How do people pay on craigslist.com?

Question

I posted an item for sale on craigslist but If someone takes me up on it, how am I supposed to exchange product and $?

Mail, person?

Answer 1

bad idea  buying from any  individual online.  use  a  company  like  ebay  or  amazon where  the  payment  and  product  are  both  secure**

**even  ebay  has been  acused of  selling  forged  items like  fashion and  perfume and  jewellery especially

but  at  least  you  have  some  recourse  if  you  are  sold bad  goods  or  have  been a  victim  of   misrepresentation  .

Answer 2

you dont actually buy the item on craigs list. It is used so people can show an item that they would like to sell. You simply contact the holder of that item and then u work out the pay with them.

Answer 3

Be very careful selling or buying on Craiglist. Many people have received checks for way more than the amount of the item they were selling & were told to give the difference to a 3rd party to pick up the item and transport it to them. This is a scam and the person who gets your real money keeps it, while if you deposit their ck & send them the difference you will most likely be out the money & they will have your money . Be careful. The best way to get paid by a real purchaser is to have them pay by pay pal, or a certified cashiers check which You should verify with the issuing bank before releasing your sold item. Many cashier cks are bogus. Be careful. Sorry to sound glum I've seen alot of people get hurt. Never give out your account numbers to get paid.

Good Luck.