Posted: 11/18/2012 1:21:56 PM EDT
| Fuck craigslist and fuck any worthless pos motherfucker that emails or calls about an ad that they have no interest in in the first place. I have an ad up for a truck that im trying to sell,and im fucking tired of people making appointments to come look at it and then welching on me at the last fucking second with the most lame ass reasons. Fuck you society. Fuck each and every one of you. |
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Hubby tried to sell his old Golf out there and the behavior from some of the people he dealt with was ridiculous. He had priced the car very fairly but when he wouldn't *halve* the price one guy got really abusive with him and started threatening him! That and all the "send me 1000 pics and I'll pay you 20/month for 150 years " people made him vow to never put an ad on there again.
He ended up selling the car to a friend for what he'd advertised it for and the car is still going strong. |
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I hear you. I just dealt with 20 people that made appointments to see my car, 2 of which showed. One wanted to trade for memory sticks from an old laptop and a broken xbox.
The other wanted to make payments. The eventual buyer was from a flyer posted at my mother in laws work. NEVAR AGAIN!!! |
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Got a trash can of Styrofoam peanuts, you can have em for free You can drop by on the weekend and pick em up from me But the trash can ain't part of the deal Only givin' you the peanuts, get real Don't have no Hefty bags, so bring your own Don't bug me with questions on the phone Don't ask for help, don't waste my time And don't complain, cause they won't cost you a dime |
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Eh, you just gotta get used to it and learn which people not to even respond to. I've found that putting your phone number (spelling out a number or 2 so the spam bots can't just copy and paste it) is key. I rarely deal with back and forth emails on craigslist, if you're not interested enough to call or text me, then I won't waste my time. I wouldn't let a few welchers ruin it for you. I've bought and sold literally hundreds of items on craigslist, from cars, trucks, and motorcycles to guns, body armor, and even the smallest items that I would otherwise thought I couldn't have sold at a flea market! (I sold a box of geodes once for $5) I find it a very useful tool, if used properly. |
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Fuck craigslist and fuck any worthless pos motherfucker that emails or calls about an ad that they have no interest in in the first place. I have an ad up for a truck that im trying to sell,and im fucking tired of people making appointments to come look at it and then welching on me at the last fucking second with the most lame ass reasons. Fuck you society. Fuck each and every one of you. Same happened when I tried to sell my truck. |
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For payback you need to do stuff like this guy:
E-mails from an asshole This is one of my favorites: Operation soccer escort |
| You ought to be dealing with the dipshits I've had to suffer on ebay. I've stated in each ad that I'm not taking offers, yet I get them every day or I get messages telling me I'm an asshole for not taking offers and people are only making me offers to save themselves money. |
It's craigslist, what do you really expect?
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Can you send me pics of every piece and part of your truck from multiple angles? Oh and do you take payments? I see you have dealt with the same assholes I have. Crazy requests and no shows, wrong bullshit parts when you are looking to buy. . Recent examples. I was looking for some factory aluminum Jeep rims. First guy tells me he has a perfect set, mint, mint, mint he kept repeating that. I drive one hour cash in hand. His Father brings the rims not him. Two rims have bad cracks in the bead, one about 3 inches long. Not small cracks mind you, big fucking cracks. Father gets pissed, says rims are fine. I drive off, son calls me to find out why I backed out of the deal. Second guy, post pictures of TJ Canyons, 15x8, real clean looking. Drive 45 minutes to find 15x7 XJ Canyons painted black and peeling. Clearly not the rims he showed in the pictures. |
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For payback you need to do stuff like this guy: E-mails from an asshole This is one of my favorites: Operation soccer escort Omfg, I'm rolling!!! 
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NEVER a problem here ,
Just last month , I bought a 4 year old $7000.00 machine, that had NEVER been used, for $2500.00 Pretty much typical of the stuff we buy on CL Oh , my son paid $800.00 for a SUV that KBB @ $4200.00 My SIL bought a jeep cherokee for $200.00 EVERYTHING works , good cond. etc. etc. etc. |
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Quoted: Fuck craigslist and fuck any worthless pos motherfucker that emails or calls about an ad that they have no interest in in the first place. I have an ad up for a truck that im trying to sell,and im fucking tired of people making appointments to come look at it and then welching on me at the last fucking second with the most lame ass reasons. Fuck you society. Fuck each and They are used car salesmen pissed at craigslist for destroying their profits |
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For payback you need to do stuff like this guy: E-mails from an asshole This is one of my favorites: Operation soccer escort Omfg, I'm rolling!!! Who puts an ad on CL looking for a ride for their 10 year old daughter? what could possibly go wrong? |
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I bought a truck off Craigslist a month ago. I showed up on time, cash in hand. The seller was a nice guy and helped me get the truck ready to tow home. I gave him an extra $100.
What the hell is wrong with all the whining about Craigslist? I've had nothing but good experiences. |
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I bought a truck off Craigslist a month ago. I showed up on time, cash in hand. The seller was a nice guy and helped me get the truck ready to tow home. I gave him an extra $100. What the hell is wrong with all the whining about Craigslist? I've had nothing but good experiences. It just depends on the luck of the draw. One transaction, it's easy and fun. Next, it's a horror show. I shit you not, every example in that rant I linked really happened. (Yes, including the guy talking about how my wife sounded saucy on the phone who almost got his ass beat.) I'd say three out of five times, you get normal. The rest are grab bags of dumb asses, con men, dudes who think they're "pro", and full retard neurotic chicks who agonize for a half hour over minutiae. Overall, CL is useful, but there is definitely the contingent of freaks. |
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Hubby tried to sell his old Golf out there and the behavior from some of the people he dealt with was ridiculous. He had priced the car very fairly but when he wouldn't *halve* the price one guy got really abusive with him and started threatening him! That and all the "send me 1000 pics and I'll pay you 20/month for 150 years " people made him vow to never put an ad on there again. He ended up selling the car to a friend for what he'd advertised it for and the car is still going strong. I sold a car on there for less than half of what I wanted for it, to be fair I wanted too much. |
| The prices are insane. Example: Camera sells for say, $1,500 used with a $300 factory refurb service and a 30 day warranty. CL price (cash in a parking lot, no warranty, no service) $1,450. It's not worth even looking at anymore. I have cash in hand, you want liquidity, I'm here to offer it, but I have to get something out of the deal. |