Another safer buy n sell location

[ZR]

SHELBURNE - Another police department is offering residents a safe place to complete online sales.
Police in Shelburne, northwest of Toronto, are encouraging the use of parking spaces in front of the town’s police station to conduct transactions.
Const. Paul Neumann says the area is well lit, it is monitored by surveillance cameras, and has a strong police presence.
Police across the country have been setting up similar safe zones as the popularity of buying and selling through online classified and social media sites like Kijiji, Facebook and Craigslist continue to grow.
Safety issues connected with online transactions came into focus following the 2013 murder of a Hamilton man.
Tim Bosma vanished after leaving with two men who came to his home to test drive a truck he advertised for sale online. In June, a jury found two men guilty of first-degree murder in his death.
“Although that incident was an extreme case and is not typical, it emphasizes how terribly wrong a simple meeting to sell a truck can go,” said Neumann.
“More commonly, however, thefts or frauds can occur during these transactions.”

[RedSN]

....setting up similar safe zones as the popularity of buying and selling...

Although I applaud the effort, isn't this just another form of a flee-market?

I guess it's a good idea. But I get annoyed enough when somebody says they are going to show, and they don't. At least I haven't wasted any of my time going to a designated meeting place.
I also don't put my postal code or address in the ad. I use the postal code of the corner gas station

[ZR]

Guy I bought a headlight off this week n met in Keswick, was taken aback when I called 15 minutes before our meeting time to say I'd be approx 15 minutes late meeting up. Good old tie up because of a wreck on the 404 at hwy 7. As it turned out, was only about 5 minutes late.
I like the idea of meeting off site, if I arranged as such with someone, would make it clear as day I'd only head over once they called to say they were actually there. Tired beyond words of peeps that say they are coming only to never show or arrive hours later n expect I've been waiting on them n hop right to it.

[Speedtospare]

I meet up with people all the time via Kijiji and I have only had one issue. I have met people all over the place. The one condition I have is that it is a very populated place like a mall parking lot similar

[Raider]

Never had an issue with anyone on Kijiji. Remarkable. Meet up zones are great. Pretty sure the Georgian Bay OPP started this.

[03svt]

Great idea.