Mercury news reported a story today about an unsuspecting craigslist poster being robbed at gunpoint. The posters were trying to sell some jackets via craigslist. When going to meet the buyers, they were robbed at gunpoint. Read the full story here.

This is the type of behavior that Rapleaf is trying to protect people from. Had the posters known something about the buyers prior to meeting them, this could have been avoided. One good thing is that no one was hurt in this, but its not a stretch to imagine something much worse happening.

We all love craigslist and the opportunity to sell items to peers. However, it does expose us to the grim realities of the real world. With Rapleaf, we want to make it easier and safer for people to interact with each other.

Thanks to andrew laffoon for sending me this article.