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NFT: Anybody have experience selling a car with craigslist?

Moondwg : 9/12/2014 7:57 pm
My father in law is trying to do so, and I think he is pretty scam-able. Any advice on how to avoid scams if you are selling a car with craigslist?
Cash, cash  
rebel yell : 9/12/2014 8:14 pm : link
cash and a Sharpie counterfeit detector pen (3-pak for $9.99 on Amazon). And a gun....tucked into your slightly visible waistband holster.
certified check is ok  
chris r : 9/12/2014 8:19 pm : link
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its  
mdthedream : 9/12/2014 8:19 pm : link
not hard to figure out. cash is king no wired checks or anything stupid like that.
Is this a serious question?  
Knineteen : 9/12/2014 10:50 pm : link
Buyer gives cash. Seller gives title, bill of sale and keys.

My main problem is weeding out shit CL responses from the good ones. Half the respondents can't write an email to save their life.
I've sold cars on CL  
jmac13 : 9/12/2014 11:20 pm : link
I always asked for cash.
Selling on Craigslist  
Paul326 : 9/12/2014 11:21 pm : link
1st be honest about the cars condition & only use the masked email as a way to reply to your add. 2nd make sure you take photos of the car from multiple angles interior & exterior. 3rd Cash or Certified funds only. 4th delete add as soon as the car is sold. Good luck!
Cash only, masked e-mail  
jcn56 : 9/12/2014 11:49 pm : link
and insist on a callback phone number with a local area code. Most scams aren't local, so you eliminate a lot of clowns the second you tell them you'll only call back someone within the local area.
I have sold  
Big Rick in FL : 9/13/2014 5:37 am : link
4 of my own cars and another 3 cars for family. Not really sure how you can even get scammed selling. Everytime I've sold a car on Craigslist I end up getting more money then I originally list it for. Just till him to include in the description that he will only accept cash. If the buyer is willing to do that then everything should be fine.
Thanks for these, everybody  
Moondwg : 9/13/2014 7:35 am : link
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Certified or Cashiers check is NOT ok  
Capt. : 9/13/2014 8:24 am : link
They can be faked and by the time the bank sends it back to you, your car is long gone. Listen to the previous posters that said "Cash only"
Good luck
Also, just know  
Daniel in MI : 9/13/2014 8:40 am : link
He'll get immediate low balls offering like 1/2 of whar he asks. Just ignore those. They must do that to everyone and hope for a desperate junkie.

Apart from the other advice - know and justify your price ( KBB), leave a bit of room to come down, take good pics, and if it doesn't sell you have to repost the next week (or sooner if you change the language enough). Ask for cashiers check or cash and you can't really lose.
Sold my Scion within a week of listing  
VTDAD : 9/13/2014 10:51 am : link
Checked Edmunds and KBB.... and got my price within a week

I took a bank check, but knew it was legit, because the buyer
financed the purchase and I was in contact with the bank to
provide info.

For smaller CL sales its cash only
Big Rick  
tomjgiant : 9/13/2014 8:04 pm : link
You get more money than you ask for?
Now that sounds like a scam.
I had an out of state buyer  
Knineteen : 9/13/2014 9:32 pm : link
request a pic of my title.

Is there some sort of scam going on there?

Reproduce the title, forge a bill of sale and get the title in their name from another state? Is any of that possible?
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