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craigslist is full of idiots
shmokes:
Those sentences sound like they are from someone who actually just doesn't speak English very well (as in, it is a second language) more than some kid who refused to pay attention in grade school. My first inclination would be to cut him slack.
TOK:
--- Quote from: shmokes on October 16, 2007, 07:31:38 pm ---Those sentences sound like they are from someone who actually just doesn't speak English very well (as in, it is a second language) more than some kid who refused to pay attention in grade school. My first inclination would be to cut him slack.
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The likely hood of getting paid by either is about the same... Not very! ;D
ChadTower:
Damn those likely hoods... so likely to hood it up.
Raleigh:
--- Quote from: shmokes on October 16, 2007, 07:31:38 pm ---Those sentences sound like they are from someone who actually just doesn't speak English very well (as in, it is a second language) more than some kid who refused to pay attention in grade school. My first inclination would be to cut him slack.
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Yea, I just sold a couple bikes on there and the incoming emails from the buyer were similar in fashion. After a dozen emails and him negotiating a higher price than what I had listed >:D, he and his buddy made the hour drive down and picked them up. After meeting them I assume that Spanish is their prominent language.
I used to do really good selling on there when I was living in the suburbs of Columbus due to the decent population yet the ease to get from one side of town to the other. Now that I moved I am clumped in with Chicago which is than broken out in regions and unfortunately I'm still a good drive from the region I'm closest to.
I make sure I post all the relevant information about the items and I host my own photos so you can get a good look at the items and am not limited to the 4 they will host so I can take pics at all angles and such. Then incoming emails are pretty much down to questioning if it is still available and negotiating from the listed price. If I'm not in a hurry to sell something I just keep re-listing it when it expires and eventually someone will come across it and buy it or make an acceptable offer. I have done much better at selling pick-up only items on there then on ebay and there are no fees to worry about.
billf:
I've gotten rid of quite a bit of stuff on Craigslist. I have found that the more expensive items ($400 or $500+ items) tend to bring out the true idiots and spammers. I tried to sell a patio/deck set and I would, without fail, get at least one spam email per day regarding the listing. I mainly do what Raleigh mentioned: host your own pics and keep relisting.
Craigslist is still the easiest and cheapest way to get rid of the larger items (chairs, couches, tv's, tables, etc) and old computer junk. And I too have gotten rid of items free as well - could not believe how fast the end of my driveway was cleared out of that free crap.
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