How To Stop Inappropriate Come-on Responses To Craigslist Post?

I posted a simple, straight-forward ad to sell a car roof rack and have received countless come-ons as if it were a personals ad. I even changed the catagory in which I posted the ad and kept getting these obnoxious replies. I'd like to sell the rack but am about to give up.

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on June 6th, 2013 7:22 AM

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Sorry for your problem. This is a pervasive downside of taking advantage of Craigslist's free service. You can submit this Craigslist form, but I don't know whether you'll see an improvement. A more effective course might be to create filters in your email program.

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