Selling your car safely

Be careful when meeting strangers. There are predators looking for opportunities to hurt and rob others.
On Craiglist, use your anonymous Craigslist email to determine if the potential buyer is serious about buying your car.
Arrange to meet in a public place like in the parking lot of your bank.
Consider asking a friend to join you.
Answer as many questions as possible before showing the car in person to avoid wasting time.
Ask for name and ID of person coming to test drive your car.
Make it clear what price your are expecting.
Ask buyer to bring a copy of his driver’s license and cash for the car if he decides to buy it. No checks. If a loan is needed, that should be done by the buyer before or after the test drive, not in your car.
Accompany the potential buyer on the test drive.
Have an emergency number ready to be dialed if you suspect a problem.
If you do not drive with the potential buyer, ask for the keys to his vehicle while test driving yours.
Keep the test drive short.
Have all paperwork ready to sign. A bill of sale is optional if you want to include that with the transfer of title. It is useful to have in your records.
Deposit money into your bank account.