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Originally Posted by McLovin
For most items, buying or selling, CL is hard to ignore, simply because of its tremendous popularity and volume of users.
But, like most things internet, it takes a good dose of common sense, and some internet savvy and experience, to use successfully.
For example, if you don't instantly know it's a scam when someone selling a car says they are overseas, or they want to use an "escrow," or the words "Western Union" are used . . . CL is not for you.
For those that can effectively transact on CL, it is a tremendous resource.
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This^^^
We have a lot of members here that are of the older generation and/or are not web-savvy for whatever reason. There have been many threads where otherwise intelligent people simply cannot figure out how eBay auctions work, and why they keep getting out-bid.
The internet in general and most of its most popular commerce sites are a massive resource, it has practically reinvented the free market. I can sell used auto parts sitting in my garage, (or anything else legal), to a worldwide audience for the cost of a few minutes of my typing time. I can buy nearly anything new or used for the best price possible and have it arrive on my doorstep 2 days later. I just bought a new Fluke multi-meter and a Streamlight flashlight on Amazon for rock-bottom price. My friend who buys absolutely everything online swears by Amazon, I use eBay more. He even buys groceries and bottled water on Amazon.
