They must think I am stupid

Yes these scams always show up in the first half hour of when you put up a new craigslist post. Scammers have software programs that notifiy them as soon as a new post goes up.

They try to be the first ones to engage with the sellers before the real buyers show up.

These scam responses get deleted right away as the legit buyers start responding to the adds. The scammers know this and work real hard to be the first ones to strike.

Moral of the story: don't get too excited when you get a response to your craigs ad in the first 15 minutes after you post it.

You can be sure the real buyers will be coming in later once they get some time to sit down and go through the ads.