Posts On A 'for Sale' Item Are Deleted

I have sent numerous e.mails to Craigslist concerning my Posts being flagged for removal and then deleted. I receive only an automated computer generated response suggesting conformance to their "terms of use". These are legitimate posts on a "for sale by owner" item. Any suggestions ?

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on November 25th, 2015 1:01 PM

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Yes. Craigslist states:

Posts may be removed or omitted from index pages and search results by automated systems, CL staff, or community moderation -- for non-compliance with terms of use, site guidelines, and/or community norms.

It's possible of course that you may have violated Craigslist's terms of use; you may want to review them by following the above link. But Craigslist will impose its penalties simply on account of too many flags--and anybody can flag your post, for any or no reason.

You may be able to solve the issue with the use of a Web proxy, as offered free at http://www.zend2.com/. Fellow Help Owl volunteer smcclurken has additional suggestions here.

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