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I've used CS a few times to sell wheels/tires that come with whatever car I have at the time.

I usually put FIRM, DON'T BOTHER ASKING.
MUST MEET AT A PD BETWEEN US FOR EXCHANGE.

It usually weeds out most people whenever I mention PD.

I had two inquiries for my wheels/tires this time. First guy wanted to know if I would deliver and install on his car. I didn't bother responding. Second person was like I'll take them and bring cash, tell me where. That's who I sold it to!



Not minority enough!
 
Posts: 8245 | Location: Cleveland, OH | Registered: August 09, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Originally posted by sigspecops:
You haven't seen stupid until you've tried selling on one of the gun classifieds. Every detail can be painstakingly described but it doesn't matter. No one will read you're ad, so they'll ask you to describe it again. Was it a Ruger .22 or a Desert Eagle? They just can't remember. Most inquiries will be from what I call the inventory checkers. They love to ask if you still have the gun but you'll never hear from them again.
People also can't resist throwing out a ridiculous low ball offer. You're asking $500 but will you take $150 cash today? Best of all though, are the people that expect you to practically deliver something to their doorstep, at you're expense.


runs in spells for me on Gunborker and ebay,

all will go smooth, no issues no drama, then a full moon or something and a pile of stupidity presents itself in multiple emails and crazy questions,



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Posts: 10672 | Location: Beach VA,not VA Beach | Registered: July 17, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I've bought and sold quite a few things on CL. I much prefer to buy on CL than sell.
 
Posts: 5835 | Location: 7400 feet in Conifer CO | Registered: November 14, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
bigger government
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This is the phrase I get at least a few times, every time I sell something on there or CL:

"What's the absolute lowest amount you'll take?"




“The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.”—H.L. Mencken
 
Posts: 9185 | Location: West Michigan | Registered: April 20, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Oh for a way to weaponize selling items on apps like the ones mentioned in the OP.

Quickly finding all of the planet's morons and killing them at the same time?

Yes please.
 
Posts: 7550 | Registered: May 12, 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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You will get a lot of flea marketeers who want to buy low and sell high on those sites. We once did a yard sale advertised for 9:00am-5:00 pm and the bastards were knocking on my door at 0630 trying to get a deal.


The door scratchers are the absolute worst. Personal favorites, (yes, plural. multiple people throughout the day) from the one and only garage sale I've ever hosted went something like this:

"I see you have these shotglasses for 50 cents each. Would you take a nickel"? "No". "How about a dime"? "No" "How about a Quarter"? "No, for you I'll make a special deal, five dollars each"...stares at me very much confused.
 
Posts: 1639 | Location: Winston-Salem  | Registered: April 01, 2013Reply With QuoteReport This Post
All the time
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Originally posted by gearhounds:
My wife does the Farcebook marketplace thing and sure, you get some artards asking inane questions and making hilarious lowball offers, not to mention ridiculous accommodations. You just ignore them and eventually the item will sell to the right person.


This was today. I had 2 dog crates in excellent condition which I listed for $40 each (they are about $100 each new).

This tire kicker didn't get a response, especially since I had a lot of messages saying they would come pick one up right away.



My all time favorite was from years ago on craigslist. I was selling a like new (just weeks old) 30" Apple Cinema Display with AppleCare for a very reasonable price. Had someone say they needed it and would I take $600. I replied "I need money, will you pay $1,200?" There was no answer... Big Grin
 
Posts: 2320 | Location: East TN | Registered: July 28, 2010Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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A good dude I know texted me earlier:

"Just listed a couple items on CraigsList. Lets see what scum decides to contact me today." Big Grin



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Posts: 2002 | Location: Goodbye, so. Fla. | Registered: January 26, 2001Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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The LetGo commercials are insane. Who takes a grand piano into a bar to use for payment? How can the transaction occur in seconds?

flashguy




Texan by choice, not accident of birth
 
Posts: 27911 | Location: Dallas, TX | Registered: May 08, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Man of few words

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Originally posted by soflaac:
A good dude I know texted me earlier:

"Just listed a couple items on CraigsList. Lets see what scum decides to contact me today." Big Grin


Ha ha! I have to admit I told 3 people to F off today after they tried to get me to go on Google and download a code to verify I wasn't a scammer & called me a scammer when I wouldn't do so(each person was from out of state by the way.) I forgot how much fun selling on CL can be Wink
 
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