argh ten minute edits.

In my experience, it's pretty easy to weed out the scammers. Ask for lots of pictures of the setup, nutrient schedule, strain, history, etc. If a scammer is just reselling a plant, or if a scammer gets bugs and takes clippings to sell to save the plant, it's pretty easy to spot them if you ask questions.

Also, scammers don't like questions and follow up.

I recently cut down a plant to make clones, just to practice. I couldn't kill them so I sold them at a loss to a guy who drove a long way. I made a post on craigslist, and I had a couple of rules. First, I only gave the general area, and made them drive. I also require meeting in public, like a gas station or something to check paperwork. I won't sell to anyone without a redcard, I've heard of people/MMC's getting busted with forged paperwork. I won't risk that. I also require a picture of the redcard and photo ID of whoever is buying from me. I have to protect myself. I make this available to others as well. If I am happy with the situation, I proceed with the sale. In this instance, the clones were on a flood tray, so they weren't really mobile.

I've tried several times to purchase meds on craigslist, but I have never actually met up with a caregiver. I haven't seen any MMC-quality bud on craigslist though, maybe I'm not looking in the right spots.