More Craigslist shennanigans

[Mac Green]

Dude youre down here in SD?! Rock on! Nobody else on these damn forums is down here! 

  Sweet good to see someone else is down here! 

[Mikezilla]

Dude youre down here in SD?! Rock on! Nobody else on these damn forums is down here! 

  Sweet good to see someone else is down here! 

Where abouts? Maybe we can meet up sometime! Hopefully youre not in San Marcos... 

[Mac Green]

Dude youre down here in SD?! Rock on! Nobody else on these damn forums is down here! 

  Sweet good to see someone else is down here! 

Where abouts? Maybe we can meet up sometime! Hopefully youre not in San Marcos... 

Nope I live by SDSU. Yah maybe we can meet up 

[Mikezilla]

Thats good to hear, I live over by Lake Murray, after the craziness of the holidays we should definitely meet up. Do you like beer?

[Mac Green]

Thats good to hear, I live over by Lake Murray, after the craziness of the holidays we should definitely meet up. Do you like beer?

I hear yah on the holiday craziness I went shopping today and the the parking lot was hell 

[Mikezilla]

Man, Im dreading that tonight, Im gonna try and finish up after work. Ugh. When I get home Im gonna chug some nog and hit the sheets.

[Mac Green]

Just beware The walmart / target parking lot in college square 

[Gray_Area]

Really 1,500$ for a Donkey Kong?!?!? This one http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/vgm/2760098474.html is only 550$ negotiable price and it looks to be in fairly decent condition 

That's a damn fine looking DK, and a great price on it.

Just beware The walmart / target parking lot in college square 

You two need a room?  It's over here

[Mac Green]

Really 1,500$ for a Donkey Kong?!?!? This one http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/vgm/2760098474.html is only 550$ negotiable price and it looks to be in fairly decent condition 

That's a damn fine looking DK, and a great price on it.

Just beware The walmart / target parking lot in college square 

You two need a room?  It's over here

I know Great price

[madmatt]

Stay classy Crags list!!!

MM

Out

[wizkid32]

Yet another scam.  *Sigh* 

[lilshawn]

here is a megatouch this same guy has for sale... doesn't work, can't be bothered to open it and see what's wrong. our laziness is your gain... 125 bucks and it's all yours.

[mrazy1]

here is a megatouch this same guy has for sale... doesn't work, can't be bothered to open it and see what's wrong. our laziness is your gain... 125 bucks and it's all yours.

I"M on it  NOT.... This guy need money or what?

[BobA]

Never seen a cab that dirty.  It must have been left outside for quite a while.    Even outside the rain would have cleaned off some of the dirt.

[wizkid32]

This guy is an insult to my intelligence!  (Now where did I put that darn remote??!!)

[Gray_Area]

Really 1,500$ for a Donkey Kong?!?!? This one http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/vgm/2760098474.html is only 550$ negotiable price and it looks to be in fairly decent condition  

That's a damn fine looking DK, and a great price on it.

Just beware The walmart / target parking lot in college square  

You two need a room?  It's over here

I know Great price

OH. I thought you were adding, in an asian accent, to my bit about the 'room'.

here is a megatouch this same guy has for sale... doesn't work, can't be bothered to open it and see what's wrong. our laziness is your gain... 125 bucks and it's all yours.

A few years ago, someone local was selling a working one of those for forty bucks ($40). I don't think he moved it.

[wp34]

I tried to sell an SD Big Screen TV for $40 on CL a couple of months ago.  Had a bunch of calls with questions and promises to come look at it but nobody would show up.  I could not believe how picky people were being for a $40 TV.  The picture was still great I just didn't have room for it.

I decided to post it for "Free by the Curb" yesterday just to get it out of my garage and it was gone within the hour.

[Mac Green]

I tried to sell an SD Big Screen TV for $40 on CL a couple of months ago.  Had a bunch of calls with questions and promises to come look at it but nobody would show up.  I could not believe how picky people were being for a $40 TV.  The picture was still great I just didn't have room for it.

I decided to post it for "Free by the Curb" yesterday just to get it out of my garage and it was gone within the hour.

Wow That's Just Sad

[leapinlew]

Thats craigslist.

If he didn't say "by the curb" he would've got a ton of questions. I posted an ad for a free broken nintendo cabinet and got questions like:

Can you send me pictures of the back?
Does it work?
Will this also play Sonic the Hedgehog?
Will this fit in my van?
Can you save it till next week when I can get a truck?
Can I come by and look at it in 8 hours when I get off work?

I tried to sell a book for $5. It was a good deal for a school book and I just wanted to get rid of it. The first guy wanted me to meet him 20 miles away because his car is broke and his mom can't take him for a few days. All I use Craigslist for now is to give stuff away.

[wp34]

If he didn't say "by the curb" he would've got a ton of questions.

Exactly.  I also didn't give my phone number or address just the street corner.

I thought $40 wasn't asking too much and figured I'd get a little money for my arcade fund.  Wasn't worth the hassle in the end.  i have to admit I did cop a little attitude about it once I decided to give it away.  I kept the remote and didn't bother answering emails to "hold it for me".   I did remove the ad from CL as the guys were loading the TV though.  Thought it would be rude to leave the ad up all day once the TV was gone.

[lilshawn]

if i'm buying CL / Kijiji stuff, i call when i have the time to go get it. then i go get it. I also shop for the price i'm looking for... i was looking for x-boxes a while back for about $20. so unless it said $20 or 30 with some accessories or a game or something i didn't even bother to contact.

random guy: Hello?
Me: yeah i'm calling about xxxxx still got it?
RD: yep, it's $40
Me: okay i'll take it, where you located at?
RD: 123 fake street.
Me: okay, i'm in the north end, take me about half an hour to get there.
RD: cool
ME: see you in 30
RD: later
Me: bye *click*

then i drive there and hand the dude a couple of 20's and i go home... no bargaining down the price, no humming an hawing about having to drive 30 mins, nothing. Business. Period. Done.

see how it works? why can't people understand that?

people want crap delivered to them? get real! You want to haggle down a wireless router that's valued at $30 or $40 that is advertised on CL for $10 already... and you want it for $5? c'mon really?

love the ones who show up to buy something for $10 or $20 and want to pay with a $100 bill... do i look like a bank?

[Nephasth]

I tried to sell a pinball machine to a member here in exchange for a case of Shiner Bock.  He wanted me to deliver it and thought my asking price (~$18) was too much.

I would drive a few hundred miles one way to "buy" a pinball machine for a case of Shiner Bock. That guy is nuts. As a side note, Shiner Bock is the only good thing to come out of Texas, one of my favorite beers.

[lilshawn]

I take exact change plus an extra $20 or so whenever I buy something.  Tend to get a lot of accessories free or dirt cheap that way.

yeah i have similar tactics. I'll take extra cash and ask if was selling anything else or had anything he wanted to get rid of. if anything interests me, i'll buy. I'll often haggle last second things like that, but if they don't budge, no big deal... i got what i came for.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=107965.msg1157813#msg1157813

scored 3 computers for $10. i originally was going to purchase 1 for $10 but he was anxious to be rid of them so he knocked it down to $5 for all of them. he even wanted to give me a bunch of keyboards and mice, but it was a bit of a trek back from his apartment to my van parked out on the street, and carrying 3 computers at the same time by myself was hard enough. shot the guy $10, no biggie.

[wizkid32]

love the ones who show up to buy something for $10 or $20 and want to pay with a $100 bill... do i look like a bank?

Not to do that is the first rule of trading.

Much harder to convince someone that you're broke and they should knock off a couple bucks if you're waving around a $100.   

[Mac Green]

love the ones who show up to buy something for $10 or $20 and want to pay with a $100 bill... do i look like a bank?

Not to do that is the first rule of trading.

Much harder to convince someone that you're broke and they should knock off a couple bucks if you're waving around a $100.   

     

[madmatt]

What the Hell is that matter with people?    Are the people that look at CL THAT Fu#$ing cheap?  Or are they just high school kids living of their
lunch money??  Come on people!!!!  Stop be sooo cheap!! 

If a man has a TV for $40 only two questions are need.... How big? and Does it work.

Please, people, stop being cheap and pay the man what the item is worth.

That's my rant of the week.

MM

OUT   

[wizkid32]

Negotiation is part of online trading/buying, but if it says "price firm", don't try to haggle.   

[Gray_Area]

If it says 'price firm', I figure whether I want it. Usually, I don't, as often they're people who are clueless about the real value of the item.

When I sell things, I often meet them in the parking lot. Sometimes the item is too large....although, arcade cabinets and such are too big for most interested in theft, so I don't worry too much.

As for cheapsters: I was selling a decent desk. A college student came with her dad (TM), and he tried to lower the price I had already lowered before they responded to the ad. I told them, 'Either you want it, or you don't', and stared 'em down.

I don't think I'm ever wrong on the value of the item, but I ain't hurtin ta sell it, either.