about it, and don't rush. I think people rush to get the sale finished, and that's part of the problem.
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Jason-
I think your confusing buyers.
One was from Wisconsin, the other certainly a scam.
Wait, maybe I better read back in case I'm wrong!!
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You're wrong Mark  . Just kidding LOL 
The only reasonable argument for owning a gun is to protect yourself from the police.
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I sold a ktichen table on craigs list and gave ouir old cofee table and end tables (with a borken glass) away on craigs list... both local. Wow, I really need to read what I type before I press enter...
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Re: Selling an item on Craigslist, is this legit.
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Ha ha . Funny thing is that, that quite frequently happens with my voice program, especially when chatting on MSN. My voice program recognition is a very quick (almost too quick) and quite accurate, but when I'm chatting away expeditiously, quite often it doesn't quite catch what I'm saying and puts in words that sound similar to the word intended but have nothing to do with the conversation, so needless to say it makes it very interesting; especially when it happens to put in expletives PS. I didn't proofread this message so if there's any errors it's my voice recognition software's fault
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