A couple of years ago a friend of mine lost her dad. She and her mother advertised his motorized chair for sale. A woman called them and then sent a money order but asked her to hold it until she could send someone to pick up the chair. Supposedly this woman was from Canada yet the money order was from a bank in Texas. One delay after another arose until finally the womas said that her mother had passed away so for the trouble, go ahead, cash the money order, take $500, get a new money order for the $4000 left and send it back to her. Luckily they took it to the bank and asked to have it checked out. The bank in Texas knew nothing about it. My friends mother would have had to pay back the entire $4500 PLUS all the fees involved if she'd done it. SCAM SCAM SCAM Usually when people offer more than you ask it's a scam.
However, I have bought several things from Craigslist and have always had excellent results. I think Craigslist is just like anything else--you have to be careful. Plus, I'm dealing with a relatively "small town" listing.