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Title: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: LoneStarAds.US on November 07, 2011, 10:25:49 PM
I cant count the number of times someone saw a CL ad, and shows up and they get all squirley on me.  One guy had the balls to tell me that I listed an item cheaper than what I was asking.  After correcting him, he had the nerve to try and demand I give it to him cheaper.  I told him 'no, no, no.. we're not playing this game.  The price is what it is' and he got all "YOU SAID..."

I know what I said and that ain't it. F'in nerve of some people.

Rant off.


Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on November 08, 2011, 07:51:22 AM
Trying to get you on false advertisement... LOL  That is nuts. Takes all kinds... We haven't had much luck with CL lately, not a lot of inventory to sell. But I will keep this on my mind... Well really my husband does the CL stuff. And he is scary so people don't really mess with him. He lays a gun out in sight when they come out... LOL
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: LoneStarAds.US on November 08, 2011, 01:27:28 PM
I've done the same, but I dont keep it out where they can see it but instead, I conceal it on my person.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: monkeybusiness on November 09, 2011, 12:17:16 AM
I always meet them somewhere.You get some strange people and I don't want them to know where I live.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on November 09, 2011, 03:56:41 AM
I always meet them somewhere.You get some strange people and I don't want them to know where I live.
We live so far out by the time they get here they are to scared to try anything, we could catch them before they get out of the neighbourhood. And we have a lot of retired neighbours.. So they are home. Plus we have our storage trailer on the other side of the property so can't really tell where our home is.  ;D
Down side is selling.. Has to be high dollar for someone to come out this far.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: craiglstauction on November 10, 2011, 05:30:49 AM
I always meet people at a neutral spot like a gas station or starbucks.  Not ran into any of the nut jobs yet.  Those get saved for the flea market I guess.

My only CL complaint is the "I'm interested in emails" that then turn into "I don't have the cash right now but have a great job.  You can to at somerandomlink.com"

Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Justin on December 14, 2011, 09:58:17 PM
I had a funny one this Sunday. Listed some speakers cheap $100 for a quick sale. Sold within a few hours. Right after the sale, a guy calls and I tell him they are sold. He proceeds to flip out since he says I told him $150 the day before.  I should have hung up, but I let him finish and mentioned I listed the items only 3 hours prior, & then hung up.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias on January 29, 2012, 08:05:56 PM
Got another CL nutjob today. Met, he just started talking to me, shooting the breeze. Push convo towards item, money....hint, hint. Brushes me off. Finally I'm done with the nice thing so just just said I had to be somewhere, here's the item.....
I get: "well I don't actually want it. I'm really looking for a few good people to....."

Oh, I lost it. Profanity, yelling,....then I think I scared the living crap outa him cause I suddenly just started laughing my *ss off!   I just couldn't believe someone tries to hit up CL sellers for their pyramid scams!  It just stuck me as hilarious!  I drove off laughing and the guy just standing there with a blank look. 

I'm literally lol-ing as a write this. 

Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Magickalmoon01 on January 29, 2012, 09:25:18 PM
LOL Alias....good thing he didn't go to your house!!!!
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias on January 29, 2012, 10:54:52 PM
Yeah. Just another example of why not to have people come to your residence!
Public place only for this guy....

I personally like the Home Depot parking lot. Close to freeway, big *ss orange sign,  so people can find. Always busy even late at night. And there is a hot dog cart. :)

Tho for small, expensive items I usually tell them to meet me at such-an-such address that just happens to be a police station.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Roger Mack on January 30, 2012, 05:02:37 PM
The thing that has gotten my goat lately, is the ones who are all gung-ho replying to several emails
and maybe a phone call...then BAM! no communication...What gives?...If you decide you don't want it
please just say so...is it really that freaking hard!
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Todd Hamilton on January 31, 2012, 06:21:10 AM
exactly, 

been talking and setting it all up.  I finally go to the place of a meet to sell the item,  They dont show or call.  WTF!!   

if you dont want it, text me or call me to let me know and I ll move on.  No gripes or anything, im an easy going person.  Just dont f*** me around on making me sit in the parking lot for 30 mins like an idiot. 

Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Liandra on January 31, 2012, 06:35:55 AM
I had a female at least she said she was texting me about an item after I told her call me I am driving!  Was going to meet at a busy store and I was in the company I work for truck.  She was worried about meeting, condition of item, etc.  I tried calling the number, but she would not answer just text.  I have a old Motorola Razor so text is a SLOW PAIN.  Finally sent the message call or forget it she never called. 
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Cobia on January 31, 2012, 07:48:52 AM
I had a female at least she said she was texting me about an item after I told her call me I am driving!  Was going to meet at a busy store and I was in the company I work for truck.  She was worried about meeting, condition of item, etc.  I tried calling the number, but she would not answer just text.  I have a old Motorola Razor so text is a SLOW PAIN.  Finally sent the message call or forget it she never called. 

Quite often I will get text messages about an item for sale on Craigslist. I will give them a little information then give my phone number and tell them to call for more info. Most of the time they never call. Sometimes the same person/number will text back after a week or more and ask the same questions. I don't answer a second time by text. I think there are some people out there who are scared to talk on the phone or just refuse to do it and expect to do all their communication by text. I don't play that game!
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: alloro on January 31, 2012, 10:52:44 AM
I think there are some people out there who are scared to talk on the phone or just refuse to do it and expect to do all their communication by text. I don't play that game!

I'm one of those people that prefer texting or emails rather phone calls. For me it has nothing to do with being "scared to talk on the phone", I prefer the written word so that I have a record of the price and other arrangements. Both parties don't always hear and remember the same things. It also helps to keep things straight if you have multiple items listed and multiple people interested.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: craiglstauction on January 31, 2012, 11:25:23 AM
I typically don't give out my number.  I just put up with all the "scammers" via email.  I can just about spot them as soon as they reply to any of my post.  Love the "I'm interested email", then after reply you get "My son/dog/cat just got in a wreck/neutred/tail stepped on, and had to have surgery.  Luckly I just started this amazing job working at home (xyz)....)

I don't mind texting people, calling, or doing email.  Normally end up texting or calling for the last part of the swap.  I just prefer to try and screen some of these wacko's before waste gas.

I've only had 1 person stand me up with no call.  Had a few cancel at last min.  Did have one old guy say he was interested in this vintage fishing machine I had for $50.  He was only a few miles from me so met up in a parking lot.  He ask me to show him how it works, shot the bs for a bit, etc.  He then wanted me to sell it to him for like $5.  I was like your kidding me, no chance of that.  I then watch him leave and turn into the thrift / co-sign shop just down the road.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on January 31, 2012, 01:31:53 PM
I put my phone number on CL items. I don't use my cell number as I hardly use my cell phone (mostly for outgoing calls).

In the last two years or so I think I've had 3 or 4 people not show up for appointments. Here's how I try to avoid it.

1) They call me the first time and ask when they could see the item.
2) If it's that day I just make the appt with them (get their number) and I show up. Usually they do to.
3) If they want an appt for the next day, we agree on a time (say 10:00 am) and I get their number and
    tell them to call me a half hour before that (9:30 am) to confirm the appt. If they don't call me then, I call them.

I meet them at my permanent storage unit which is 1 mile from my home. I ask what they will be driving so I can watch for them. I often arrive 10" early to get the item out of the locker, or I may be bringing it from my home.

I meet them at the parking lot in front of the facility. I get them through the gate and direct them to where my car is parked by the storage unit.

In my ad I might say something like..."the price quoted here is firm." 

One thing I especially ENJOY about my bigger CL items is when I know the "buyer" is coming from 30 to 90 miles away. They are pretty much a captive buyer at that point and seldom do they ask for a lower price (whereas a local might).
I had one item at $300 and I did sell it for $275 because I hadn't had that much interest in it and didn't think coming down $25 on something I had paid $40 for was much of a hit !

Right now I am putting my better "picks" on eBay but if they don't go there after two times out I put them on CL.

Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on February 03, 2012, 05:52:08 AM
This was fun. Got a text right before 9:00 PM. Is item still available? yes, What kind of truck did it come out of? F150, Where is it located? 

This is a $150 item.   Will you take $80 for it? NO.

Ended the text LOL
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: fredgsanford on February 04, 2012, 06:02:55 AM
I'm one of those people that prefer texting or emails rather phone calls. For me it has nothing to do with being "scared to talk on the phone", I prefer the written word so that I have a record of the price and other arrangements. Both parties don't always hear and remember the same things. It also helps to keep things straight if you have multiple items listed and multiple people interested.

my ads all have my phone #  along with no texts please , its been my experience if people are to lazy/busy/whatever  to actually get  up and make a phone call ,they are to lazy busy or whatever to come pick the item up
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Millertime on February 04, 2012, 02:23:39 PM
Haven't done much on Craiglist lately till this week and completed 3 sales with no problems at all. Hope to avoid the drama some of you talked about but probably won't. Got some more stuff to put on this weekend and maybe things will keep rolling. Good luck everyone.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: the teacher on February 04, 2012, 11:44:34 PM
I got an interesting call today........weird prefix calls in, I answer it, and it starts out with a prerecorded message saying that they will list my craigslist ads for "as little as .04 an ad!"  I hung up.....prolly get more crap calls now.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on February 05, 2012, 06:52:07 AM
I got an interesting call today........weird prefix calls in, I answer it, and it starts out with a prerecorded message saying that they will list my craigslist ads for "as little as .04 an ad!"  I hung up.....prolly get more crap calls now.

I have noticed on other peoples Ad's they spell out the # or use the letter of the # to prevent spam phone calls. When I first saw it thought that looks like a spam, but then others posted why the number was that way. Just an idea.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: rulesforrebels on February 05, 2012, 03:49:50 PM
The thing that has gotten my goat lately, is the ones who are all gung-ho replying to several emails
and maybe a phone call...then BAM! no communication...What gives?...If you decide you don't want it
please just say so...is it really that freaking hard!

A good strategy I have found is doing the option where you list a phone number in the ad leave no emai not even the anon craigslist email. If someone isn't willing to pick up the phone they are not very serious. When listing an email I get dozens of emails expressing interst and never hear back from any of them. Phone everyone for the most part is serious and you can feel out very quickly who isn't
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Fayettenam Man on February 05, 2012, 10:16:25 PM
The last 2-3 days I have killed craigslist, selling things like washing machines, dressers, house speakers, HDMI cords, vanitys etc. All hail tax season!
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on February 06, 2012, 07:24:06 AM
The last 2-3 days I have killed craigslist, selling things like washing machines, dressers, house speakers, HDMI cords, vanitys etc. All hail tax season!

That is great.

Hope we start having the same results.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on February 07, 2012, 12:04:41 PM
The last 2-3 days I have killed craigslist, selling things like washing machines, dressers, house speakers, HDMI cords, vanitys etc. All hail tax season!

Must have sent us some good karma. Sold 3 things yesterday to one buyer.  Did not even low ball.  :o

Ran to the thrift with camera in hand got everything listed today.

Just got another response so fingers crossed.  ;D

"All hail tax season!"
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias on February 07, 2012, 08:00:48 PM


"All hail tax season!"

Ooh yeah!

I detail cars and turning people away! They just can't understand that I don't want to work 12hrs then go do their car or spend my one free day a week working....
Want your car done? Make an appointment, this is what I have open. Done.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Cheesehead on February 18, 2012, 07:14:46 PM
I know I am going to jinx myself now that I have posted this....

I spent Friday night and most of Saturday making deliveries from my recent Craigslist sales.  It was unbelievable ---->

1)  Six items - all buyers made appropriate and immediate contact
2)  All agreed to meet within a mile or two from my house (usually Walmart, Home Depot, Target, etc)
3)  All showed up when agreed upon
4)  All paid in green cash money with no dickering, haggling, or hemming/hawwing

The last guy tonight even grew up 20 miles from my hometown - our schools were bitter rivals.  So, I made sure I had his money before I punched him out!!  :o

Someone pinch me.......
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on February 18, 2012, 07:46:14 PM


 Cheesehead.. bet that is helping that %.  ;D

Sales slow for us, We have jinxed our selves been listing to the weather man  ???  Still no rain had a 50% yesterday 80% today WTH Planning on trying tomorrow and watch it will rain.  ::)


Getting the low bawler's ~~~~~~ 
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Cheesehead on February 18, 2012, 08:07:19 PM
We have jinxed our selves been listing to the weather man  ???  Still no rain had a 50% yesterday 80% today WTH Planning on trying tomorrow and watch it will rain.  ::)

Like I tell my weatherman friend, imagine getting paid BIG MONEY for being WRONG 80% of the time!! ;)

Same here today - weather called for 80-90% rain.  Might have sprinkled for 20 seconds a couple times, but the sun was out by 2pm.   Good luck with your CL sales - seems it's been taking a couple re-lists to draw interest, but when potential buyers contact, they do three and four at a time!!   
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on February 19, 2012, 03:36:10 AM
Like I tell my weatherman friend, imagine getting paid BIG MONEY for being WRONG 80% of the time!! ;)

Same here today - weather called for 80-90% rain.  Might have sprinkled for 20 seconds a couple times, but the sun was out by 2pm.   Good luck with your CL sales - seems it's been taking a couple re-lists to draw interest, but when potential buyers contact, they do three and four at a time!!   

In Fl usually if they say rain it rains. Maybe a day late but it will rain. So far they are three days off. Think they are being overly cautious. We had like hurricane force winds about 8 months ago with no warnings. It was a mess.

We have a free online classifieds (started before CL) get more hits off of that than CL. But they review your ads before they post them and if they think you are a business they want post. Want you to pay for the advertising, it is cheap $30 a month. Have not felt the need to pay for advertising, but if the stuff at the thrift does not start moving might have too.  Offered the thrift half if she would advertise no response.

So I will be patient (at least try) and re-list on CL.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on February 19, 2012, 07:32:33 AM
In regard to CL buyers being nuts (or what?).....

I haven't had much on CL for a month or so, but one item I had did draw what I would call a "not too bright" buyer and I have seen this before.

This hope chest is pretty large and at a good asking price...fellow calls and leaves his phone number with an out of town area code.

Once I get these types on the phone the first thing I ask them is what city they are in...sometimes I have already looked up the area code to get an idea before talking to them.

Anyway, this guy gets on the phone and YEP...he's 100 miles away and just gushing about this hope chest but when I get a word in edgewise and ask him when he would like to come over, it's all "uh, hm, I'm not sure when I can get away." At that point I just tell him to give me a call a day or so before he would like to come over. Last I heard from him of course.

****

An elderly woman (from her voice) called to ask if I would ship a $15 typing table to her 75 miles away. She said "It should only cost $10 or so"....yeah, right. Can YOU imagine shipping a typing table with two fold-up sides ANYWHERE at all, let alone for the the $15 asking price...MUCH more trouble than worth.

I guess it just gets down to initial excitement about an item with NO THOUGHT put in to the reality of getting it.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Fayettenam Man on February 20, 2012, 02:17:32 AM
I guess it just gets down to initial excitement about an item with NO THOUGHT put in to the reality of getting it.

You nailed it. I have this happen alot, one of the main draws to my ad is offering delivery for a fee. Alot of times out of towners will call, and the charge of delivery will equal the original cost of the item! I havent sold CL items out of town yet.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Buy-Low-Sell-High on February 20, 2012, 04:34:24 AM
fellow calls and leaves his phone number with an out of town area code.

Once I get these types on the phone the first thing I ask them is what city they are in...sometimes I have already looked up the area code to get an idea before talking to them.



I would be careful with this. I personally live in Allentown area for over 5 years now yet still have my Chicago phone number. Number portability has made this a much more common occurrence. You could miss out on a lot of sales lumping all out of town numbers like that.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on February 20, 2012, 05:52:37 AM
I had an email response to the KTO personal trainer.

" I have cash will you take $40? Live on the Blvd.  Can you deliver? "

Response "No I will take $50. (asking price) will deliver for $20. But you have to come out and look at it purchase it and then we can deliver. But can fit in a car comes in three pieces. "

No more response.  ::)

Have gotten a response on the kids clothes, Requested email response (do not have it counted out by size figured if they email me with what they were looking for then I can give them a count.) She did not send a phone #. We will see.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on February 20, 2012, 09:14:46 AM
I would be careful with this. I personally live in Allentown area for over 5 years now yet still have my Chicago phone number. Number portability has made this a much more common occurrence. You could miss out on a lot of sales lumping all out of town numbers like that.

Not sure I understand what you are saying here (I highlighted those parts in red just above).

I don't think it would alienate anyone just by asking what city they are in; if it did prevent them from continuing to want to buy the item, oh well. Seems to me that items all sell eventually, and if they don't there isn't the market for them that I thought and they go to Salvation Army/Goodwill to handle.

So far (to my knowledge) I haven't lost any sales because I asked that question. In the last two years of all the people who have come to my storage to look at an item, only two have left without buying; I can live with that.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on February 20, 2012, 09:29:21 AM
I WILL give the majority of CL buyers some credit though....Maybe three times a year I sell a big ticket item in the $300 range to people who typically have driven 100 miles or so to buy it...this is an item that retails in the $1,000 range and is hard to come by on any regular basis at the price I am asking. Pushing it's price to $500 or so might work, but the price I have determined seems to work well and others who list this item seem to persist in trying to get more out of them than I do. Of course those other folks didn't get the item in a locker for "free" or "pick" the item from some poor schlub who doesn't know what he's got.

I listed a nice TV stand (glass and metal modern design) for $100 (the kind Best Buy sells for $180+) and was just waiting for the guy to offer me $80 so I could turn him down.

Instead (after mind-numbing minutes when he didn't say anything and just kept running his fingers over the next-to-new surfaces) he dug in his pocket and pulled out $80 and said "here's 80" and then got in his billfold and produced the other $20.  He just didn't have the guts to even make the $80 offer though in my mind that was clearly his intention from his actions.

Even if you are a "new" seller of used goods, you typically have more knowledge about this business than the average buyer, and I stand by my credo that there is always another buyer (98% of the time this is true for me).
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Fayettenam Man on February 20, 2012, 09:04:44 PM
I always liked the saying 'the best buyer is the one right in front of you'. I'll only have 1-2 hits on an item, but alot of times that person will come through to buy it.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Buy-Low-Sell-High on February 21, 2012, 10:08:55 AM
Not sure I understand what you are saying here

I apologize, I reread what you had written... i mistook what you were saying as if, you WILL NOT DEAL with out of town numbers. That is where my reply came from. Clearly it was incorrect. I apologize again, I see now what you meant, and a simple where are you calling from question should have no bearing on completing a sale or not.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on February 21, 2012, 10:23:05 AM
I apologize, I reread what you had written... i mistook what you were saying as if, you WILL NOT DEAL with out of town numbers. That is where my reply came from. Clearly it was incorrect. I apologize again, I see now what you meant, and a simple where are you calling from question should have no bearing on completing a sale or not.

No need for an apology. You didn't understand what I had written and I didn't understand what you had written.

In fact the calls I get from out of town buyers tend to be on the higher priced items ($50 to $300) and I am more than happy to take their money from them; it's just the callers who haven't really thought through the process of making a 100 to 200 mile round trip for an item...those are the ones I have a problem with and if they ever call on a $10 to $15 item...woe be to them...of course then their question often is "Do you ever get to (my city)?" which means of course they are looking for a delivery on a cheap item. Why don't they just look more locally?

On eBay I had an expensive item ($250 or more) and got an email from someone in Los Angeles (400 miles from me) asking if I ever got down there. My response to him was polite, but to the point...."I get to Los Angeles about once a year or 18 months. Do YOU ever get to San Francisco?"  Of course it never hurts to ask, but I DON'T ASK THAT QUESTION OF ANYONE, so I guess I expect the same from them.

Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on February 22, 2012, 06:19:46 PM
Had one today not crazy though. Called while we were out, returned call when we got home. She was moving to our area and said it would be an hour or two. What ever we were home.

Then she called and said her husband said she had to wait on him to get off work. (Don't really blame him).
Had set out a few other things for sale hoping for extra sales. Then it started to rain. (need it).

Been 3 hours don't think they are coming. Maybe tomorrow.  :(
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: alloro on February 22, 2012, 07:45:41 PM
I had a lady drive 5 hours/200 miles to come and buy an appliance off of me. Now that's nuts!
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Cheesehead on February 22, 2012, 10:28:18 PM
I had a lady drive 5 hours/200 miles to come and buy an appliance off of me. Now that's nuts!

Wow, congratulations on that sale.  What did you do, advertise the appliance as "gold plated?"
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Cobia on February 23, 2012, 06:16:36 PM
I had a lady drive 5 hours/200 miles to come and buy an appliance off of me. Now that's nuts!

I had a couple drive 150 miles for a $25 chest of drawers.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: alloro on February 24, 2012, 12:22:27 AM
What did you do, advertise the appliance as "gold plated?"

No, but it was a portable dishwasher in excellent shape. She simply said it was a better machine for the price than the ones closer to her.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on April 11, 2012, 10:54:28 AM
I had a couple drive 150 miles for a $25 chest of drawers.

Had a lady drive about 15 miles and was pissed off. Got out of her Lincoln navigator, saying I can't believe anybody would drive out here. Looked at the table said not sure how I could get it home. I am not driving out here again !! I said do your seats fold down it will fit in your car. Buyer I can't move it. !!!!

Will you take $85 (asking $125).

NO !!!!!!!!

Need the sale but will burn it before selling to her.

Answer to thread question YES.....

Update:   Will have to eat my words. She called back and asked if we could deliver for the $125.
Less than 5 miles away so sure. LOL   ::)
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: alloro on April 11, 2012, 02:58:42 PM
In contrast I had a rather pleasant experience recently with a Craigslist buyer. I was selling a toy box, she emails me, we setup a time, she shows up on time, hands me the money and never asked to see the toy box first or if I would take less. When I asked if she wanted to see it before giving me the money, she simply said no I saw the pictures online. :)
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on April 11, 2012, 04:05:00 PM
I have had a few of those too. Kinda nice.

Hope she is not nasty to my husband might end up in the dump.  ::)
The table that is.  ;)
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias on April 12, 2012, 11:13:31 PM
Sunday girl calls on table. Told her I could meet Monday before noon or anytime the rest of week, gave my addy (don't like that but since I can't drive right now...)
Doesn't show. Emailed. Called. No reply.
Tue night wantd go meet. Then doesn't show.
Wed morn at 6am calls! Sounded drunk. Wantd to meet at 2pm. This time calls to cancel....at 3:30!
Tonight she just shows up! 
Table asking price is $40. Doesn't even look at it before she says it's only worth $15. I say: really? You can tell that from the ONE picture I posted. (should add that the only reason I posted it was I was trying to sell to another guy for $20 and wanted to show him I had it posted at $40, "what a deal I'm give'n ya!" thing)
She looks says it's crap, I say good bye. But then she gets huffy about driving out and my add said it's this and that....long story short, she wasn't even at the right house! lol
She had been dick'n me around while she scoped out other tables and then came to my addy on accident!
Finally I agree on $25. At which she gets in her car and lifts the hatch and stares at me. After a few minutes she asks "well, aren't you going to load it!?"
Here I am in a full imobolization sling and she expects me to somehow get a table three feet up into a tahoe!

Glad you had a good one, I'm still getting CZl crazies!!
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: che85mor on May 22, 2012, 09:55:52 PM
Had a lady drive about 15 miles and was pissed off. Got out of her Lincoln navigator, saying I can't believe anybody would drive out here. Looked at the table said not sure how I could get it home. I am not driving out here again !! I said do your seats fold down it will fit in your car. Buyer I can't move it. !!!!

Will you take $85 (asking $125).

NO !!!!!!!!

Need the sale but will burn it before selling to her.

Answer to thread question YES.....

Update:   Will have to eat my words. She called back and asked if we could deliver for the $125.
Less than 5 miles away so sure. LOL   ::)

Wait a minute. "All the way out here" is 5 MILES from where she wanted it delivered to?
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: che85mor on May 22, 2012, 09:59:34 PM
Sunday girl calls on table. Told her I could meet Monday before noon or anytime the rest of week, gave my addy (don't like that but since I can't drive right now...)
Doesn't show. Emailed. Called. No reply.
Tue night wantd go meet. Then doesn't show.
Wed morn at 6am calls! Sounded drunk. Wantd to meet at 2pm. This time calls to cancel....at 3:30!
Tonight she just shows up! 
Table asking price is $40. Doesn't even look at it before she says it's only worth $15. I say: really? You can tell that from the ONE picture I posted. (should add that the only reason I posted it was I was trying to sell to another guy for $20 and wanted to show him I had it posted at $40, "what a deal I'm give'n ya!" thing)
She looks says it's crap, I say good bye. But then she gets huffy about driving out and my add said it's this and that....long story short, she wasn't even at the right house! lol
She had been dick'n me around while she scoped out other tables and then came to my addy on accident!
Finally I agree on $25. At which she gets in her car and lifts the hatch and stares at me. After a few minutes she asks "well, aren't you going to load it!?"
Here I am in a full imobolization sling and she expects me to somehow get a table three feet up into a tahoe!

Glad you had a good one, I'm still getting CZl crazies!!

We had one similar. Was giving us crap about this and that. Decided to meet at a Kroger. I pulled up and took the table out of the truck. She had a Denali (seats laid down and whatever). She looks it over, asks if I'll take 70.00 told her no since I had to drive to meet her so she gave me the 80.00 I wanted. She said "I expect you will load it for me since I paid you 80". When she turned her back to walk back to her truck I got in mine and left. :D
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on May 23, 2012, 04:43:25 AM
Wait a minute. "All the way out here" is 5 MILES from where she wanted it delivered to?

Turned out to be about 10 miles really, She didn't know were she lived. She was here visiting her Granddaughter and bought the table for her.

We are 2 miles down a winding lime rock road. With swamp on both sides. Looks like you are driving to no where.  :D

Like your got in your truck and left.. Something my husband would do.  ;D
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias300 on May 23, 2012, 03:21:22 PM

We are 2 miles down a winding lime rock road. With swamp on both sides. Looks like you are driving to no where.  :D



Princess Fiona?   Hey!    Say hi to Shrek for me. 

Jeez.



 ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on May 23, 2012, 06:23:18 PM
Princess Fiona?   Hey!    Say hi to Shrek for me. 

Jeez.



 ;D  ;D  ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D   

 Shrek is closer to the hard road......

My avatar is in our front yard.  ;D     can't tell but it is a gator.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias300 on May 23, 2012, 07:09:09 PM
And here I thought it was cool cause I heard something out back and a family of deer was laying in the lawn.
You so win.

Tho, we had a cougar in the area and a bear a few times. But I never saw them.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: che85mor on May 24, 2012, 09:30:01 PM
Cougars, Bears & Gators oh my!

I'll stick to Nashville where we just have to worry about bangers, crackheads and newbies. Two of which my gun can take care of unlike gators and bears.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias300 on June 06, 2012, 08:24:32 PM
Can't believe this happened today.
Posted 10 items on CL about 10am.
By 2pm I had five emails on five items.
All called. All showed. All on time. All were nice. All paid what I asked.

AND! ....four were in the same general area and met me at the same spot about 15min apart.

It was funny too cause there was another guy waiting for a Craigslist appointment. Tho he was buying.
I originally pulled up to him thinking he was there for me.
Had three people come while he still waited.  He was looking at me like "WTF?!". lol


So happy it worked this way cause all the items I posted were $20-30 and was dreading having to keep running out for $20.......
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on June 07, 2012, 07:47:02 AM
Thats great Allias,  I would have been giving you that look too of WTF !!!! LOL
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias300 on June 07, 2012, 11:59:32 AM
I had made the appointments outside a local discount store cause I knew it had a huge parking lot and was halfway between buyers and my house.  What I hadn't remembered is it shares a lot with a shady bowling ally/casino. 
So now I'm on video waiting in parking lot for an hour while people drive up for 3 minutes, had them a bag and they hand me money.....
I'm so gonna be followed by the vice squad now!  LOL.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on June 22, 2012, 12:50:38 PM
I can't really complain about most buyers I've had the last month or so. Sold some big items for good bucks, BUT....

that said the idiots are always fun to talk about.

Fellow calls (slurring his words) and asks about a saw I had for sale. How much did I want for it? (Duh, the price is in the ad you are calling about).

"You're in (my city) right?  How far is that from (his city)?"  When I told him it was 90 miles there was a brief silence and I just jumped in with I don't think you want to make a 180 mile round trip for this saw. "Thanks and goodbye"...that last quote from me. Hopefully, the drunk (at 10 a.m.) got a good click in his ear.



Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on June 22, 2012, 04:15:28 PM
I can't really complain about most buyers I've had the last month or so. Sold some big items for good bucks, BUT....

that said the idiots are always fun to talk about.



OK I JINXED myself. Today a fellow called about a big item and after a brief talk said he wanted it ! Address and map are in the description, but I ran it down for him anyway.

Says he'll be there at noon after a 45 mile drive....you can bet he won't be getting me down on the price since I know he has come that far !

I wait for him until 12:30 and then go home. Five minutes later he calls..."I can't find the place".  The "place" is near Hiway A and Street A.  He was looking at Hiway B and no street by the same name...and that was 7 miles away!

To top it off, he had driven about 15 miles back toward his home BEFORE HE CALLED ME !  So, he takes connecting hiway from his Hiway B location to my Hiway A location and THIS TIME I SAID..."Call me when you get to the storage unit and I will come up...it's only a mile away".  He does that and I get there.

And now for the coup de gras....he has no legs to stand on (he's an idiot) and he comes across with the $175 for a like new Caravan Canopy!  Yes, AT LEAST it had a good ending...took 1.5 hours to do what could have happened in 10 minutes if this dimwit would have use a few grey cells.

Sorrry, just venting, but at least the money came through.  ;D
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on June 25, 2012, 09:41:33 AM
Glad you got the sell MovieMan.

We have to be-careful about the Jinxes... Posted mine on other thread.  ;)
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias300 on July 08, 2012, 04:21:18 PM
Posted my weed trimmer.  Runs great but broke arm off. $40 piece.  I dint want to wait 2 week for part so went and got new one.
Didn't even want hassle of selling engine so put it under free stuff.

Just gave addy. First come, first serve. just grab from side of garage. No need to tell me.
Gave all info.  Brand, horse power, Website to get part, parts number, cost....

Couple hours later get a knock on the door nd guy is standing there with it.
Asks what's wrong with it.  Um....kinda self explainatory situation here but okay.  Explain.  Explain how to fix.
"how much do you think it will cost to fix?".  Like i wrote in Ad.  About $40.
"how much are these new?". How the f*ck should I know. It was $150 two years ago. Just got another for $99.

"well, I guess I'll take it if you throw in the gas can of gas and the bottle of oil" (they were in back ground of picture)

I didn't even respond.  I just grabbed the trimmer and shut the door.  WTF is with people?
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: alloro on July 08, 2012, 11:25:04 PM
"well, I guess I'll take it if you throw in the gas can of gas and the bottle of oil" (they were in back ground of picture)

I didn't even respond.  I just grabbed the trimmer and shut the door.  WTF is with people?

I guess he figured you owed him for taking it off your hands! LOL
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on July 09, 2012, 10:19:34 AM
The gas can guy is as believeable as all get out...where in the world do these people come from !

Your taking it out of his hands and closing the door was classic !

Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: the teacher on July 09, 2012, 11:00:39 AM
That was awesome!  I bet he had a funny look on his face!

What I love is when you offer up a free bed or sofa on CL, and then they want to know if you'll deliver it......for free of course! 
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias300 on July 09, 2012, 11:42:34 AM
I decided to pull Ad after that.
I set it out on garbage can with "FREE, engine runs great, $40 piece online to fix" sign.
It was gone within the hour.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on July 09, 2012, 05:56:29 PM
Think I would have hit the guy in the head with the motor......  :-\

Some people are unbelievable.


Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: money4nothing on July 10, 2012, 01:10:12 PM
The not so nuts CL well maybe  :-\

Posted ad at 10:30 AM call at 11:00 came and just picked it up by 2:00 PM.

Took 30 minutes to load with out my help. small 4 door Honda to pick up small table and 4 chairs.  ::)

who cares money was green.  ;D
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on July 10, 2012, 01:17:03 PM


who cares money was green.  ;D

Yep, they do stretch the limits sometimes, one way or the other. Those back seats on some little cars may fold down and give you access through the trunk, but fitting a rectangular shape into an oval hole can be a problem.

More power to them though if they get it done....and the not helping is always a smart move imo for a number of reasons.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias300 on July 10, 2012, 05:21:18 PM
I had a 4dr Saturn and I could fit anything in it. Trunk opened with back cut out, seats folded, back door opening was huge.  Went to a Cougar and hatch back so....
Then traded it for a 2dr Civic and even more room than cougar.
Now I got this Acura tht is suppose to be big, roomy, luxury car and can't fit a damn thing in it! 
Can't fit a chair thru rear doors!  >:(

I'm always shocked at what you can or can not fit in some cars.....




......and yes, I've owned a lot of cars in my life.   ::)


Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Cobia on July 11, 2012, 07:46:02 AM
Yep, they do stretch the limits sometimes, one way or the other. Those back seats on some little cars may fold down and give you access through the trunk, but fitting a rectangular shape into an oval hole can be a problem.

More power to them though if they get it done....and the not helping is always a smart move imo for a number of reasons.

That's why I don't like the styles of the newer SUVs. They are wider & taller towards the front and shrink like a Willie Wonka room towards the rear door/hatch. I know it's all about styling & aerodynamics, but it's a pain in the you know what when a piece of furniture will fit in the interior dimensions but won't fit through the rear door itself.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on July 11, 2012, 10:05:44 AM
Made an appt yesterday to sell a $175 air conditioner to a guy. Told him to meet me at my storage unit a 123 "x" street and directions and map were in clist ad.

Fifteen minutes after the appointed time I'm getting ready to leave the site and he shows up..."Sorry, I went to 456 "y" street by mistake.  It wasn't a storage area with the same name as mine (not a chain) and it was 3 miles away.

Friggin' idiots are lucky they find their way to anywhere. BUT I can't complain about the color of his full tilt purchase money !   ;D
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias300 on July 11, 2012, 12:42:17 PM
That's why I don't like the styles of the newer SUVs. They are wider & taller towards the front and shrink like a Willie Wonka room towards the rear door/hatch.

Ain't that the truth.
Sister needed more car for growing family and told her I was happy with the Chevy equinox.  3rd row when up still give you cargo room. Lots of leg room for all.....

She went with the ford expedition.   Way more room....where you don't need it.  Front and middle seats have SO much leg room and can barely touch roof.....
But 3rd row down has les cargo than mid size Chevy crossover and when 3rd row is up....about 8inches from seat to hatch.   Rig has great passenger room, just no cargo space.

Still a nice ride tho.....


@movieman-
Maybe you should switch facilities.   Seems like your always b*tching about waiting for people that get lost finding you.....      lol.    ;D
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on July 11, 2012, 02:44:35 PM


@movieman-
Maybe you should switch facilities.   Seems like your always b*tching about waiting for people that get lost finding you.....      lol.    ;D

Nope, it's 1 mile from my home and 1/4 block off the freeway exit. As a person goes down the ramp to the intersection, if they look to the right they can see the back wall and roofs of the facility. Make two right turns and they are at the gate.

Add to that the fact that I include a PICTURE MAP of the location and the only logical conclusion is that even though these people can look something up on Clist, they can't (or won't) READ.

And of course it's not all of them...only the STUPID ones are that memorable.  ::)
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: craiglstauction on July 11, 2012, 07:03:57 PM
Lol Alias - that was just funny.  I was sitting here thinking about the look of that guys face.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on July 15, 2012, 11:02:27 PM

Posted this in the wrong thread earlier so apologize for the "double".

********

Got a phone call about 9 pm (which I always think is odd for a business call) and guy wants to know if I still have a particular item. It's hard to find, but not valuable (I was asking $30) and he said he lived in "x" city and wanted to know when he could come over to look at it.

Well "x" is 109 miles from me in "y" and beforeI  looked it up after the phone call I had told him it was a good 90 miles one way. His response..."Well, if you haven't sold it by next Saturday, I'm interested."  Imagine a 218 mile round trip at say 20 mpg, that's 11 gallons or so, at $3.55 a gallon here in CA and you come up with about $40 in gas, NOT TO MENTION the roughly 3 to 4 hours of driving....in my book this qualifies this buyer as a total idiot.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias300 on July 16, 2012, 03:50:48 PM
I've driven to Portland and to Vancouver BC before.  But I'll make it day.  Road trip. Maybe stay over.
Line  up other things.....


But then again, we've been know to drive up to Canada to get lunch.  When I traded in my civic the sales guy was amazed cause I had put almost 18000miles on it in 14 months of owning it......And my commute to work is only 10miles.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: MovieMan on November 29, 2012, 09:21:34 AM
Four months since the last nutty CList post, so here's another one.

I have a sort of specialty item on Clist and do well with this type and save some bucks by not listing them on eBay.
I am selling it for $400 on Clist.

Guy calls me from Los Angeles area (400 plus miles away) and talks for quite a while about it. Doesn't quite want to trust me by sending a postal money order and says he would be willing to drive up to get it in cental California.

I tried to talk him out of it thinking there has to be one of these in LA somewhere, but he wants this particular one and won't be swayed.

So he calls back a few hours later and says he will be coming up today, Nov 29, 2012.

It's an 800 mile (plus) round trip and at least 6 to 7 hours to drive it (one way) depending on traffic, weather, how tired you get driving a monotonous I-5.

Expense at 20 mpg (generous estimate) and $3.55 or more per gallon would be approximately $142.  Combine that with 12 to 14 hours of driving (and maybe a motel for overnight) and this truly qualifies....

..... Clist buyers are nuts !

Edit:

Guy made the trip, laid 4 Benjamins in my hand and turned around and went back. Said he would make it home by dinner and that the only problem on the road up was in Los Angeles..... Ya think !

Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias300 on December 27, 2012, 02:34:40 PM
 I had what I thought was a similar situation......and I screwed myself.

Had a bunch of iPod parts (from my fail at deciding to try and fix them)
All gotten free.  No one wants, been trying or months.

Last ditch effort before tossing I throw on CL for $50.

Kid from WSU calls.   He'll come get but can I hold until he takes his finals?   Since he was the only call, sure!

But I'm thinking that's a long ass drive!  300-ish miles.    I offer to send if he pays shipping. Cheaper then gas.   But he says he is in a dorm and packages often get "lost"

He shows and you can tell this guy is broke.  Crap car but well kept.  Dresses nice but Target stuff (not saying there is my thing wrong with that).  And just the nicest, politest kid.

Now thru all conversations and at meeting it sounded like this was why he came over.

So since it was all free, broke college kid.....I just gave it to him. 

Then, in conversation, he says something that triggers my attention.

I ask:  did you drive all he way here just for this?

Him:  oh, no sir!  (Yeah, he called me "Sir"!).  I'm home on Xmas break.  My parents live just down the block.

Oh well.   It's Christmas.  I'm happy the kid can make some money.  And he was really appreciative.
Title: Re: Are CL buyers really nuts or what?
Post by: Alias300 on January 05, 2013, 01:01:06 PM
Looked at the truck I posted about earlier in another thread....

I ask the guy to see he title so I can call in the VIN.
He doesn't have it.  He said his brother-in-law said he'd get it if it sold.

Who owns the truck?  Brother-in-law
Where is he? Mexico.

So if I buy this truck, you want me to wait the time it takes for him to mail in forms, from Mexico, then wait for it to be processed, 4-6 weeks, mailed back to him, mailed to you?  On top of which, he won't be here to sign title or bill of sale? 

Noooo.   You buy and we'll send you everything!

Yeah.  First, I'm not handing you $1500 cash and not getting signed title and bill of sale.  Second, don't waste my time.   Don't post a car for sale if you don't have the title in hand!


Interesting people you meet on CL.......