Oddly, I joined nikonians.org shortly after it become a paid only site. Mainly, I signed up for a silver membership ($25/year) to surf its' marketplace. To buy and sell with an air of confidence that I won't get ripped off.
The fact that nikonians, being a paid site, weeds out all of the scumbag scammers out there. The same scumbags who bait and prey on the largely innocent, honest and hard working visitor on craigslist. Even if scammers decide to sign up and pay their way into nikonians, they probably won't get much bite with 0 posts. Members sort of need to earn their trust amongst others in the community before they can buy, sell or trade.
I have purchased as well as sold over a dozen lenses via nikonians. The deals are incredible with every transaction being very smooth. Prices very often beat anything else out there on the used market, even craigslist.
On top of having a great used marketplace, the community itself is full of knowledgeable members, weeding out the trolls you usually find on flickr, nikoncafe and dpreview. Those sites are good too but, I find myself asking more questions on nikonians and often get a solid answer in return.
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