I’m a huge fan of craigslist, due to it’s anonymity and easy to do posting. But there’s usually a reason why someone wants to sell their crap. Either it’s genuine, or cuz the product sucks and people wanna get rid of it. Especially in Korea, because there are so many people here you can HIDE.

Here are just a few tips to avoid getting screwed over:

1) Moving Sales: because when u gotta go, u gotta go (and salvage some $$). People who are leaving the country have three options with their belongings: give it to a friend, garbage, or selling it quickly before the airplane takes off. This gives you the upper hand as a buyer.

2) Research: products on rating sites, like Amazon.com lists user opinions, product quirks, and price points. A guy was selling his Samsung 23” HD Monitor for 200,000 won, bought it for 320,000 won, which sounded like a sweet deal. In actuality, the monitor is selling for 240,000 won: brand new. It also has a weird loud buzzing noise when u turn it on. I’m not a big fan of that.

3) If it sounds too good, it probably is. I think you’ve heard this one before.

So happy shopping! Not all people out there are sketch, but it doesn’t hurt to be safe.