Responding To Someone Who's Answered My Ad

How do I respond to someone who's answered my ad without them seeing my email address?

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on August 30th, 2011 6:30 PM

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If you reply by email, the advertiser will see your email address. So you may want to create an email address just for that purpose, such as one from Gmail or Yahoo. Then when you wish you can delete that account.

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