Here's a neat one: Neal selling on Craigslist, lesson 1.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

1st rule of Craigslist - only deal in cash, and only deal local.

That rule is a good one, and it prevented me from buying the bass guitar I wanted. The seller was in Louisiana, and there was no way I was going to trust someone I didn't know and couldn't meet face to face; and of course I didn't expect him to do otherwise.

I got lucky, though. He didn't get any offers, and put it up on eBay, where I managed the last bid and won it. PayPal and eBay I trust, and it's the one in my newest picture on the "How You Found Subsim" thread.