Barely intelligible craigslist response

[bhanson]

** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY
** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home
** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping
** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html

i got 300 on it lemme know
de57RoyiNG 0ne s3Rv3r a7 @ 7Ime l0l =) jK.....
-digI7@L d3C3P7ic0N

As far as I can tell this is a serious response. He has a facebook and myspace and is apparently a father.

His profile also has random capitals and numbers instead of letters.

My original post was selling something for $130 that I have 3 of. Should I translate "i got 300 on it" as an offer of $300 for all 3?

😕

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I would translate to "run in the opposite direction as fast as possible".

 

[PottedMeat]

send whatever response you have through babelfish

english->german
german->spanish
spanish->russian
russian->english ( submit this one )

see what you get back from him.

or send a page long rant about the faults of the american educational system.

 

[Paladin3]

Email him back and clarify?

 

[silverpig]

How 'bout tree-fiddy?

 

[rudeguy]

Email him back and clarify?

bad idea

Its spam. I get a ton of these whenever I post on CL. At first I would reply back with smart comments. Then I noticed I was getting a ton more spam. Now I just ignore them and move on.

 

[pontifex]

As far as I can tell this is a serious response. He has a facebook and myspace and is apparently a father.

His profile also has random capitals and numbers instead of letters.

My original post was selling something for $130 that I have 3 of. Should I translate "i got 300 on it" as an offer of $300 for all 3?

😕

seriously? there are people who still don't know "leetspeak"?

 

[yhelothar]

Tell him he can buy two of them for $260 or if you're willing, give him all three for $300.
Who cares if they talk like a dumbass. As long as they'd buy from you and you can somewhat make out what they're saying.

 

[rudeguy]

wait

OP: what are you selling?

 

[Ichinisan]

i got 300 on it lemme know
destroying one server at a time lol =) jk.....
-digital decepticon

Dat's wut it say.

 

[WelshBloke]

seriously? there are people who still don't know "leetspeak"?

seriously? there are adults that use "leetspeak" in financial transactions?

 

[DrPizza]

A couple years ago, we had an idiot trolling these forums with some sort of ghetto speak (he was eventually banned.) I discovered at that time that there are all sorts of translators online. Translate into gangsta, translate into just about anything. Have fun.

 

[pontifex]

seriously? there are adults that use "leetspeak" in financial transactions?

lol @ craislist being a financial transaction

 

[CZroe]

seriously? there are adults that use "leetspeak" in financial transactions?

It was just his sig and profile.

 

[thepd7]

How 'bout tree-fiddy?

This is the correct response.