Safe Handoffs

1. Pick a public place. A lit parking lot with people around, the front of a store, or a spot your town has named below. Daylight is best.
2. Keep your address to yourself. You never have to say where you live. If it is too big to carry, like a couch, have someone with you and keep it to the porch or garage.
3. Bring someone, or tell someone. Let a friend or family member know where you are going, who you are meeting and when you will be back. A second person along is better still.
4. Look it over first. Check it in person before you take it. If it is not what you expected, say no thanks and walk away.
5. Stick to the number or email on the post. Be careful of anyone who wants to move the talk somewhere else, or asks for money, a deposit or a code first. On the Trading Post, pay in person and never send money ahead.
6. Trust your gut. If something feels off, leave. You do not owe anyone an explanation.
7. Take your post down. Once it is gone, remove it with the removal code you were given, so nobody else makes a wasted trip.

If you ever feel in danger, call 911. Something wrong with a post? Let us know and a person will look at it.

Places a town or police department has picked for handoffs. A town only shows up here after someone there names a spot. These are options, not rules, so meet anywhere that feels safe to you.

No town has named a spot yet. Until one does, any public place in daylight works.

Work for a city, a police department or the sheriff's office? Name a spot for your town. It takes a minute, and the spot shows on this page within about half an hour.