Safety precautions when buying or selling: Difference between revisions
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Never use the same email address for Craigslist as you do for eBay or Paypal. You can set up a separate email account that you use only for Craigslist at any of the online email providers (Gmail, Hotmail, etc.). | Never use the same email address for Craigslist as you do for eBay or Paypal. You can set up a separate email account that you use only for Craigslist at any of the online email providers (Gmail, Hotmail, etc.). | ||
Ask for a phone number with any reply emails and delete any that don’t include their phone number. Sample ad intro: | Ask for a phone number with any reply emails, and delete any that don’t include their phone number. Sample ad intro: | ||
If this ad is up, the (insert name of item) is still available. To prevent spam and scam, all emails without a phone number will be deleted without reply or consideration. | If this ad is up, the (insert name of item) is still available. To prevent spam and scam, all emails without a phone number will be deleted without reply or consideration. | ||