Old Dec 26, 2009 | 08:34 AM
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Default I believe I avoided an attempted theft last night.

Buyer flaked. No show & no call.

So, I reviewed the text message and recording of phone call (I use googlevoice and record everything) and I believe I avoided an attempted theft. The buyer kind of rubbed me the wrong way by asking for the address 3x late last night in a repetitive and aggressive tone, I told him that I would give it to him in the morning. In the mean time I arranged a stage address to use so I did not give out the address to where my CRX is stored, or any address for that matter since they never called. I also arranged for a Russian friend with a concealed to be available to go with on the test drive, in case thieves have now escalated to car jacking. I was not willing to take any chances on this one.

I'm a bit paranoid about these matters with so many other cars and bikes showing up missing. However, I'm mostly posting this to see if anyone else who has had a theft or an attempted theft had a similar experience.

Cliff Note's:
*Probably avoided theft attempt.
*Buyer seemed suspicious, trust your gut on these things guys.
*Asked for my address 14+ hours ahead of meeting time, multiple times.
*Be careful, thieves are likely trolling Craigslist.
*Has anyone who has had a car stolen experienced a similar happening?
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