Whats up with Cragslist sellers & cash only??

[Red Foreman]

Hi Fellas, could somebody shine a light on the thought process of the majority of Cragslist sellers? As some on this board may know I'm in Australia. Over the years I have purchased & imported 11 cars, trucks, countless parts & collectables that I shipped out of the west & east coast, organised by myself.

Every time I attempt to make a purchase on Craigslist it turns into frustration, when I email or call the seller & tell them I'm in Australia the reaction is 'No cash only' in some cases abused & hung up on??

I realise there is a huge scam issue going on with Craigslist,in Australia we also have a community based classifieds here with scammers aswell. But you can tell a scammer by them asking personal info without no detailed questions about the item itself & they never take the time out to call.

I'm currently trying to purchase a vintage mx bike from a nice fella in Sacramento Ca, after several emails I managed to talk to him by phone & offered him any form of payment except cash for obvious reasons, but couldn't convince him to sell it to me even at his asking price of 1k, he just couldn't get his head around this not being a scam.

Sorry for the rambling, its not really a rant but more of looking for a soloution, its 2012 & there are millions of transactions exchanging worldwide as i'm writing this but obviously not on Craigslist?

Cheers George.