How to buy an item from Craigslist long distance? Is any company specialized to doing this? Or do you know someone in California who needs a few extra bucks?
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The only way I'd buy anything I wasn't picking up in person off Cl would be if the seller was willing to ship it COD! Inspect the package then sign for it. I use postal money orders to keep the credit card & info out of the loop. Like Clay Diggins said it isn't EBay. We have people getting ripped off around here in face to face deals frequently. So, be careful!
My problem is that many sellers want to deal locally. Therefore I want to lay a charge on a company/somebody to act in my place as if I were a local buyer. So the seller won't be troubled with the distance.
Depends on if you are willing to trust the person who is selling. I only advertise in Tucson when I sell, last year I had some tools. Someone in South Dakota contacted me, I agreed to take paypal (friends and family ) then shipped him the item