Craigslist and Facebook Market place in real life... :D

So true ... i went back to craigslist to sell stuff ...could not handle it anymore

We are putting our boat up for sale soon. I'm already having anxiety for this exact reason....

Expect 100+ messages , most of them asking stupid ass question like is it still available , does it come with a trailer , will you trade for a clapped out 1995 Hyuandai with 400k miles etc . , regardless of what you put in the add such as cash only , no trades , etc. some douchebag will text you wanting to trade absolute junk for whatever you are trying to sell or offer you half of your asking price, be prepared.

Most stuff is overpriced / no title / not running

spinyard said:

Most stuff is overpriced / no title / not running

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I agree which is why when I post something nice for sale with registration and completely gone through top to bottom it pisses me off when they try to lowball everything or offer ridiculous trades .

I know the lowball thing is just ridiculous! Most offers are insulting. You make a little wiggle room on the price, then the bastard says less that 50% off. BUH-BYE!

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We are putting our boat up for sale soon. I'm already having anxiety for this exact reason....View attachment 458201

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"Hey, is it still available?"

SUPERJET-113 said:

I know the lowball thing is just ridiculous! Most offers are insulting. You make a little wiggle room on the price, then the bastard says less that 50% off. BUH-BYE!

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My wiggle room is usually $300.00 , as some found out when I tried to sell a ski late last year I am more than willing to pickle the ski , store it till next season and try again, I refuse to give anything away.

E350 said:

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For you no lol , no soup for you !

I have a old used Yamaha electronic drum set that I listed on CL the other day for a killer low price of $50, and within an hour I had a guy email saying "I would like to buy the drum set, when can I come and get it?"
I told him he could come pretty much anytime as I am self employed, just let me know when you can come, I live on the north side of town I said. He says I''m on the north side of town, I can go right now". Then before I could even get another email back to him with my address, he sends another email saying "Just send me the address and I'll pick it up".
So I email back my address and cell number, I bring the whole drum kit disassembled outside for him thinking he is probably on his way over now since he had such a big boner to buy it. An hour later nothing, 2 hours later, nothing...He just completely ghosts me. Then next day I email and ask if he still wants the drum set... NOTHING ever again.

FLAKESLIST DELUXE! It really urks me when you give them your address and cell number then they F you...

Good chance it was automated, somebody just collecting addresses and phone numbers with automated messages. A lot of the annoying stuff that happens on there is not even people it's bots out there trying to scam one way or another.

Yeah, that's why I wait and try to feel them out before a bit. Ive had the bot thing before and its pretty predictive and general. This guy typed like a hick with crappy spelling/grammar and was more personal like than a bot... Yes, I know they like to collect phone numbers for sure! They probably have some advanced bots now I'm sure that can act like anybody..
i really dont want to start meeting up at a gas station or police parking lot to buy and sell things. You cant test something electric at a gas station.. lol Havasu is not a big crime town or anything, but times are changing, that's for sure!
I think I'm just gonna have to ask them for their phone number, and I call them and talk to a real person.. Old Skool!

Yep luckily I am selling Seadoos and I pretty much insist that we meet somewhere so they can water test it , this keeps them away from my house so they can't scope all of my stuff out , the last few that I have sold I did this way and I haven't had to bring one back home yet.

I am reluctant to give out my home address to Joe Blow off the street , either I meet somewhere or have them meet me at my shop at the lake .

Everyone knows markeplace is the worst yet somehow every week i have a more terrible interaction than the last. I wish i would have logged and printed off all of my interactions and made a book out of it. I’d have the best selling book of all time and people would think it’s fiction, ha!

thread reminds me of this reel i just watched.

what ever happened to the prince of zamunda ? Miss the simple scams

I am very interested in your item, unfortunately I have to flee my country from tyranny and only can do so on a jet ski.
I will send u a million dollars and u can take what you want for the jet ski and just send me a cashier's check in return .