Question posted by heatherblu on March 9th, 2010
How Will I Know For Sure This Purchase Is Not A Scam? This Is My First Time
i am very nervous about purchsing off of here i suppose maybe cause i dont know alot about it!
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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on May 8th, 2010 11:22 AM
Odin
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Many offers are indeed scams. The beauty of Craigslist is that each page of posts is local: so what you need to do is arrange to meet the seller in person, preferably at a public place. If you were defrauded after paying via PayPal, you cannot unfortunately rely on PayPal to help you.
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