mustang guy Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) I think this is a great idea. Why the heck not?? Less likely to get hit in the head, and less likely to be buying something that fell off the back of a truck. www.engadget.com/2015/03/26/seattle-police-craigslist/ Edited March 29, 2015 by mustang guy 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Or at a Bank... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 If the police station isn't a safe place, all bets are off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Police station lobby great idea. Even just parked in front is better than McDonalds. Especially in the "snap up even good deals posted at night" in the link scenario. Lars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeker Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Craigslist around northeast Indiana is a COMPLETE joke. Its all phishing or complete junk. Theres almost better stuff in the free section around here than for sale lol I don't even bother anymore with selling or buying and rarely even look. It was once a good option. Looks like other cities are ok but I still have to wonder. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 A sad story from around Christmas, an Army guy was home and wanted to buy his daughter an iPad. He met two guys at an abandoned apartment complex, they were going to rob him. He fought back and was killed. They caught both guys and are currently waiting a trial. Just be careful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeker Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Wow. I have heard other stories as well. I would go to jail if I met the guys that did that. Really makes a guy step back and think....is anything worth it. At one time a guy could get a good deal. You can get better deals at Walmart for most things. Occasionally there is specialty items though... Then everything was always broken it seemed. Then rapes etc...and now killing. My last few purchases were off ebay and meeting for pickup etc. Craigslist is a crap shoot. Not even worth a chance...I mean buy a tv at the police station...so plug it in and make sure the hdmi works etc...and what all else etc...I probably bought 100 things and sold over 100 on clist and I always gave them a 30 day warranty no crap. Never heard anything back from one sale...I have been burned 5 or 6 times with things that were broke. Win some and ya lose some. But not worth losing a life 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Always Google Maps image. Or/ and check the address/ owner on the local CAD tax rolls. Google" "Any county" CAD"" and look it up. I dont give a s***t, Profiling IS just the facts, Ma'mm. If it's not an "average" or higher income address, I AIN'T goin there. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Oh, and , should be needless to say, the legal or not concealed under the jacket. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 You know what really sucks? That any of this is necessary. I'm not old enough to remember, but I've been told stories of times where people felt safe even with their doors unlocked, and their windows opened. People weren't afraid of being shot or robbed, life just was. I wish that was the case today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 i always* meet at Starbucks -- never a shortage of witnesses and you're bound to have one that's conveniently in the middle. *caveat: those two times i went to pick up arcades, and that one time I traded a 50" plasma for a 73" DLP. All size prohibitive for Starbucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiminSTL Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Ibiza, I AM old enough to remember. But, the culture, its principles and values and resultant behavior make such a difference. Of course, when we are schooled to think that Life and "things" are all about us , and how we "feel" about them, absolutes evaporate. The fact is that our human nature has not evolved one iota over the thousands of years of "progress", but our responsibility, actions, and expectations surely have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 You know what really sucks? That any of this is necessary. I'm not old enough to remember, but I've been told stories of times where people felt safe even with their doors unlocked, and their windows opened. People weren't afraid of being shot or robbed, life just was. I wish that was the case today. I'm old enough to remember, appreciate and defend. This fellow helps: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) You know what really sucks? That any of this is necessary. I'm not old enough to remember, but I've been told stories of times where people felt safe even with their doors unlocked, and their windows opened. People weren't afraid of being shot or robbed, life just was. I wish that was the case today. It is still that way in much of West Virginia. I've lived in my home for 25 years, I've never locked the doors (except vacation). This has been a great place to raise my kids, its very safe here. West Virginia is considered 20 years behind the times of the rest of the country, and we like it that way. Edited March 29, 2015 by wvu80 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 only made a craigslist purchase twice…bought a very heavy slot machine once and some heresy II the other time. I brought some muscle with me for protection, which came in handy putting the stuff in the back of the truck too. Funny thing, one time we get to the seller’s house and he comes out wearing a san diego chargers jersey…i was wearing an Oakland Raiders t-shirt. I looked at him and said, “deals off.” we had a good laugh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 You know what really sucks? That any of this is necessary. I'm not old enough to remember, but I've been told stories of times where people felt safe even with their doors unlocked, and their windows opened. People weren't afraid of being shot or robbed, life just was. I wish that was the case today. I'm old enough to remember, appreciate and defend. This fellow helps: Hound.JPG nice looking dog--what breed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 You know what really sucks? That any of this is necessary. I'm not old enough to remember, but I've been told stories of times where people felt safe even with their doors unlocked, and their windows opened. People weren't afraid of being shot or robbed, life just was. I wish that was the case today. I'm old enough to remember, appreciate and defend. This fellow helps: Hound.JPG nice looking dog--what breed? this is a cane corso - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 West Virginia is considered 20 years behind the times of the rest of the country, and we like it that way. wanna make some serious cash? You put up the dough and I’ll tell you the past 20 Super Bowl winners and we’ll split the winnings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Ibiza - I TOTTALLY wish we all had that. We All (excluding the concept of assuming other's opinion in This Forum) Wish to live in Mayberry. But---- we live in what the "world" is. I have another thread going in "The Lounge" that may be locked soon, so "No comment" otherwise. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 You know what really sucks? That any of this is necessary. I'm not old enough to remember, but I've been told stories of times where people felt safe even with their doors unlocked, and their windows opened. People weren't afraid of being shot or robbed, life just was. I wish that was the case today. I'm old enough to remember, appreciate and defend. This fellow helps: Hound.JPG nice looking dog--what breed? this is a cane corso - 74 pounds and skinny at 6 months... Unlike my 12 year old: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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