It is cold, dark by five o’clock, and the last thing anyone wants to do is meet a stranger from the internet in an empty parking lot to sell a car. Yet every winter, thousands of Canadians still try to do exactly that. Private sales can feel risky in the best of weather. Add icy roads, short daylight hours, and unpredictable no-shows, and it makes sense why more people are turning to online options that take the hassle and danger…