I’ve had that happen too. But as I suspected is true in your case, I actually had a dialogue with the owners.
‘Course, if you didn’t know them, it could have been “hot”. I wonder if Craigslist, ebay or even the logal paper would be responsible for that. Or, more precicely, if any here thinks they SHOULD BE.
I don’t think the communication medium should be held responsible in most cases.