Another Craigslist classified scam

Interesting twist on the old Nigerian money scam being run on retial mattress stores. Goes like this: A phone call is made to a mattress store with a TDD (phone for the deaf) operator connection. The "deaf" person relays asking the price of a king size mattress set and an email address so it will be easier to communicate, then the connection is terminated. Soon though, the email arrives with the "deaf" person needing (3) or more king size mattress sets to be delivered to an Alaskan Church Ministry. No problem (we're in Ohio). Payment will be by credit card, and once payment is made, the "shipper" will deliver the beds to Alaska! Of course must wire $500 shipping fee directly to the Nigerian trucking company (who will come to Ohio, pick-up beds & deliver to Alaska...$500 IS a pretty good freight charge) Of course, the credit card goes through (the bank will later tell you it's fraudulent & charge-back). I had a good one with these guys all on-line via email. First of all I "accidentally" sent payment to the Oklahoma credit card customer's address. Then "I was so sorry I had sent the money to the wrong address" I volunteered to drive the mattress sets myself to Alaska, then offered to pay the Nigerean shippers AND deliver the beds myself. Through-out the course of the week, these guys tried to remain patient with me as "I was a christian trying so hard to help them", but kep getting their instructions confused. FINALLY, I went too far. I googled their Nigerian address where I was supposed to send the $500, and discovered a church just 2 doors from them. An internet search turned up the minister's name. Naturally, I emailed them that everything was OK because I knew someone just down the street from them at the **** church, he could pay them! Wasn't God moving in mysterious ways? Still they were patient and explained that "government reasons" meant I had to pay directly. FINALLY I let them off the hook, emailed how I enjoyed the entertainment, and genuinely gave 'em props for remaining so patient!!!!

Hello there. I am new to all of this and listed a ring I have for sale on craigslist. I just did a search on his email and it was erik_ramon24@hotmail. How is it a scam so that I can be weary? I put it on craigslist so that I coudl sell locally and not deal with paypal and alertpay, etc. HELP!!!