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Craigs List Ad..safe Or Not?

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 Posted 05/30/2009  6:53 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add murty to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Saw this ad and wondering if it is legitimate?
All opinions appreciated.


I will pay 20.00 for Morgan dollars - $20 (Mercer County 08648)
Reply to:sale-vrqxc-1178356595@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-05-19, 10:20AM EDT


I wll pay 20.00 each for your Morgan dollars I'm also looking for silver Half Dollars I will pay 5.00 each for those I am a collector not a dealer looking to expand my collection Thanks

* Location: Mercer County 08648
* it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests



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 Posted 05/30/2009  6:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dillon to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Im not real sure, but I would pay $20 for a Morgan dollar!

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He seems to be offering a reasonable price for common average circulated "junk" silver. But always be wary of meeting somebody with a bag full of silver. I've seen people suggest meeting in a bank or other public place to make the deal.
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ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS meet at a bank in daylight.
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I once told a guy on ebay if you want to meet at the Police Department, that's the only way I'll do it other than mailing it. He exploded and got extremely irate. Well, the transaction was over at that point. Think he had a criminal record
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Police station is a very good idea! I was going to suggest that! One would have to be pretty foolish to try something there!
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Could be a bank, a restaurant, a parking lot in a busy area. I have done over 30 Craigslist transactions involving coins, and always make this a rule.

Other rules: meet during the day, dont give out your phone number unless you have to, bring a friend if possible, if anything seems out of the ordinary then walk away (trust your gut instincts), and dont give out your real name (even make sure your email address doesn't have your full first and last name - too easy for criminals these days to track you down with the internet)

Use simple common sense, and you should be fine. Buying something from Craigslist is no different than buying something from a newspaper ad, yet people get all freaked out because it's the internet.
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