- Jan 15, 2001
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I bought skis, boots, and poles for my wife on craigslist over the weekend. The listing was for $50 and the items appeared to be brand new, so I was expecting the actual quality to be highly suspect, but it was too good of a deal to ignore. Upon arriving, the quality was what the pictures showed - practically brand new. I couldn't believe it.
All was well until I reached in my wallet and realized I only had $48. I thought I had $49 in bills and $1 in quarters, so I had to go dig through my car to try to find more money. Unfortunately, I also bought a new car that day, so there was zero change in the car. I ended up finding a few coins in the bag of stuff I removed from my old car, which brought the total to $49.85. We both laughed about it, but I felt like a moron for showing up without enough money. I didn't feel like negotiating because the guy was giving me an incredible deal anyway.
After driving away, I felt like a jerk so I went to an ATM, got a $20, and then drove back to his apartment. I put the $20 under a propane tank, sent him a text saying what I did and where I put it, and then drove away. He sent me a text saying to come back and get a case of beer, which I resisted at first, but then gave in. I sat down and had a conversation with him for a while as we knocked one back. He works at our local Budweiser plant, which explained the many cases of beer in his kitchen.
Usually craigslist sucks, but this time I thought it went well considering I messed up and the other guy did everything right.
All was well until I reached in my wallet and realized I only had $48. I thought I had $49 in bills and $1 in quarters, so I had to go dig through my car to try to find more money. Unfortunately, I also bought a new car that day, so there was zero change in the car. I ended up finding a few coins in the bag of stuff I removed from my old car, which brought the total to $49.85. We both laughed about it, but I felt like a moron for showing up without enough money. I didn't feel like negotiating because the guy was giving me an incredible deal anyway.
After driving away, I felt like a jerk so I went to an ATM, got a $20, and then drove back to his apartment. I put the $20 under a propane tank, sent him a text saying what I did and where I put it, and then drove away. He sent me a text saying to come back and get a case of beer, which I resisted at first, but then gave in. I sat down and had a conversation with him for a while as we knocked one back. He works at our local Budweiser plant, which explained the many cases of beer in his kitchen.
Usually craigslist sucks, but this time I thought it went well considering I messed up and the other guy did everything right.
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