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hollowframe

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Quote from: pirsquared on July 13, 2014, 03:46:22 PM

Quote from: skottiejay on July 13, 2014, 01:48:08 PM

Craigslist really is a roll the dice, i've sold computers cars etc on there and you really have to be careful. I guess you have to be attuned to how the person is acting about the trade. I personally would never sell bitcoin on craigslist

The spam one gets from craigslist is enough of a deterrent for me to stay away unless I'm having or looking for a fire sale.

The amount of spam that you receive when you post something on craigslist is insane. They should really almost have some kind of capsha that would prevent spam.

LostDutchman

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Quote from: skottiejay on July 13, 2014, 09:30:01 PM

Quote from: pirsquared on July 13, 2014, 03:46:22 PM

Quote from: skottiejay on July 13, 2014, 01:48:08 PM

Craigslist really is a roll the dice, i've sold computers cars etc on there and you really have to be careful. I guess you have to be attuned to how the person is acting about the trade. I personally would never sell bitcoin on craigslist

The spam one gets from craigslist is enough of a deterrent for me to stay away unless I'm having or looking for a fire sale.

Yeah a lot of spam from there, and the other problem is taking an ad down but it actually not being "down" until weeks later so if you've sold an item it's still listed. It's ridiculous, I got a phone call not a couple weeks ago about a phone I listed probably half a year ago. Of course I don't have that phone.

Never had that problem

Some guy probably just saved the info and was checking back.

I do that myself sometimes.

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Quote from: pirsquared on July 13, 2014, 03:46:22 PM

Quote from: skottiejay on July 13, 2014, 01:48:08 PM

Craigslist really is a roll the dice, i've sold computers cars etc on there and you really have to be careful. I guess you have to be attuned to how the person is acting about the trade. I personally would never sell bitcoin on craigslist

The spam one gets from craigslist is enough of a deterrent for me to stay away unless I'm having or looking for a fire sale.

Yeah a lot of spam from there, and the other problem is taking an ad down but it actually not being "down" until weeks later so if you've sold an item it's still listed. It's ridiculous, I got a phone call not a couple weeks ago about a phone I listed probably half a year ago. Of course I don't have that phone.

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i've been burned from craigslist once.. bought an android phone, and all worked well.. except the usb port was fucked up and i couldn't charge. now i have to use a qi/wireless charger.

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Quote from: skottiejay on July 13, 2014, 01:48:08 PM

Craigslist really is a roll the dice, i've sold computers cars etc on there and you really have to be careful. I guess you have to be attuned to how the person is acting about the trade. I personally would never sell bitcoin on craigslist

The spam one gets from craigslist is enough of a deterrent for me to stay away unless I'm having or looking for a fire sale.

pirsquared

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Quote from: Harley997 on July 13, 2014, 01:15:59 AM

Quote from: pirsquared on July 13, 2014, 12:38:48 AM

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I made one posting and I got a buyer for 100BTC in 24 hours.

Nice to get actual cash for bitcoin.

For real? I know that you are smooth trader. I've lurked and learned. Seriously though; you got a buyer on craigslist for 100BTC? Recently? Someone handed you $60someoddthousand for 100BTC off craigslist? I follow most of what you post and would like to know more about this.

I would say that this kind of post (on Craigslist) should be approached with extreme caution. You should really never deal in that large of amounts with a stranger.

If you have read anything smoothie post; you know that he is savvy. (Craigslist + Bitcoin) - Escrow = High risk. I'm really curious as to how one goes about this. I do not doubt that what smoothie says is true, but it takes balls of steel to do this on craigslist. I stopped selling on localbitcoins due to people getting arrested on trumped up charges. I'm looking to move away from exchanges and the like, and am very interested in the process used to do this safely and securely. Enlighten us smoothie.

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Quote from: skottiejay on July 13, 2014, 01:48:08 PM

Craigslist really is a roll the dice, i've sold computers cars etc on there and you really have to be careful. I guess you have to be attuned to how the person is acting about the trade. I personally would never sell bitcoin on craigslist

I think selling bitcoin on craigslist would be a great way to get more people to use and adopt bitcoin.

What I would be afraid of is selling large amounts (like thousands of dollars worth) as there would be a greater incentive for the buyer to try to rob me.

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Craigslist really is a roll the dice, i've sold computers cars etc on there and you really have to be careful. I guess you have to be attuned to how the person is acting about the trade. I personally would never sell bitcoin on craigslist

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Quote from: haploid23 on July 13, 2014, 01:03:15 PM

Quote from: Dacm4n on July 13, 2014, 12:30:51 PM

I have bad luck with craigslist, I always get a the people who never show up for anything and I end up wasting a day waiting for them.

I've had some pretty bad experiences of Craiglist like this too. There are no obligations to complete the transactions, so there are too many douchebags that abuse this. If they don't show up, what you can do is contact them again for 50%, their eyes will light up. Plan to meet up in a public place, once they show up and wonder where you are, ignore it Cheesy

You could probably prevent things like this from happening by confirming before you leave to meet them that they still plan on meeting and that they agree that your previously agreed upon price is fair. If they respond and agree with you then you will cut down on these kinds of problems.

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Quote from: Dacm4n on July 13, 2014, 12:30:51 PM

I have bad luck with craigslist, I always get a the people who never show up for anything and I end up wasting a day waiting for them.

I've had some pretty bad experiences of Craiglist like this too. There are no obligations to complete the transactions, so there are too many douchebags that abuse this. If they don't show up, what you can do is contact them again for 50%, their eyes will light up. Plan to meet up in a public place, once they show up and wonder where you are, ignore it Cheesy

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Quote from: 2good2betrue on July 13, 2014, 07:42:32 AM

Quote from: neverminer77 on July 13, 2014, 07:01:41 AM

Haha. Even hooker on Craigslist Bangkok now accepting Bitcoin http://imgur.com/7zJ4RsH

Now I know this is the currency of the future. Wink

Imagine the uncomfortable silence waiting for the transaction to be confirmed. Grin

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Quote from: Dacm4n on July 13, 2014, 12:30:51 PM

I have bad luck with craigslist, I always get a the people who never show up for anything and I end up wasting a day waiting for them.

I work by appointment only.

No show, no call, no deal.

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I have bad luck with craigslist, I always get a the people who never show up for anything and I end up wasting a day waiting for them.

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Quote from: LostDutchman on July 13, 2014, 11:50:11 AM

Quote from: ShakyhandsBTCer on July 13, 2014, 11:41:37 AM

Quote from: beetcoin on July 13, 2014, 01:42:29 AM

Quote from: Harley997 on July 13, 2014, 01:15:59 AM

Quote from: pirsquared on July 13, 2014, 12:38:48 AM

Quote from: ?? on ??

I made one posting and I got a buyer for 100BTC in 24 hours.

Nice to get actual cash for bitcoin.

For real? I know that you are smooth trader. I've lurked and learned. Seriously though; you got a buyer on craigslist for 100BTC? Recently? Someone handed you $60someoddthousand for 100BTC off craigslist? I follow most of what you post and would like to know more about this.

I would say that this kind of post (on Craigslist) should be approached with extreme caution. You should really never deal in that large of amounts with a stranger.

yeah that sounds spotty.. i don't want to give that info out to strangers, could get robbed/kidnapped. it's like putting a target on your back.

Craigslist is really designed for smaller trades (I would say less then $1,000) anything above that would probably be too dangerous to be dealing with someone you don't know.

Oh, no.

I sell cars on CL all the time.

Once sold a Rolls-Royce on CL for over USD $20K with no problems.

Cars might be the exception to this rule as there are generally paper trails for both the buyer and seller if something were to go wrong, and if the buyer's check bounced for example then you could simply report the car as being stolen (as it would be).

For things like jewelry, sports tickets, or other valuables it would be much more risky as these types of things are much harder to trace.

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I have used craigslist to sell furniture, electronics, and cars. I have sold two cars in under an hour. The amount of people buying from there is crazy! I would think that it would work well for local BTC meetups

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Quote from: ShakyhandsBTCer on July 13, 2014, 11:41:37 AM

Quote from: beetcoin on July 13, 2014, 01:42:29 AM

Quote from: Harley997 on July 13, 2014, 01:15:59 AM

Quote from: pirsquared on July 13, 2014, 12:38:48 AM

Quote from: ?? on ??

I made one posting and I got a buyer for 100BTC in 24 hours.

Nice to get actual cash for bitcoin.

For real? I know that you are smooth trader. I've lurked and learned. Seriously though; you got a buyer on craigslist for 100BTC? Recently? Someone handed you $60someoddthousand for 100BTC off craigslist? I follow most of what you post and would like to know more about this.

I would say that this kind of post (on Craigslist) should be approached with extreme caution. You should really never deal in that large of amounts with a stranger.

yeah that sounds spotty.. i don't want to give that info out to strangers, could get robbed/kidnapped. it's like putting a target on your back.

Craigslist is really designed for smaller trades (I would say less then $1,000) anything above that would probably be too dangerous to be dealing with someone you don't know.

Oh, no.

I sell cars on CL all the time.

Once sold a Rolls-Royce on CL for over USD $20K with no problems.

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Quote from: beetcoin on July 13, 2014, 01:42:29 AM

Quote from: Harley997 on July 13, 2014, 01:15:59 AM

Quote from: pirsquared on July 13, 2014, 12:38:48 AM

Quote from: ?? on ??

I made one posting and I got a buyer for 100BTC in 24 hours.

Nice to get actual cash for bitcoin.

For real? I know that you are smooth trader. I've lurked and learned. Seriously though; you got a buyer on craigslist for 100BTC? Recently? Someone handed you $60someoddthousand for 100BTC off craigslist? I follow most of what you post and would like to know more about this.

I would say that this kind of post (on Craigslist) should be approached with extreme caution. You should really never deal in that large of amounts with a stranger.

yeah that sounds spotty.. i don't want to give that info out to strangers, could get robbed/kidnapped. it's like putting a target on your back.

Craigslist is really designed for smaller trades (I would say less then $1,000) anything above that would probably be too dangerous to be dealing with someone you don't know.

BrianCain

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BitCoin is still a pretty new idea for most of the general public. It might be a good idea to provide resources / information for people, so they can learn more about it!

I would recommend providing links to CNBC and CBS and other reputable sources.

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Quote from: neverminer77 on July 13, 2014, 07:01:41 AM

Haha. Even hooker on Craigslist Bangkok now accepting Bitcoin http://imgur.com/7zJ4RsH

Now I know this is the currency of the future. Wink

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Haha. Even hooker on Craigslist Bangkok now accepting Bitcoin http://imgur.com/7zJ4RsH

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