To me, Craig's list is officially taboo

I agree, it used to be a pretty good sight to buy or sell, I get so tired of a reply that says " is this still for sale" about 5 min after I posted it, I assume they use your reply info for some phishing scam? I never reply to those. And when you send a request WITH your phone number then ....crickets! BUT I am not a social media person I do not have a Facebook account or any other than my email, I belong to a couple great forums, this being the best in my opinion. And being in Canada I don't find it much use selling/buying on here because of shipping, exchange, brokers, etc. I do it once in a while for stuff I really want and cant find anywhere else or maybe to help a forum member out with something I have that they need but I usually just wait for the swap meet season to get what I need, or Amazon, then I just need to sift through all the garbage they offer and figure out what works and what's decent. I feel your pain but it's the world we live in now I guess.