I sell all kinds of stuff on CL not just bikes & I get tired of all the scams so this is what I do. First I will only accept phone calls, no Text messaging, No Emails. The way I see it if you don't want to call me and talk to me person to person then why should I sell to you. I want to hear your voice ( easier to weed out the flakes ) as I can tell most of the time if you are serious or not about the item I am selling. I do sell out of my home and I am not worried about any harm or being set up to be robbed later once I have talked to you, I will only give my address out after a set up date has been agreed on and only then will I tell them to call before they leave & give them my address. This has worked out better this way for me. Every time I list something on CL within the first 1/2hr I get a ton of text messaging about my items ( all of them ) from the same number & always with a area code from the west coast.

I will not hold a item, I will not wait around all day and have a no show, I will not drive anywhere to meet you ( I do agree to meet them at the shop I work at if a bicycle ). Nobody is ever invited into my home, I sell out of my detached shop only ( so go before you leave home because you can't use my bathroom ). Once you are here be prepared to talk a lot about bicycling or whatever because believe it or not I am a people person, although it has been getting harder to earn my trust as I get older.

Glenn