Here are a few things to keep in mind when you place your Classified ads:
Please be careful about who you give your contact information to.
Not everyone's intentions are as good as yours. I recently received this email:
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i received a call through ATT internet relay requesting to buy my jeep...the caller gave all the marks of being a scam...unfortunately i gave him my email address before i knew about this...please give a heads up to people re: offers to buy their items from long distances without seeing them first (will send an agent, carrier etc.) esp. if they say they will buy them sight unseen, send a money transfer, MO etc...accept nothing but cash...need to warn people not to give out their phone numbers and why
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If the person contacting you seems suspicious, don't give them any information about yourself!
This is the first time I've heard of an incident like this, and I would like it to be the last.
If you don't feel comfortable putting your name or email address in your ad, use theBubbler's private messaging system to communicate with potential buyers. We can ban the "bad apples" from using Private Messages, but we can't stop them from reading your phone number in your ad and calling you!
If you need an explanation of Private Messages, check the
FAQ.
theBubbler can't be responsible for any communication between our Classified placers and people who contact them (see our
disclaimer), but we do want theBubbler to be a safe place to buy or sell.
If you have a bad experience with people contacting you, please send us as many details about the incident as possible, so we may warn others!
