Craigslist. Org

[Andrew Luther]

Jurisdiction

California

I post several advertisements on Craigslist they have a flag in system or anybody can flag you for anything they want even if you're not violating the terms and conditions and I post on there all the time and every so often I get Flag for not violating the terms and conditions and most the time when I post on there people tried to scam me I was wondering if there's a way to legally put a lawsuit on Craigslis. org or the owner of Craigslist.org for this fraudulent stuff that he has on his website because I think he is more than responsible for the people that try to scam other individuals it when somebody actually post something that's not violate the rules and conditions and they get flagged for it and then there's no way to dispute the flag then there's a red flag going up against the person responsible for this website and I think he needs to be held accountable for other people's Behaviour I do believe that craigslist.org is the biggest scimmer that there is

 

[adjusterjack]

I sympathize as I have had the same experience on occasions. Unfortunately, you are not likely going to be successful in suing Craigslist because Craigslist disclaims any responsibility for the acts of the "community" and when you use Craigslist you have agreed to that disclaimer.

All you can do is keep posting your ads just the way you want them as often as possible.

Meantime, if you've never looked at the Flag Help Forum, take a look at it now and you'll get to see all the LOSERS who get their kicks sitting around trying to justify their existence.

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If you sell frequently on Craigslist you are probably a target of the LOSERS. You might want to have several accounts backing up to different email addresses and passwords and divide your ads between them.

 

[Michael Wechsler]

You need to differentiate between (i) the Craigslist website and its owners; and (ii) users of Craigslist who may be scammers, abusers and useless nuisances who need better things to do with their time. And consider the value of what you receive based upon how much you pay for Craigslist services. If you're paying nothing to list ads, your expectations for the organization to spend its own money policing other users is unrealistic and the service itself could not survive. And that's why you should read their legal terms in full as to their limitations of liability and why the law (and logic) will probably protect them against most claims.

You're probably best off doing exactly what @adjusterjack suggests. While I'm not a fan of mobile apps for doing the same, I've found some remarkable success using them to list items for sale. Many of them base matches upon proximity to your mobile phone and many of the major ads and auction sites have their own branded mobile apps for selling goods.