Are all craiglist used ads scam?

When the pricing is too good to be true on Craigslist it isn't. You can kind of tell with how the ad is worded or the pictures they use. The CL scammers I've seen use stock pictures. I have bought and sold on Craigslist in the past and it is a hassle now. Lots of spammers will ask you Still Available! When you reply yo then get a BS e-mail message back. Also some on CL tirekickers nowadays aren't very bright. You put in your ad you will not respond to "Still Available" inquiries and you get a one line message "Still Available" with a follow up message stating oh I didn't see your "Still Available" thing on your ad but I'm wondering if the amp is still available.

Want to get ripped off this is were you go !!

I don't consider Craig's List a safe place to buy for all the above reasons. But for something like audio gear, I would think it's safe only if you live close enough to see the item in person.

I have no experience regarding CL ads in Europe; however, I've had great success with purchasing audio equipment on CL in the midwest of the USA. I don't think I've sold anything on CL so I can't comment on the selling experience.

I understand that common sense is not always so common, nevertheless, I think that if you exercise common sense when responding to CL ads, you can have excellent experiences. The bottom line (IMO) is that you need to know what you are looking for, you need to be patient, and you need to be observant.

Most of what I have purchased via CL has been speakers and none of them have been local. On one occasion, the seller drove three hours to deliver the speakers to my house! All of the prices have been excellent, much better than anything I've found here on AudioGon. In fact, if you don't know what you are doing, I'd suggest that you are just as likely to get scammed right here on AudioGon as you would through CL. Some of the ads here on AudioGon humor me. I used to be puzzled by the crazy ads, now I just laugh when I see them.

I only deal with craigslist if I am close enough to pick up whatever I am buying.

I find there are more scammers who are buyers rather than sellers. I have been trying to sell a pair of aftermarket wheels on CL for the past few months and I have been contacted by 5 different scammers. I'm not sure who the people are that are biting on these phishing scams, but for the most part, they deserve to be ripped off.

And as for Ebm. Learn how to make a complete sentence, even if you can't put two of them together. Spellcheck is your friend.....

Shakey