Don't you love craigslist?

You find an item that you want.
The only contact is through an email.
You send a message 2 times everyday for a week without a reply.
You get to wondering if this person doesn't check their emails or they forgot they have an account with craigslist?
Dang, delete the ad when the item is gone.

Yep.....your right

anytime I try to post an ad or respond everything goes directly to spam and they never see it

If I sent an email to spam when I get another one from the same site or person it will go to spam. If I send it back to the inbox without opening it will still go the spam a few times before being in the inbox from then on. If I open it in spam then send to the inbox it will take a lot more emails to get it to go directly to the inbox.

I answered an ad this morning about pallets and lumber with a text. After my son left I called to get the address, in the hood. He told his wife I wouldn't be coming to get it. I carried a trailer with the truck, but forgot straps. I got a good load, but not all of it. He asked if I would be coming back to get the rest. I said no, I'll share.
The ad was removed when I checked after unloading.

The ad is 15 days old, 30 emails and not the first reply.

In my first experience with CL several weeks ago, I put my fiberglass lid cover for my pickup up for sale.....within 30 minutes a guy said he wanted it and would come by after work to look at it.....within 2 hours from the time I placed the add it was gone....at my price...no haggling......I tried for 4 weeks to give this thing away and couldn't......yes, I will use CL again.....

I have bought and sold items on Craigslist. Just have to remember that along with the 95% of good people that deal straight up, there is the 5% who are either or crooks or clueless, sometimes both!!

Crooks are plentiful on CL. Be very careful.

In the spring I answered one with free pea gravel. "Yes, come and get all you can." I got 2 loads and sent a message that I'd be back everyday to get 2 or 3 loads until I have what I need. "Oh, we didn't meet this morning, I've made other arrangements, enjoy what you got."

I have had two experiences on Craigslist, both positive. (Bought a rod, sold a rod.)

Still, I prefer Ebay.