No good deed...

[beowabbit]

I’m not saying I’ve lost my faith in the basic goodness and responsibility of my fellow human being. But trying to give away furniture for free on Craigslist tends to test it a bit.

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I give away a lot of stuff on CL. I tend to require a phone number in ad replies so I can actually have a conversation with the person and make sure we have an understanding. They don't get an address other than the phone call. They also then have my phone number. I used to go with a first-response-gets-it model, but I now tend to leave the ad up for a little while, say an hour or so, and then try to judge who seems most engaged in the transaction by seeing who actually talks about their need/want for the item, rather than just "is it still available?". I still get frustrated with the flakes and liars, but for my experience, I feel like it's improved.

*hugs*