Selling on Craigslist is like working with the mentally retarded.
 

Seriously, I posted 4 ads to get rid of some used laptops I have collected. In each ad I stated at the top and bottom "PRICE IS FIRM. NO TRADES."

Each reply I have gotten has been someone trying to jew me down or trade me something. I used to think ebay was shit but I am starting to think that maybe their fees aren't so ridiculous.

So far I have had idiots contact me wanting to trade me: a sewing machine, two xbox 360s (one working, one not), an ipad, a non-running ATV and one guy who wanted to trade me a 1974 "Camero" with no motor or transmission.

Fuck Craigslist. :1orglaugh

mentally retarded are ppl too

I just ignore those guys. Clicking delete is worth all of the benefits CL provides.

About a month ago I had a bidding war on CL, it was kind of funny. I made the guy pay me over asking price with PayPal to reserve it, it worked.

I need a new xbox, I have 3 red lights again

CL is bitch sometimes

Then this'll make you laugh:

http://dontevenreply.com/

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its annoying to deal with. I was trying to sell my macbook pro for $800 bucks and got all sorts of stupid responses... including someone looking to trade me neon lights and a head unit for a car.

likewise, I was recently selling a subwoofer, box and amp I had in my old car. Worth about $1200 or more, I figured $500 was a fair price. Considering the sub was hardly used and still goes for over $500 new figured i would get some people to bite.

I clearly stated I am selling it because I have no use. I had offers of people wanting to trade shitty car stereo equipment to mp3 players, etc... even tho I had CASH ONLY :1orglaugh

Best is when they come to pick it up and try to jew you down then... ive had a few people come by when I was selling my iPhone who I just shut the door in their face

Grab a repair kit online for $20. I was shocked how easy they are to fix.

I had a guy drive one hour to buy a mini refrigerator from me that I listed for a really nice deal. "What's your bottom dollar?" "It's what I listed." "Come on man, this is for my daughter." "You didn't just drive one hour without expecting to pay full price, that's the price." "Fine."

sometimes the easiest way to sell something is in local newspaper .. sad but true..

Trying to "JEW" you down?

Ahem.

Rule No. 6 Racial slurs and use of racial slurs will result in a banning. Racial slurs will no longer be tolerated in any format.

Just about pissed myself laughing over the "Angry TV Buyer" one.

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I will trade you one original xbox with 19 games 3 controllers (one broken) and dvd remote!!!!!!!!! PLZ ITS FOR MY 16 KIDS FOR XMAS THEY NEED A LAPTOP FOR HOMEWORK

Try to "JEW" you down?

Ahem.

Rule No. 6 Racial slurs and use of racial slurs will result in a banning. Racial slurs will no longer be tolerated in any format.

Dumb cunt, shut your yap.

Jew is not a racial slur.. It is a religion. the word was used it in a derogatory way but still not a racial slur..

Holy shit...people amaze me sometimes.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jew_down

* Jew down

[edit] Etymology

From the noun Jew, by a stereotype of Jews as stingy or miserly, and down.
[edit] Verb

to jew down (third-person singular simple present jews down, present participle jewing down, simple past and past participle jewed down)

1. (offensive) To bargain or haggle with a seller in order to obtain a lower price for a good or service.  [quotations ▼]

* 1861, Henry, George W., Tell Tale Rag, and Popular Sins of the Day, self-published (1861), p. ix,

[?] the popular and fashionable lying, which is so prolific between merchant and customer, as the process of jewing down is going on among all traders of the day.

* 1906, unnamed university president, quoted in John Maxson Stillman's "Relations of Salary to Title in American Universities", in Journal of Proceedings and Addresses of the Eighth Annual Conference of the Association of American Universities, Association of American Universities (1907), p. 80,

Equality, too, removes the possibility of bargaining, of jewing up or jewing down a salary, according to the exigencies of the moment.

* 2005, Belfrage, Cedric, Away from It All: An Escapologist's Notebook, Kessinger Publishing (2005), ISBN 1417985194, p. 131,

Millan had already been repeating his loud opinion of all Hindus, before the tailor he had so efficiently jewed down was half out of the room.

Usage notes

* This term is considered offensive, as it is based on a stereotype considered offensive.

* This term is used both intransitively and transitively. In transitive uses, the direct object may refer either to the seller, or to the kind of price (cost, fee, rent, etc., or more generally price). In all cases, the original

"Sally" I am curious. Are you actually in Lawrence? I'm going to have a few beers and eat some popcorn at the Red Lion tonight. You should come by and say hi. Maybe we could settle our differences over a friendly game of darts?

Ok that is all great but it still isnt "racist" since its NOT A FUCKING RACE.

Judaism is not a race because Jews do not share one common ancestry. For instance, Ashkenazi Jews and Sephardic Jews are both "Jewish." However, whereas Ashkenazi Jews often hail from Europe, Sephardic Jews often hail from the Middle East. People of many different races have become Jewish over the centuries.

http://judaism.about.com/od/judaismb...eingjewish.htm

OMG, You got me hooked on this one.

Not that I give a shit one way or the other, or that I want to agree with Sally at all (:helpme), but I do remember Eric saying in the thread announcing the stricter enforcement of Rule 6 that it did apply to "Jew" talk as well.

Just Sayin' :winkwink:


Now shoot me for agreeing with Sally. :Oh crap

Of course you are right. I know very well that the term "Jew" does not refer to a "race" but so many people do use it that way and in fact, antropologist have virtually done away with the term "race" as it is essenitally meaningless. The rule I quoted does seem to be the best fit though, I think.

guess the race.

I tried to sell a very fast computer for about half the used market value. I played email seesaw with some asshole for 5 days answering his questions and telling him my price was firm. I finally knocked 50 bucks off for him to be nice, then he came back the next day to ask for a free keyboard. I told him to fuck off and don't contact me anymore -- in those words.

I only use Craigslist if I have some something big to give away and I don't feel like hauling it to the dump. Even then, some asshole will start asking all kinds of fucking questions.

I understand this guy's pain...

http://b.imagehost.org/0615/Cinderblock.jpg

It's "Red LYon". Thanks for the invite but I'm way to tied up with some biz right now to even think of the trek to Lawrence. Besides, I prefer the Yacht Club or The Harbour. Perhaps another time.

OMFG!!!!!!! :1orglaugh

It's "Harbour LIGHTS." Weird, I was going to hit the Yacht Club for lunch but I had to stick around to wait on UPS.

What do you think of the Sandbar?

I used to love that place but the hurricanes got annoying. Haven't been there in over a year. Haven't heard shit about it lately.

I used to go to the Taproom once in a while too(or 8th Street Taproom so "Sally" doesn't correct me). The Taproom is a shithole but the people are great. The one, shared, poorly lit red bathroom freaked me out though. It felt like pissing at a murder scene. :1orglaugh

Yeah, you are right on that one! The Harbour Lights, I mean! Just having some fun with you. Wish I could make it sometime. A freind of my Dad's used to own a gay bar that was UNDER that place on the corner next to The Sandbar but that was years ago. Freestate isn't bad but a lot of their beers are far too grainy or sweet for me but the food is great.

Edit: Am I thinking of The Taproom? It was once AJ's?

that's some good shit :1orglaugh
do they bait people into that shit? or is that actually for real?

Dancing on the wall is a bit tough but lots of good people there and good drinks. I like the new sidewalk area.

yes a lot of winners on there

I can't remember. It used to be a black bar back in the day. The only gay bar I remember in town was the Hideaway over across the street from the police station. It was around the corner from Brothers...or Jerseys I think it was back then.

You really do meet some strange people sometimes on CL and Kijiji. I think half the people are lacking reading comprehension skills ... if you specify something in the ad (for example, no delivery) you will constantly get people asking you to deliver and whining about why can't you deliver, they have no car, it's too far for them to drive, etc. For $20 items.

Having said that it's still a great way to get rid of stuff if you're moving. Instead of paying the mattress store $10 to take the old one away I sold it for $30, not huge money but it saved paying someone to get rid of it.

Totally retarded people, agreed.

Dad says this is around 30 years ago, which is before me. I'll ask the guy next time I talk to him but he Winters in Texas. Dad is old enough that he goes back to the original Gaslight on Oread and the Tee Pee when it was still a bar.

Wow, before my day too. Tee Pee Junction was still kind of a party place when I was in school but I haven't even been out that direction in years.

The original owner recently sold it to a group which guarranteed restoratio and continued use as a bar/party/catering biz. They have repainted the tee pee itself with both flood lines replaced. I drive by it going home on those rare occasions I get down to Lawrence.

Try stating that you don't deliver. See how many people ask you to meet them at a train station or a mall.

A few years back I discovered I had a bunch of old and very large CRT monitors taking up space. I put them up on Craig's list for $100 for all of them. It was mostly just to get rid of them. This kid shows up and gives me $100 and carts them all away. He told me he had a huge computer network and need lots of monitors.

Basically, he paid me $100 to take away my trash.

Exactly!!! Next time I might as well post a completely blank ad, I'd get exactly the same questions whether I already answered them in the ad or not.

Ive been selling a lot of stuff the past few weeks since i am moving out of the country. Craigslist has been pretty good to me, except for the occasional idiot asking me "how much" when i clearly had the price posted. I posted most of our furniture last night and have had about 50 responses and climbing. Craigslist can move shit fast!

:2 cents:

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I find it never hurts to ask how much on the phone. Often the seller will lower the price if you sound serious.

try listing something for $1, you will get 5 responses... then list it for free and you will have an inbox of people wanting it, no matter what it is.

i was trying to get rid of boxes and was going to hire someone to pick up my trash... then reworded as "FREE boxes" :1orglaugh

LOL, thanks for the link. That site's great! For one of many examples:

http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=76

True but then you get someone who says yes they want to pick up your free furniture or whatever it is, you go out of your way to meet them, and they look at it in person and say oh it's not exactly what I was looking for I don't want it anymore. :mad:

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