I much prefer to be a buyer on craigslist than a seller.
I advertised a free 5' x 4' glass table top on crazylist.
These are some of the responses:
Q. How much do you want for the free table top?
A. Oh, I don't know how about $100?
Q. What size is the the 5' x 4' table top?
A. 5' x 4'.
Q. Is that 5 feet wide or 5 feet long?
A. Which ever you like.
Q. What is the glass table top made of?
A. Glass.
Q. What color is the glass table top?
A. Clear.
Q. What does the bottom of the table look like?
A. What ever you decide to put it on?
Q. Oh, I need to put the table top on top of something?
A. It might be more useful that way but, hey what ever floats your boat.
Q. Can I come get the table top?
A. Yes.
Q. I'll be right there.
A. Do you want my address?
Q. ...........
A. Hello?
And this is different from the general public how? [bang]
I had a '90 jeep wrangler that I was selling 5-6 years ago. I put an ad on Craigslist and got about 70 emails the first 2 days, only 2 of them were somewhat serious and actually what I would consider from normal people. The rest were straight from crazyville [roll]
I did end up selling it a week later and the guy found me using craigslist. I also had it advertised in the local paper and auto trader.
You're telling who about whackos? ;D
On the other hand, I got my Monster from a Craigslist ad. Perfectly normal transaction, with a sane and intelligent seller. Though, come to think of it, maybe that means that I'm the crazy half of the transaction....
Quote from: silentbob on May 27, 2008, 09:31:39 PM
I much prefer to be a buyer on craigslist than a seller.
Agreed! But, hey, you lured them in with that magic word -- FREE!
Quote from: silentbob on May 27, 2008, 09:31:39 PM
These are some of the responses:
Q. How much do you want for the free table top?
A. Oh, I don't know how about $100?
Q. What size is the the 5' x 4' table top?
A. 5' x 4'.
Q. Is that 5 feet wide or 5 feet long?
A. Which ever you like.
Q. What is the glass table top made of?
A. Glass.
Q. What color is the glass table top?
A. Clear.
Q. What does the bottom of the table look like?
A. What ever you decide to put it on?
Q. Oh, I need to put the table top on top of something?
A. It might be more useful that way but, hey what ever floats your boat.
OMG!!! [laugh] [laugh] Crying from laughing so hard. I'll come back to read this anytime I need a great laugh.
Sometimes you come across people and think... I wonder if his/her mom had any kids that lived.
So, is your 100$ firm, or OBO? Cause I was thinking about offering like $25?
[laugh] [bang]
mitt
my favorites are the missed connection people
Quote from: trenner on May 27, 2008, 09:53:50 PM
On the other hand, I got my Monster from a Craigslist ad. Perfectly normal transaction, with a sane and intelligent seller. Though, come to think of it, maybe that means that I'm the crazy half of the transaction....
Oh god, so did I. Am I crazy now? Oh no. Who's that talking, wait there's no one here. AAAAHHHHH!
Seriously though, I had a surprisingly easy and painfree transaction buying my bike on CL. Unfortunately, I know that's not the norm.
Buying is easy and you can use the crazies to your advantage. I bought a Honda Shadow off craigslist because I needed a beater bike to teach people how to ride on. I called the guy and he was telling me how many people were interested in the bike and it would probably be sold by the end of the day. I showed up the following day and checked out the bike. He wanted $850. I asked if he had a lot of crazy people contact him. He said yes. I said would you like to sell it and make the crazy people go away. He said yes. So I offered him $500 and he took it.
Quote from: bobspapa on May 28, 2008, 07:26:10 AM
my favorites are the missed connection people
I was actually thinking that the OP would make a great missed connection post.
i won't use craigslist anymore.
they refuse to block IP addresses from places like Nigeria.
Seriously.
Why would someone in Nigeria have a need to browse the for sale ads in Conshohocken, PA?
I've sold a few things, but it never fails.. Any vehicle I've sold there I get about a dozen Mugu-mails, which IP trace directly to an ISP in Lagos.
for some reason, giving away free stuff is almost impossible on craigslist. a buddy of mine was giving away the rest of his dvd collection (about 25-30 dvds) and he had them for free on craigslist. people would say "im coming to get them ........" and nobody ever showed up. its easier to sell useless junk than give stuff away most of the time.
ps. lets just say that i made my dvd collection larger by 25-30 dvds.
Quote from: silentbob on May 28, 2008, 08:04:43 AM
Buying is easy and you can use the crazies to your advantage. I bought a Honda Shadow off craigslist because I needed a beater bike to teach people how to ride on. I called the guy and he was telling me how many people were interested in the bike and it would probably be sold by the end of the day. I showed up the following day and checked out the bike. He wanted $850. I asked if he had a lot of crazy people contact him. He said yes. I said would you like to sell it and make the crazy people go away. He said yes. So I offered him $500 and he took it.
Damn, that's a good technique. I'm gonna have to remember that one.
Huh.
I put up a free couch on Craiglist and about 2 hours later some fratboys showed up and hauled it off.
Should I feel cheated since no crazies showed up?
I advertised for a roomate and got a pile of crazies lining up at the door. Finally a nice middle aged lady shows up, all seems well till she goes f-ing bazerk within one week, not to mention she was assisting in a prostitution ring. It finally came down to having the police removing her, and then arresting her as soon as she left for she had no license and a pile of other issues. I watched and smiled!
Avoid dates and roomies on craigslist, buying and selling you just have to weed them out.
Quote from: toaster on May 28, 2008, 10:18:37 AM
for some reason, giving away free stuff is almost impossible on craigslist. a buddy of mine was giving away the rest of his dvd collection (about 25-30 dvds) and he had them for free on craigslist. people would say "im coming to get them ........" and nobody ever showed up. its easier to sell useless junk than give stuff away most of the time.
ps. lets just say that i made my dvd collection larger by 25-30 dvds.
not many people like ukranian midget clown porn.
Quote from: trenner on May 27, 2008, 09:53:50 PM
On the other hand, I got my Monster from a Craigslist ad. Perfectly normal transaction, with a sane and intelligent seller. Though, come to think of it, maybe that means that I'm the crazy half of the transaction....
So did I. I went to title the bike in my name and get it registered. I went with the clean title, a bill of sale, and all of my end of the documents. They balked when they saw that the bill of sale didn't match the owner stated on the title. The bike was titled to a church. Can you say... tax deduction? ???
Quote from: ducatizzzz on May 28, 2008, 09:41:54 AM
i won't use craigslist anymore.
they refuse to block IP addresses from places like Nigeria.
Seriously.
Why would someone in Nigeria have a need to browse the for sale ads in Conshohocken, PA?
I've sold a few things, but it never fails.. Any vehicle I've sold there I get about a dozen Mugu-mails, which IP trace directly to an ISP in Lagos.
But Kind Sir, seriously the man's father/mother stole eleventy-million dollars US$ and would like to share it with YOU! Please god all he ask is that you supply all of your personal info, DOB, SS# cell phone and mothers maiden name so with gods help he can send you a Bogus Money Order.
Why you have problem?
CL seems to have the following breakdown from my selling experience:
70% flakes and wackos: they call/email, ask lame questions, make an appt. and never show.
20% low ballers: they email and offer you some silly price.
10% normal
I sold my M900 on CL to a normal guy from Portland...had a few moron emails and a couple no-shows before that though. Same sort of thing with the couple other items I've sold.
Now giving stuff away has always been a piece of cake. I gave away about 2 cy of landscaping bark this past weekend. Posted it about 6pm on Sunday night, and by 10 am Monday morning a guy and his wife were shoveling it into his truck. [thumbsup] I also gave away all of my cardboard moving boxes a few years ago...had to turn my phone off an hour after I posted the ad there were so many people calling (wasn't by a computer to delete the ad). ;D
Quote from: Ducatista on May 28, 2008, 12:06:10 PM
So did I. I went to title the bike in my name and get it registered. I went with the clean title, a bill of sale, and all of my end of the documents. They balked when they saw that the bill of sale didn't match the owner stated on the title. The bike was titled to a church. Can you say... tax deduction? ???
:o
No doubt craigslist is a mixed bag - you just have to weed out the fluff.
Personally I've never had any bad experiences w/ craigslist.
bought my first monster on it. bought my truck. And found my condo which I'm still renting 3 1/2 years later at an incredibly awesome rate from a cool guy who has transitioned from a landlord to genuine friend ;D
I'd say its been pretty good to me. [thumbsup]
Quote from: ducatizzzz on May 28, 2008, 09:41:54 AM
Why would someone in Nigeria have a need to browse the for sale ads in Conshohocken, PA?
Are you from Conshohoken? Funny, I dated a chick from there. I had never heard of the place before that. Hell, it's hard to find on the map...
Quote from: NAKID on May 28, 2008, 12:49:35 PM
Are you from Conshohoken? Funny, I dated a chick from there. I had never heard of the place before that. Hell, it's hard to find on the map...
No, and long story as to why I used that anecdote.
Quote from: ducatizzzz on May 28, 2008, 12:52:52 PM
No, and long story as to why I used that anecdote.
It's from that old song right?
Was Istanbul now it's Conshohoken...
Quote from: ducatizzzz on May 28, 2008, 12:52:52 PM
No, and long story as to why I used that anecdote.
Dude. You know damn well we have the time.
[drums fingers on table]
sac
Quote from: SacDuc on May 28, 2008, 03:24:52 PM
Dude. You know damn well we have the time.
[drums fingers on table]
sac
My ex was selling a car.
I thought "we can list it on a bunch of different craigslist sites" in case someone wants to come get it (we stuck within a 3 hour drive).
Anyhow, so we seeded it on 5 or 6 local sites, making clear the car was in a different location.
We got a few nibbles but we got this one guy answering the Conshy ad -- was all serious about seeing pics, so we emailed them. Said he was coming home from Iraq in a few weeks and had a job lined up and wanted a car blah blah blah. He sounded serious -- until the 3rd or 4th email when he says "I am getting paid a lump sum and i'll send you a money order for the full amount, you deduct the sale price and send me the rest" etc.
And I just kept thinking... Why was this happening in Conshohocken??
So I traced the email and sure enough -- LAGOS. I emailed CL and gave them all the info -- the netblock info everything and said "WHY DON'T YOU BLOCK THESE IP ADDRESSES FROM YOUR SITES? WHY DO PEOPLE IN NIGERIA NEED TO SEE WHAT IS FOR SALE IN CONSHY, PA??"
Reply: it is not our policy to block legitimate uses of our site even for long distance users.
LEGITIMATE USES?? wtf is someone in Nigeria doing browsing cars in Conshohocken, PA??
I'll give it a second try:
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/zip/699139099.html (http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/zip/699139099.html)
[laugh] [laugh]
I absolutely love CL.
I've found apartments (including my current one that kicks mucho ass), motorcycles, a rowing machine and TONS of other stuff on there. I've also sold a good portion of stuff and never had anything but great experiences. i've actually turned a profit on quite a few CL deals. A lot of times you can get stuff on what I like to call "crack head discount" where they NEED money, then when you're done with it, you sell it like a normal person and actually end up making money on the deal - I love America.
totally had one of those moments on CL... in among many many good ones but the wierd ones stick out don't they?
My GF sold a lady an ikea glass top dining table, legs screw off easy-peasy, i even carried out to her van, she was $20 short and actually came back with it.
HOWEVER...
the next day she called several times, emailed often with the complaint that the legs were all wobbly. could i go and try to fix it. i don't know why i agreed but i did and it took me 2 hours and a trip to the hardware store to fix the (now worth) $60 table. she'd stripped the threads trying to screw the legs in and i had to go buy nuts to fix the leg-bolts, angled needlenose pliers to grab them etc.
so all in all i figure it cost me 40$ to get rid of the table from the basement.
what a deal! lol.
mind you, advertising a 'free kitchen and bath, bring your own tools and van and take it way' saved us a ton on demo and removal costs. so... ymmv
Quote from: silentbob on May 28, 2008, 11:29:53 PM
I'll give it a second try:
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/zip/699139099.html (http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/zip/699139099.html)
Quick! Everyone write to Bob with
really stupid questions!
Well, there was the free doghouse we gave away -- a huge, plywood & shingle extravaganza -- that involved a couple of hours of disassembly, removal of part of the fence, some betadine & butterfly closures before all was said and done. Should have just burned the sucker in place.
[roll]
Here's this one. The guy can't be serious.
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/phx/5473976231.html (http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/phx/5473976231.html)
Quote from: Mendo Dave on July 10, 2016, 01:05:02 PM
Here's this one. The guy can't be serious.
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/phx/5473976231.html (http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/phx/5473976231.html)
beleive me when I tell you that someone from Latin America, will see this, purchase it, ship it as is[to pay less import taxes], repair it, and sell for at least 15000
Amazing.
Or you could buy it, part out the wheels and tires, doors, front clip, interior, engine, transmission, radiator, suspension components, hubs, half shafts, brake components, steering components, and windows, and come out several thousand in the black...
There's thousands of Kias that have been stored at an airport near here for at least a year.