The Brown Knowser

I remember a time when I didn't have to be suspicious all the time. It was a good feeling to not feel that way and I miss not having to constantly be in doubt. Back in the early days of Kijiji, I could put an item up for sale and within a few hours, someone—often, a several people—would reach out and make an offer. Within a day or two, that item would be gone. I think the last things I sold were DW's and my kayaks, about a year ago. And for some reason, kayakers don't mess around: they're serious when they reach out. But since then, whenever I list something on this online shopping platform, one of three things will happen: The item will be ignored. Completely. No one wants it. The person will low-ball an offer to an extent that I'd rather keep the item. Someone will enthusiastically reach out, claiming an interest. They don't even really haggle over the asking price. And that's because they're looking to scam me out of that item. Before C...