[Cirlonde]

Originally Posted by mommadog1

People are stealing dogs and selling them on CL, and a lot of other problems because of CL. When I am selling something I never ever let anyone come to my house. But most of the time I give stuff away on freecycle and again, nobody is allowed in my house.

I always feel a little guilty if I'm buying or selling something over the internet and request to meet the person in a public location rather than either of our homes. I hate to make people who are probably perfectly normal and nice folks think that I don't trust them or that I'm paranoid. But you have to do what is best for your safety regardless of possibly offending someone. I just hope others realize that and don't get their feelings hurt by it. I'm also especially careful about telling people when my husband and I will be home. You never know when someone is just fishing for information to find out when your house will be empty. It's sad that we have to be so cautious these days.
-C