Do you or have you ever used Craigslist?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (210902)
United States
July 7, 2026 10:37am CST
People get the impression Craigslist is dangerous, and it makes sense to take precautions, but I have bought two cars and two riding lawn mowers on Craigslist. No issues whatsoever, and in the case of the mowers they were delivered to me. You can usually get a feel for who you are dealing with on there. Of course it is helpful to have someone with you if you are meeting someone. I may be getting a golf cart on there or FB marketplace at some point, but son will probably take care of that. He buys and sells on there all the time.
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@snowy22315 (210902)
• United States
7 Jul
I am surprised they have it there. I guess it must be world wide.
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@Juliaacv (56963)
• Canada
7 Jul
I don't even know for sure if Craigslist exists here.
I know that FB marketplace does, but I do FB.
We do have kijiji and I have bought and sold on that site.
When we used to have a car to sell or a riding lawnmower, we would just park it out near the end of the driveway and we wouldn't even have to put a for sale sign in it, and people would stop in or if they knew us they'd call.
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@snowy22315 (210902)
• United States
8 Jul
I usually use it for big ticket items. People sell concert and sports tickets though. All kinds of things.
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@snowy22315 (210902)
• United States
8 Jul
@wolfgirl569 I'd be interested at some point in getting a slighty newer version if what U ave. I like the Sable
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@wolfgirl569 (137666)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Jul
@snowy22315 I bought a couple of goats there. I did look but no vehicles near me right now
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@Ineeddentures (38652)
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8 Jul
Nothing dangerous about Craiglist at all
Haven't used it for years but it was always better than Gumtree or FB
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@snowy22315 (210902)
• United States
8 Jul
Some people here have been killed or robbed by meeting the wrong person on CL.
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@Ineeddentures (38652)
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8 Jul
@snowy22315
Some people have been killed there for delivering a pizza to the wrong house
CL is fine here if it still exists lol
Ot sure it still does exist here
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@JudyEv (385113)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul
You just have to be careful with these sites. I'm sure there are dozens of satisfied customers.
@LindaOHio (223765)
• United States
8 Jul
I bought a wheelchair on Craigslist. My hubby met the guy at a gas station.
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