Originally Posted by
blsb
Just offer maximum price, and then even if a stranger swoops in to buy it, you don't lose.
I often find that stuff that I put for sale disappears within a minute, even if I did not advertise it in the Daily Dirt. But so what? That is life. In the real world, if I sell a few shares of a stock, I don't care who buys it so long as I get the asking price.
Neighbors trading through the roadside stand, while tolerated, isn't really the intent. For instance, look at the limitations placed on the neighborhood trading mechanism. No trading of expansion items, and only so many trades within an 8 hour period. So if you are going to trade through the roadside stand, do so at your own risk. There are plenty of things that you can do to lower the risk, but please understand that there are a lot of players out there, and chances are that someone just might be looking at your roadside stand at the moment you decide to set up a trade. Deal with it.