Think twice before putting expensive items on CL

Jetmaker737
Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,045
edited May 2010 in The Clubhouse
Sad story of ****bags preying on CL posters:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011735142_homeinvasion30m.html
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited May 2010
    This is raw evil

    They had the man tied and bound yet they shot him in the head in front of his two kids and loving wife

    My eyes welled up with tears reading this

    The things people do for money

    May these people burn in hell
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited May 2010
    I feel bad for this guy and his family. Pure evil like was stated above.

    It's because of stuff like this that anything I want to get rid of I just donate or sell & ship. Something like this I would take somewhere to sell it and take a hit on payment to avoid such a situation.

    Rough.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited May 2010
    Pure evil scum. That is such a sad story. God help his wife and kids.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,751
    edited May 2010
    2 people in my office were friends of the family. To make matters worse, they had NO life insurance. So sad.
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited May 2010
    Very sad.

    Never meet at home and go to well light public places.
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited May 2010
    Very sad. The fix for that kind of robbery is to immediately take a picture of the person on your cell phone and send to another number. Simply explain to the person, you do know know him/her and people have been robbed when posting an ad on CL. If the person is legit, he or she will be cool about the protective measure being taken.

    Another thing the seller can do is to ask for a phone number during the initial contact. Hang up and then call back to verify that the number is legit (and recorded via phone company records).
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited May 2010
    I wouldn't sell from inside my house except to those I have some backround on.

    I have always worried about going to look at expensive items which were for sale. They know you have money and often times you have to go inside their house, maybe even down to the basement. Pretty much once you enter their house they can shoot you and claim self defense.

    Very sad story here.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited May 2010
    That is absolutely sick. It's amazing that there are people out there who actually do things like this...

    I could never, in a million years, imagine myself doing something like this. The idea would never even cross my mind.
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  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited May 2010
    Jetmaker737 wrote: »
    Sad story of sh*tbags preying on CL posters:

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011735142_homeinvasion30m.html

    Sadly this happens. Sorry, did this happened to you?
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited May 2010
    when lightman delivered my sdas to my house he wasn't aware that my wife was in the closet the whole time with a double barrel trained on him ;) seriously though, that is a horrible story and God be with this persons wife and kids. scary world we're living in these days..
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,751
    edited May 2010
    My office is doing fundraisers to help the family. If anyone is so inclined, donations can be made in his name at any B of A branch....
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited May 2010
    I thought I heard a safety click, Dan.....I hope these effers are caught and a little "street justice" is served up before the trial.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited May 2010
    Zero wrote: »
    And all of this for what? A few thousand dollars worth of loot?

    Amazing.. :mad:


    That's the saddest part. What did these people get out of this? Not very much...at black market/pawn shop prices...whatever they took wouldn't be worth much. At most they got away with a few thousand dollars...in exchange for taking a mans life, and tearing a family apart.

    This is truly sick.
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited May 2010
    WOW...what a bunch of sick F&*ks...I hope they get the needle.

    Guess it is time to have my roomate load the shotgun when I sell something.
    Course I refuse to go to Tacoma though.
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited May 2010
    That is so sad. I hope they catch these people they need to pay for their crimes.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2010
    extremely sad. why did they have to kill the father in front of his family? or kill him at all? just take the ring and leave without hurting anyone. man that is tough for that family.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited May 2010
    danger boy wrote: »
    extremely sad. why did they have to kill the father in front of his family? or kill him at all? just take the ring and leave without hurting anyone. man that is tough for that family.


    A lot of the time in these situations, the robbers/criminals are so pumped up on adrenaline that they shoot people as a nervous reflex, without even really meaning to.

    Don't take me wrong...that in no way justifies it...these people deserve the death penalty IMO.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,046
    edited May 2010
    I have started to only post to Craigslist via my work email, because one time a guy was able to pull up my address via home email address, which kind of freaked me out. He was a decent guy, but the idea still freaked me out.

    I also only meet people at work now, due it is a secure area (airport). I really do not want strangers knowing where I live anymore...you never know.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,999
    edited May 2010
    Something happened similar to this here. No where as bad:

    http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/12/05/car-dragging-natalie-galipeau.html

    and

    http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1705887
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    edited May 2010
    I do alot of craigslist buying and selling and usually do it at my local starbucks or theirs. Alot less hassle and worry and puts both of us at ease. That this happened in my neck of the woods (live in Dupont) really cuts too close :(
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited May 2010
    It doesn't matter if it's expensive or not. Also, they could just go ring a doorbell
    with a clipboard, or hang out by the driveway at night.
    Anyone that want's to rob you will. Don't think a few witnesses
    are going to slow them down much. Welcome to modern America.
    ATM"S, expensive cars, stuff for sale, it all draws them.
    It's just odd that CL was their target. Most of the time they'd pawn
    the computer 1st, then go out and stick people up.
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  • searay40dad
    searay40dad Posts: 82
    edited May 2010
    I don't know about you but I'd like to get my hands on these worthless lowlifes. what a shame. no respect for human life. hopefully what goes around, comes around--sooner rather later.
    Thanks!
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  • PerfectCreature
    PerfectCreature Posts: 1,456
    edited May 2010
    It really makes you think about how safe it is to sell, buy or even trade online....
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,045
    edited May 2010
    Great police work...

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011779482_edgewoodarrests05m.html
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  • searay40dad
    searay40dad Posts: 82
    edited May 2010
    that is nice to hear. now we need a speedy trial then, sorry if this offends anyone, inject them all.
    Thanks!
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited May 2010
    Should set up sting operations to catch these types of people. It'd be like "to catch a predator", only now it'd be "to catch a craigslist robber".
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2010
    fourth suspect arrested

    http://www.krem.com/news/northwest-news/4th-Craigslist-murder-suspect-surrenders-93011119.html
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