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    • funny

      Will Anyone Buy My 1300 Chinese Pope Hats?

      One of the fun side-effects of Craigslist is that the lack of an editorial gatekeeper means it lets the crazy blossom. The newspaper Telegraph has assembled 20 of what they consider the wackiest Craigslist ads, including over 1300 Pope hats (sorry, they're just replicas), diapers for incontinent dogs, and 300 stuffed penguins. Naturally we assume every one of them is really about sex, but maybe we're being too jaded about Craigslisters. More »

      12:17 PM on Mon Sep 14 2009
      By Chris Walters
      6,035 views, 24 comments

      Most discussed GitEmSteveDave_RockinL...: While I can think of some great things to do with 1,214 pope hats, I think 1,300 is just plain more »

    • warnings

      Beware Fake Gift Card Balance Websites

      A reader just ran into a gift card scam while trying to unload an Apple gift card via CraigsList. If you're directed to a website that asks you to put in your gift card information in order to show the balance as "proof" that you're legit, you're being conned. More »

      1:36 PM on Thu Aug 20 2009
      By Chris Walters
      10,460 views, 53 comments

      Most discussed joshua70448: Digging around in the code for the Best Buy spoof revealed this target for the form: [us.1.p6.webhosting.yahoo.com] And here's the Yahoo! Profile more »

    • alerts

      AloofDoof Sends Alerts When Ads You Like Appear On Craigslist

      Reader Sedo just sent us a link to aloofdoof.com, a website that lets you set up keyword searches on Craiglist. We haven't tested it, but it appears to be similar to WishRadar for Amazon. Sedo writes, More »

      8:26 PM on Tue Aug 18 2009
      By Chris Walters
      3,070 views, 13 comments

    • pay-per call

      Beware Pay-Per-Call Phone Scams

      Scammers on Craigslist are ordering tough-to-identify pay-per-call phone numbers, then list them on ads, baiting people to call and pay exorbitant fees. Common area codes for pay lines are 976, 940, 915, 556, 554, and 550. More »

      10:00 AM on Wed Aug 5 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      6,251 views, 39 comments

    • scams

      Chicago Man Sells TVs On Craigslist For Funny Money

      Andre Callegari of Chicago unloaded some TVs on Craigslist, but got a wad of counterfeit cash in return. Then he set up another sale with the buyer in a sting operation, and the seller actually came back, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The cops caught the bad guy, who paid Callegari some of what he owed him, but that's probably all the victim thinks he'll recover. More »

      1:30 PM on Mon Jun 29 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      10,328 views, 56 comments

      Most discussed thisheregirafFe: wait, so if this 'friend' was unaware of the fake $100 bill, then spent it, how did it ever come more »

    • not-so-free trials

      Free Trials Can Be Trojan Horses For Sketchy Companies

      "Free" is always an enticing proposition, but free trials that seem too good to be true often are. Conmen use such offers to lure in greedy customers hoping to get something for nothing. More »

      11:56 AM on Tue Jun 23 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      7,177 views, 41 comments

    • scams

      Stay Away From The Nigerian Tutoring Scam

      Are you a student looking for a summer or long-term tutoring gig? Be sure to stay away from the foreign tutoring scam, especially if you're looking for work on Craigslist. More »

      4:10 PM on Thu Jun 18 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      8,900 views, 60 comments

    • ask the consumerists

      Would You Buy An iPhone That Fell In Urine?

      Our ex-stepbrothers at Gizmodo found a craigslist ad for a barely used iPhone, selling for significantly below list price. There's just one problem. More »

      4:17 PM on Fri Jun 5 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      14,435 views, 84 comments

    • craigslist

      "Help, I Fell For The Apartment Rental Credit Check Scam!"

      Since posting an article about Craiglist apartment listing scams a month ago, we've heard from lots of people who fell for the scam. If you're one of them, here's what you need to know. More »

      4:06 PM on Wed Jun 3 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      19,765 views, 36 comments

    • bizarre

      Car Ad On Craigslist Has Hidden Paragraph On Hitler

      Our commenter Zorantor discovered a weird, uh, can you call this an Easter egg?, buried at the bottom of a Craigslist post last night:

      I was poking around craigslist tonight, to see if I could find a gift for a friend of mine who's interested in World War II. I didn't find much that caught my eye. That is, until I tried searching "Hitler."

      More »

      12:03 PM on Mon May 25 2009
      By Chris Walters
      13,667 views, 41 comments

      Most discussed Trai_Dep: Of the millions of ads placed, a couple crappy ones show up. Out of the billions of responses generated, a more »

    • videos

      "Homeboy Hookup" Scammer Rips Off Renters

      Apartment scams are the new hotness. Can't do housing scams anymore because no one can afford a house, so it's on to rentals. Insert "Merce," a guy is ripping off renters saying he's got the "homeboy hookup" and can get them into a rental cheap and with free gas an electricity, but he doesn't actually own the properties. Fox NY investigates in this video. More »

      1:50 PM on Fri May 22 2009
      By Ben Popken
      10,214 views, 43 comments

      Most discussed Skankingmike: Firstly the guy is a horrible person. Secondly WHY WOULD YOU EVER RENT FROM THIS GUY? just him talking is a red more »

    • infestations

      Craigslist-Bought PS2 Doubles As Roach Motel

      Posting on a Gametrailers Forum, gamer VictoriousOne tells a horror story of buying a PS2 on Craigslist, played it for weeks until it broke, then opened it up to find a bunch of roaches inside. More »

      10:57 AM on Thu May 21 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      8,549 views, 86 comments

    • prostitution

      Craigslist Will Drop "Erotic Services" Section

      Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal has announced that Craigslist will be dropping its controversial "erotic services" section, and will replace it with a moderated "adult" category. More »

      12:42 PM on Wed May 13 2009
      By Meg Marco
      7,559 views, 89 comments

    • scams

      Neighbor Gives Away Couple's Possessions On Craigslist Without Their Permission

      It's every Freecycle moderator's nightmare. A family in the Dallas/Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield woke up to discover men with a truck packing up their portable basketball hoop...which they weren't giving away. It had been listed on the "free" section of Craigslist by their neighbor...a police officer in a nearby town. More »

      1:15 PM on Mon May 4 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      28,384 views, 122 comments

      Most discussed solareclipse2: How in the world is there nothing he can be charged with? more »

    • craigslist

      Scammers Advertise Fake Apartments, Want Your Real Credit Information

      UPDATE:If you're a victim of this scam, read this article to learn what to do next.

      My friend Amanda is looking for a new apartment, and last week she responded to an appealing ad on Craigslist. There was no apartment, though...just a credit report scam that's showing up in more and more cities. More »

      8:27 AM on Mon May 4 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      23,001 views, 51 comments

    • unemployment

      This Is How Bad It Is: Part-Time Receptionist Help Wanted Gets 3520 Resumes In Under 24 Hours

      A Consumerist reader and property manager in Virginia posted a notice for a part-time evening receptionist, and in response to the 12-hour a week job, she got 3520 emails. Roberta writes, "The attached picture was my email in-box this morning, with 0 spam emails and 0 non-Craigslist emails. 3520 (and climbing as we speak)..." Perhaps this can become a new metric to gauge how bad the employment situation is, how many resumes a 12-hour receptionist-job posting on Craigslist receives in a 24-hour period.

      10:00 AM on Thu Jan 29 2009
      By Ben Popken
      16,111 views, 137 comments

      Most discussed Ash Clutchem, Pokey...: Craigslist? ZERO spam emails? Sure. more »

    • funny

      Worst Apartment Rental Ad Ever

      David sent us the following alleged apartment for rent listing from CraigsList. It's a shame—I would be more than willing to wear the ID bracelet at all times and submit to unannounced inspections, but that yard is too small to do my prison workout in. More »

      8:28 PM on Tue Jan 13 2009
      By Chris Walters
      63,477 views, 215 comments

      Most discussed alexcassidy: ...This is a joke, right? more »

    • scams

      This Company Wants Money Before They'll Hire Me, Is It A Scam?

      Reader Alexis wants to know if it's standard practice to pay for your own "background check" in order to be hired for a job. She received an email after responding to a legit-sounding seasonal employment ad on craigslist. In the email, the "Head of Recruitment," asks for money in order to perform a background check and to "demonstrate that you are serious about this position and that what you have submitted so far is correct." More »

      10:47 AM on Thu Nov 6 2008
      By Meg Marco
      20,370 views, 92 comments

      Most discussed crazyasianman: good ol' shady craigslist. "portobello road, portobello road, place where the riches of ages are sold..." more »

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