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Meeting Craigslist buyers at local PD

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monkeydelmagico

monkeydelmagico

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twinrider1 said:
Here's your solution.
Buyer and seller switch IDs. Get arrested. Get personal property...cash and XBox1...logged in with police property room. Make bail. You claim the cash. He claims the XBox1. Exchange IDs back.

You're welcome.
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Would urinating in the lobby of the PD station do the trick without getting too hemmed up in the legal process? I don't want to miss my favorite shows.
 
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smackababy

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I've met people at the police station and in other public places (train station, Starbucks, mall parking lot, etc). I prefer the police station because it doesn't have a large parking lot and there is no traffic.

I also would never go to wherever they are if I am the seller. They can come get the item, or someone else will.
 
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Soundmanred

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rsutoratosu said:
im meeting a cl seller today at his house for a 45 gallon fish tank.. hopefully he wont slug me or kill me :(
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phucheneh

phucheneh

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BikeJunkie said:
Yes! Our manhood is defined by how readily we take unnecessary risks. Brilliant!

I have to meet them somewhere. If I choose to pick a PD over a gas station, what fucking difference does it make to you? Do you feel all big bad and awesome now?

Go you.
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It has nothing to do with wanting to appear 'internet tough' or whatever. Your logic is just faulty. You made the thread to broadcast your assumption that anyone not wanting to do business with you at a police station has criminal intentions. This is false.

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and assume that in your first post, 'as soon as I said' actually means 'as soon as I typed.' Would I be correct in that assumption?

You simply need to realize two things: 1) To many people (i.e. buyers), insisting on a meet at a PD makes you seem strange and paranoid and 2) Actually conversing with people is different from texting and/or emailing. I would question someone's intentions much less if I actually heard their voice and was able to question why they are so insistent on a PD meet. A simple statement of 'I just want to be as safe as possible' and 'I've heard local cops actually recommend this to curb issues with sales initiated on craigslist' would be easier for me to stomach than a text message of 'MUST MEET AT POLICE DEPARTMENT.' If, OTOH, the person came off as a paranoid hermit during this brief discussion, I would not deal with them. Apologies if you are indeed speaking with people on the phone and I'm making false assumptions here.

But, in general, you just don't seem to realize that while you're looking at everyone as possibly wanting to rob you of your Xbox...they are looking at you as possibly wanting to rob them of their cash. And the latter is a hell of a lot more likely. Cash is not going to be traced. Your item is...an item. It has the extra step of needing to be resold to convert to cash. And there's a very traceable serial number associated with it...it gets logged when a store sells it. I want to say eBay asks for it, but I may be wrong there. Pawn shops would have that serial on the 'stolen goods' list that they get from the police. And if (when) the console is connected to the internet, I'm sure it is identifiable.

So the best route for reselling an Xbox stolen via craigslist sale...is craigslist. At which point...why even steal it? Might as well just say you have an Xbox and then rob potential buyers.

But by all means, stay locked in your house to avoid all 'unnecessary risks.' There are a lot of them, by your definition.
 
Puppies04

Puppies04

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rudeguy said:
Gas station parking lot.

Well lit, usually busy, plenty of parking. I also might not try to conceal as much as usual when I meet people.
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I think the OP was talking about selling stuff on craigslist not casual sexual encounters but heh whatever floats your boat :D.
 
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BikeJunkie

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phucheneh said:
It has nothing to do with wanting to appear 'internet tough' or whatever. Your logic is just faulty. You made the thread to broadcast your assumption that anyone not wanting to do business with you at a police station has criminal intentions. This is false.

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and assume that in your first post, 'as soon as I said' actually means 'as soon as I typed.' Would I be correct in that assumption?

You simply need to realize two things: 1) To many people (i.e. buyers), insisting on a meet at a PD makes you seem strange and paranoid and 2) Actually conversing with people is different from texting and/or emailing. I would question someone's intentions much less if I actually heard their voice and was able to question why they are so insistent on a PD meet. A simple statement of 'I just want to be as safe as possible' and 'I've heard local cops actually recommend this to curb issues with sales initiated on craigslist' would be easier for me to stomach than a text message of 'MUST MEET AT POLICE DEPARTMENT.' If, OTOH, the person came off as a paranoid hermit during this brief discussion, I would not deal with them. Apologies if you are indeed speaking with people on the phone and I'm making false assumptions here.

But, in general, you just don't seem to realize that while you're looking at everyone as possibly wanting to rob you of your Xbox...they are looking at you as possibly wanting to rob them of their cash. And the latter is a hell of a lot more likely. Cash is not going to be traced. Your item is...an item. It has the extra step of needing to be resold to convert to cash. And there's a very traceable serial number associated with it...it gets logged when a store sells it. I want to say eBay asks for it, but I may be wrong there. Pawn shops would have that serial on the 'stolen goods' list that they get from the police. And if (when) the console is connected to the internet, I'm sure it is identifiable.

So the best route for reselling an Xbox stolen via craigslist sale...is craigslist. At which point...why even steal it? Might as well just say you have an Xbox and then rob potential buyers.

But by all means, stay locked in your house to avoid all 'unnecessary risks.' There are a lot of them, by your definition.
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LOL I didn't read any of that shit... all I took from it is that you are really taking how I conduct my own business quite personally.

No matter, Xbox is sold. Suck it ;)
 
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BikeJunkie

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phucheneh said:
Look up 'projecting' in the dictionary. :rolleyes:
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You're the one all up in a tizzy over how a total stranger on the internet conducts his business. If that doesn't meet textbook definitions of emotional and angry I'm not quite sure what does.

I have no ax to grind. My business is concluded, everyone was happy. So what's your problem? Does it bother you that I couldn't give two shits about how you define manliness? I'm sure you'll cope, Sparky ;)
 
WaTaGuMp

WaTaGuMp

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On the radio today one of the DJ's said that Thanksgiving is the highest day of the year for not masturbating.
 
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OCGuy

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WaTaGuMp said:
On the radio today one of the DJ's said that Thanksgiving is the highest day of the year for not masturbating.
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Hearing Aunt Geraldine unknowingly mist out some pristine corn an hour after the Pumpkin Pie is gone can really bring a man down for the day.
 
Kyle

Kyle

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I meet people outside my house...not a big deal for me I guess- I don't really see how it increases my risk much- so the guy sees I have a house just like all the houses he drove by to get here....and I have an xbox...so...?

Is it being worried the guy will rob you outside your house? Eh, usually there are cars driving by or people out where I live. I've met people in public before @ their request- just never saw really saw the point personally. Or maybe I'm just incredibly lazy.

*edit* - but never have been asked to meet at a PD- that seems weird.
 
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