Aww, craigslist asshat is pissed at me.

[SKORPI0]

Cliffs:

- Idiot "gets even" by posting rant on CL and trying to post a listing under my name for a hot item at a stupidly low price, which of course *I* get the listing notification/confirmation for. Duh.

Not sure how that can happen, did you give him your username and password on CL? :hmm:

 

[Kaekae]

You just made him more likely to continue to lowball and annoy people on Craigslist.

 

[SunnyD]

Not sure how that can happen, did you give him your username and password on CL? :hmm:

He TRIED. I got the verification email. You can attempt to post listings under any email address you like - the verification email goes to that email address. Rest assured that the listing never got posted after that point.

This thread amuses me even more since it seems to have gotten everyone's panties in a bunch.

Quick question - how is this any different than, say, P-p-p-p-p-powerbook!!!

 

[Ns1]

Quick question - how is this any different than, say, P-p-p-p-p-powerbook!!!

he wasn't trying to scam you, only lowball you

 

[M0RPH]

Tell us the item and price to prove you are not an asshat overpricing their used crap

 

[SunnyD]

he wasn't trying to scam you, only lowball you

I wouldn't be surprised at the price he was offering if I would have ended up with counterfeit bills in my hand. It may as well have been a scam in that case.

Tell us the item and price to prove you are not an asshat overpricing their used crap

Cell phone, current price on eBay is around $300-380 depending on condition, I have it listed at $350. The craigslister tried to reason that it's an "older" cell phone and can be bought from the carrier for less than $150 new - which may or may not be true... if you plan on signing a 2 year contract.

 

[Ns1]

I wouldn't be surprised at the price he was offering if I would have ended up with counterfeit bills in my hand. It may as well have been a scam in that case.

meh, i lowball people all the time.

a shocking number of people accept.

 

[SAWYER]

What is p-p-p-p-p-powerbook?

 

[Number1]

You have to wonder what could possibly be gained by a move like this.
Personalty, if you did this to me, I would try to find out your real identity and find out where you live.

And what is it with getting bent out of shape over an offer you did not thing was high enough? This is Craigslist, people are out there LOOKING for bargains.


DHOOOO!

 

[Ns1]

What is p-p-p-p-p-powerbook?

the most epic "turn the tables on the scammer" story ever

 

[SAWYER]

meh, i lowball people all the time.

a shocking number of people accept.

Yep, never hurts to try and a lot of times people do except, that is why I always have different stuff for sale here!

 

[halik]

I wouldn't be surprised at the price he was offering if I would have ended up with counterfeit bills in my hand. It may as well have been a scam in that case.



Cell phone, current price on eBay is around $300-380 depending on condition, I have it listed at $350. The craigslister tried to reason that it's an "older" cell phone and can be bought from the carrier for less than $150 new - which may or may not be true... if you plan on signing a 2 year contract.

What phone?

 

[dabuddha]

If this is real, you're a retarded jackass.

 

[Ns1]

the proper way to respond to a lowball is to delete the email and move on with your life

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Personalty, if you did this to me, I would try to find out your real identity and find out where you live.

Oh yeah? What would you do then, Mr. Internet Tough Guy?

 

[SunnyD]

the proper way to respond to a lowball is to delete the email and move on with your life

I agree... which frankly is what I've done (or even politely replied with a no) 99% of the time. This idiot's offer was just so ridiculously stupid that I had to respond in kind.

My personal favorite was the listing I had that explicitly said NO TRADES, and yes someone emailed me offering a puppy of all things.

 

[Doppel]

Haha, kind of funny. CL is totally full of idiots and mostly scam artists. Although OP was an ahole for standing this guy up, I still commend it. I have a real bone to pick with most of the people on CL, I hate the damn thing now.

EDIT: Really I almost have to reserve judgement until we can see what the OP and the buyer said, though.

 

[rasczak]

Thread backfire in 5 ... 4 ... 3
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I normally enjoy your posts, but this image is tasteless, it's beyond words.

 

[dabuddha]

The nice thing about the retarded OP's thread is that I've added some new names to my Do not trade with list

 

[Theb]

Cell phone, current price on eBay is around $300-380 depending on condition, I have it listed at $350. The craigslister tried to reason that it's an "older" cell phone and can be bought from the carrier for less than $150 new - which may or may not be true... if you plan on signing a 2 year contract.

Carrier's offer big discounts and rebates for 2 year contracts. He was probably telling the truth.
I would stop explaining.

 

[SunnyD]

The nice thing about the retarded OP's thread is that I've added some new names to my Do not trade with list

Ah don't worry, I much prefer dealing with the folks on the forums - they're aren't fucking retards (most of the time).

Carrier's offer big discounts and rebates for 2 year contracts. He was probably telling the truth.
I would stop explaining.

*shrug* Isn't that what I just said?

 

[JTsyo]

3 wrongs do make a right.

you're thinking of lefts.

 

[M0RPH]

What is p-p-p-p-p-powerbook?

Don't want to derail this thread but I didn't know about this and just read up on it, pretty awesome. But does anyone know what happened to the guy that did the p-p-p-p-p-powerbook reverse scam? Did he really disappear?

BTW, I'm gonna guess that the OP's item was an iPhone 4.

 

[Zedtom]

Most of the deals I've completed on craigslist conclude with a brief conversation about how nice most people are to deal with. The serious buyers and sellers always have a few minutes to chat, even if you're just meeting up at a Starbucks or 7-11. The people in a hurry make you feel like they are scammers or antisocial.

I discard most emails that lowball, and only deal with serious adults that aren't afraid to follow up on their word.

 

[arcenite]