Dealing with craigs list is kind of simple, just use common sense.

If you can't see it and drive it and all that stuff BEFORE you
exchange any cash don't do it.

I've sold and bought lot's of things off craigslist and never used a
phone number until we had established some sort of exchange but I
would NOT sell a van thru a third party and would NOT do anything
with something I could not touch before hand.

Scammers are out there but most sellers/buyers are honest.
$2500 for that van? It's possible but a quick e-mail exchange will
give you a phone number and a chance to drive it or you'll find you
have a scammer and can flag the ad.

Rob
becida@comcast.net
with an '84 westy bought off craigslist powered by a subaru 2.2 where
the donor was bought off craigs list.
All in western WA state

At  11/21/2009 11:36 AM, Mark Hineline wrote:
>How does the scam work? I'm watching Craig's List for Vanagons, and
>I'm worried about this.
>
>
>On Nov 21, 2009, at 8:39 AM, pdooley wrote:
>
>>This is a 100 percent scam.
>>
>>The dead give-away is the "shiny paint" line.
>>All the scammers use that in CL ads.
>>Also no phone number, etc..