I've actually had good success the few times I've sold or bought stuff on Craigslist...
I had allot more issues, being not very well represented or
crap or rude people with E-Scam/Flea Bay,
allot more than Craigslist... maybe it's just me...LOL
Now that I live in the sticks, I rarely sell anything anymore, people are lazy &/or don't want to travel any real distance, to buy or even look it seems...
I always look in person 1st unless it's someone I know/"TRUST",
I usually won't buy anything site unseen, from a private party...
I rarely sell anything any more, I hate E-Scam now, because of all the above reasons,
when & if I do sell or buy anything, off any site...
I only will give my address or allow people to come here,
to those that I deem trustworthy, seem to be upstanding sounding people,
or if I know them from a forum or something...
IMHFO you can tell allot over the phone "most of the time",
you can get a vibe from the other people & it's done/proved pretty well for me...
I really don't like most people, that I don't know coming to my place,
I don't let them in the garage or house either, even to use the restroom &
unless they seem like nice people, I don't look like low-ballers, cheap-a$$ price shoppers,
tire kickers that never have the $$$ {that's my price deal with it or buy somewhere else},
you know the scumbags, flippers, constant negotiators, trying to get something for nothing always...
Then there's the people that think their old rusty junk is worth it's weight in gold mentality or those that sound/look like scammers or plain a--holes, usually can tell pretty quickly...
& I'm usually very well protected too, they are usually weeded out pretty quickly...
I use to do the "meet in a parking lot" deal allot too...
Usually with a friend or .45acp back-up...
Buying or selling, especially buying big $$$ items,
they know you have money on you...
Now I just don't bother with people that don't seem trustworthy,
that I can't get their contact info upfront 1st, via E-Mail or phone contact etc.
then will let them come to my home, only usually they are straight up honest sounding,
if they are on the up & up or that I don't know them or that I can talk to 1st...
The rest just aren't worth my time...
I don't kneed it or cars etc. that bad,
the money or the parts/car/motorcycle/tools etc....
Damn, it sounds like I'm turning into my ol'dad/granddad...