Why Is Craiglist Blocking My Ip Address?

I browse craiglist regularly for cars and I have bought worth hundred of thoudsands of dollars through a third party though, a Nigerian brother who lives in Pawtucket, up till date no issues, no complaint. But i observed somedays ago that craiglist has blocked my IP address, thus I can not browse craiglist and I am utterly shocked why this blocking, I am doing a genuine business and I havelists of individuals i bought cars from in the past who have become repeated customers.

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on January 12th, 2014 11:01 AM

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Taking as fact that Craigslist has blocked your IP address, the only way to inquire into this is through this Craigslist form.

Othewise, Craigslist may have blocked individual posts (not your IP address). Craigslist states:

Posts may be removed or omitted from index pages and search results by automated systems, CL staff, or community moderation -- for non-compliance with terms of use, site guidelines, and/or community norms.

It's not possible from the information you've provided to discern the source of the problem. And it might not be possible under any circumstances; Craigslist's determinations often seem arbitrary.

You may be able to solve the issue with the use of a Web proxy, as offered free at http://www.zend2.com/. Fellow Help Owl volunteer smcclurken has additional suggestions here.

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