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Originally Posted by milt
I do CL rather than eBay, but the people who respond are 10 times as flaky. So much so that whenever I make a deal, the buyer and I laugh a bit about how bad it is.
I say say this about eBay, mostly you put your money where your mouth is.
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I have ads on craigslist pretty much every day. Most all my ads state "IF YOU'RE READING THIS, YES IT IS STILL AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. "
I had to add that because almost with fail, the first reply is, "Hello, I'm very interested in your item. Is it still for sale?" Notice "item" very generic and if I reply, it brings back either scam or spam, never a buyer. Sometimes they are specific to what I'm selling, but it still brings scammers. So now I ignore/delete every query regarding if the item is still for sale.
I expect the potential buyers phone number or email address on the first contact because that line also speeds up the process for legitimate buyers.