Exactly. People (including myself who used the service) felt that it was more legit than Craigslist when in fact, they have the same financial protection.
I've read lots of the discussions about this today, and I think I'm the first to post this:
http://www.airbnb.com/home/safety
It is no better or worse than Craigslist, as humans are involved. Some humans always screw things up for the rest of us.