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My Midevil Madness Hunt

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Flake:
My wife is big into going to yard sales.  You wouldnt believe the toys she has come home with for our daughter for practically nothing.  The reason I mention this is, depending on your commute, yard sales usually start very early in the morning, sometimes as early as 6am.  Maybe you could have swung by that morning and staked your claim?

But damn....if there really was a MM for $1K in your area.....well thats a shame you missed out on it.

A few months back someone posted a CL ad for a CV for $800 with pictures and everything so you knew it was legit.  I e-mailed the guy within an hour of his post (no phone number was given) saying I would be over with cash in hand as soon as he responded.  He responded back within an hour saying he had already had like 15 inquiries and would begin the process of taking bids on it.  I never did bid because I knew it would get out of my price range too quickly.  Because I was pissed, I almost sent him another message back saying not to sell for less than $3,500 or he would be letting it go for too cheap.  But I figured why spoil someone else's find.  It might have skyrocketed to that price point anyway.

JeepMonkey:
Flake - I live in town, but I am commuting 1.5 hours from my house for a project that will last around six months.  Unfortunately I had to be at work Friday for some testing or else I would have been at the garage sales at the crack of dawn.

I did happen to see that that CV on STL CL (yes, I was looking for loot on your turf).  It seemed absurd to me.  I guessed he was trying to run up the price and get the best bid he could rahter than putting it on eBay.

shardian:

--- Quote from: JeepMonkey on September 22, 2009, 11:20:05 am ---I did happen to see that that CV on STL CL (yes, I was looking for loot on your turf).  It seemed absurd to me.  I guessed he was trying to run up the price and get the best bid he could rahter than putting it on eBay.

--- End quote ---

Bingo. I'd bet money the guy knew exactly what he was doing. Those pinheadses can be tricksy, my precious.

JonProphet:
All those absurd deals on CL... are all fakes. All of them. They are created by some sick individuals who know that they will get boat loads of responses... and they get their rocks off on them.

 :laugh2:

-JD-

ChadTower:

Yep.  Happens here from time to time.  If it were real here you'd get guys screaming at each other on the seller's lawn within 20 minutes of the post.  You'd get 4 more guys calling his house, having looked it up themselves, with promises of other prices, anything you want, just break that deal you have in place.  Whatever it takes, screw anyone else, I want that game me me me ethics be damned. 

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