Craigslist

Craigslist Preview-Beware: Uncover the Truth Before You Commit! Dive into our blog to discover essential tips and insights on navigating Craigslist ads safely. Learn to spot potential scams, avoid fraudulent transactions, and protect yourself from online dangers. Stay informed and make informed decisions with Craigslist Preview-Beware. https://craigslistpreview.blogspot.com/

After using Craigslist for quite some time, I give it four out of five stars. The pros of Craigslist include plenty of listed ads in a very quick manner in addition to a variety of different listings such as: jobs, cars, housing, etc. One of the biggest cons of Craigslist is definitely the scammers. In my experience of finding housing ads on craigslist, three out of five ads ended up being an obvious scam. Thankfully, the site moderators take them down very quickly, but it would very beneficial to Craigslist if they were to take more preventative measures against scammers.

If your listing is flagged for removal, realize that the process is not monitored. It is totally at the whim of the posting readers. They may be in a bad mood, or have a competing listing, or just be jerks. Next, you find the forum for "help" on why the listing was flagged, as there is no support from CL. Well, this forum is "staffed" by volunteers who apparently can only find self relevance by bashing people, down to calling the product they tried to list as junk or trash. They often have canned responses accusing the flagged person as being a business of a flipper, with absolutely no indication of such in the posting. Very soon you can imagine their lives, in the lonely basement, and you decide to go to a real selling site.

We have had a lot of very good transactions on craigslist. The only concern is all the emails that come wanting to give you money and all those emails. If you get them, you know what I mean. Craigslist does a good job at preventing that stuff so I give them praise. That's the only thing I don't like about it. When we list something and get replies, we don't know if they're real interested buyers or it's going to follow with a western union email and then ask us to send it to another country.

I was debating between "Meh." and "Cool" Overall Craigslist works and I've used it. I think it's great in terms of having lots of good deals listed and the service is free so that's cool. The selection is also great... if you can find it. A few reasons why I gave it 2 and not 3 stars is the spam postings, the scammers, and just the overall usability of the site. If it could improve on those things, Craigslist would really be awesome.

I've checked over every possible reason why my posting is getting flagged, and they're is nothing wrong with my posting. So I can't advertise on here without being flagged, so 1 star until or if this gets resolved. There's multiple posts like mine out there for weeks and they're not getting flagged! In the images below on the left is my post that is not viewable vs the post on the right that are the same as my post but are viewable. Why is this?

On the one hand, it's a great platform for finding affordable deals and unique items. But on the other hand, navigating through the endless listings and scammers can be frustrating and overwhelming. I've had good and bad experiences using Craigslist, from finding my dream apartment to dealing with dishonest sellers. It's a love-hate relationship. Still, I'd recommend using this platform.

I have used Craigslist for years for legitimate purposes.
Now, any post I make gets flagged Immediately as soon as I post it.
My Ads: was to look for singers who wanted to join a community band.

And I can't get a response from craigslist as to why this is now happening.
I am waiting for the new craigslist competition to rise and bury craigslist as it is now ridiculous and no longer needed.
Other reviewers are correct. The prostitute ads stay up. The rude ads stay up. But the legitimate ads are flagged with no recourse.
Please, If there is someone out there who can create a new type of ad posting system that is fair, please do so.
I ask everyone to not pay any monies to Craigslist unless they become fair once again as they used to be.
I would give a"0" rating... a sold "" grade,
Craigslist of the past is no longer. It has become beyond Bad, they simply stopped caring.

Craigslist.org is like an online Pennysaver that you can check every day to find new ads for things you may need or want. I had listed a house for rent last year on craigslist and my ad was copied and used by an offshore scam ring to solicit deposits and rent checks from unsuspecting prospective tenants. I had to immediately remove the listing and post the home for rent in the newspaper.

There are some scammers lurking there but, for the most part, if you want or need to sell something this is a great place to go. I would suggest that you always have someone with you when you either go to purchase or have someone come to your destination to purchase from you, for safety measures.

With any second hand purchase you run the risk of purchasing something procured in an illegal manner but your own personal filter and personal choice can work that out.

All in all, it is a great place to go for a used product and, sometimes discounted new products.