Craigslist Beat Me

[olds]

Over two years ago, I bought a truck that booked at $11,400 for $9,000.
3 weeks ago, I sold it for $8,700. Basically it cost me $150 a year.
My plans was to ride my bike all summer and buy a cheap truck or car when it started to rain. Well it's been raining pretty much every day so I decided to buy something.

I'd have to say that 80% of the people on Craigslist never get back to you after contacting them. Of the ones that do, 80% are scammers. People are vague in their ads. Why not tell people the model/engine/trans/etc? Hell, you'll weed out people that might be looking for something else.

Today In looked at two vehicles. One was advertised as having under 50k miles, that other under 120k miles. The first one had no carpet pile where a heel would go near the accelerator. It was worn down to the backing. That's a red flag and a no go.

The second one looked better but when I was able to run a Carfax and it had 222k at it's last smog check in 2010 while the odometer showed under 120k. Red flag/no go.

I emailed "Juliet", a scammer who offered to ship her car to me from Montana where she suddenly had to go to since her husband was killed in Afghanistan. I told her it was a huge coincidence but I just so happened to be in Montana and that I would come by and pick up the car there. I also asked her to blow me while I was there. I haven't heard back yet.

I also emailed a guy who posted almost no info in his ad:
"Maybe you can answer a question for me?
I've been looking for a used vehicle on Craigslist for a week or so now. As you know, Craigslist is a free service. No one has to pay by the word or even for the ad.

So why is it that you fucking dick lickers can't post any fucking relevant info in the ad?
Does your fucking piece of shit have an engine?
How about a god damned transmission?
Is the interior in good shape or have you been fucking your long haired poodle in it?

Jesus fucking Christ, dude! If you are trying to sell something, spell it the fuck out! Don't make people guess or waste their fucking time calling your illiterate ass!"

I have't heard back from him yet either.

What a fucking waste of my time.


Cliffs:
Craigslist sucks
My blood pressure is up
Pouring Makers Mark now
/ weak rant

 

[Malak]

Your first mistake was using craigslist. Your second was olds.atotblog.com

 

[guyver01]

Keep these up and we'll need an Olds scroll.

you're almost as bad as TridenT

 

[slayer202]

gg

 

[polarmystery]

LOL Craigslist

 

[Lifted]

lol used car buy a new one craig wont rape you in new truck or no carpet and pink on roof

 

[God Mode]

Craigslist is a place for retarded sellers, flake buyers and more than ever, a place where shitty businesses with questionable insurance/liability spam their products and services.

 

[her209]

Craigslist is full of spammers now. A lot of people will e-mail you trying to get you to reply so they can send shit like, "Oh have you heard of this site? If you do X, you can make $Y dollars a month."

 

[PottedMeat]

if you get an answer to this, please post the response

I also emailed a guy who posted almost no info in his ad:
"Maybe you can answer a question for me?
I've been looking for a used vehicle on Craigslist for a week or so now. As you know, Craigslist is a free service. No one has to pay by the word or even for the ad.

So why is it that you fucking dick lickers can't post any fucking relevant info in the ad?
Does your fucking piece of shit have an engine?
How about a god damned transmission?
Is the interior in good shape or have you been fucking your long haired poodle in it?

Jesus fucking Christ, dude! If you are trying to sell something, spell it the fuck out! Don't make people guess or waste their fucking time calling your illiterate ass!"

 

[zinfamous]

there is no problem with CL if you now how to use it.

 

[CPA]

I don't know, I bought a 3-year old Jenn-Air gas cooktop with grill burners for $500 last Fall off of Craiglist. It usually goes for $1800. Thought I got a great deal. It's still better than ebay and better than the newspaper. What's the alternative?

 

[olds]

Craigslist is full of spammers now. A lot of people will e-mail you trying to get you to reply so they can send shit like, "Oh have you heard of this site? If you do X, you can make $Y dollars a month."

I got some of those:
"I just wanted to tell you about a site..."

 

[coldmeat]

I <3 Kijiji

 

[olds]

if you get an answer to this, please post the response

Will do.

I don't know, I bought a 3-year old Jenn-Air gas cooktop with grill burners for $500 last Fall off of Craiglist. It usually goes for $1800. Thought I got a great deal. It's still better than ebay and better than the newspaper. What's the alternative?

That's what I am wondering. Either get raped by a dealer, friend of a friend or keep trying.

 

[olds]

there is no problem with CL if you now how to use it.

Says the guy from the bay area with the word "butts" in his sig. Something you want to tell us?

 

[Triumph]

yes craigslist has spammers, but only because it's so popular. if it sucks so bad, what is the alternative? Newspaper? Pennysaver? Egay? yeah right. i've bought and sold a ton of stuff on CL and if it wasn't there, i'd be paying retail or throwing shit in the trash.

or just forget about the spammers. ignore them. now maybe it's simply a matter of nobody being interested in buying your old shit?

i agree about posting ads, though. WTF, i don't give a shit if the AC blows ice cold if you can't even tell me what kind of transmission it has, or how many miles it has, or whatever. that's just retarded.

 

[Perknose]

This thread has it all . . . Montana Juliet, long haired poodles with suspicious smiles, Craigslist, olds, and passing references to Trident and zinfamous' butt.

I'm touching myself with glee!

 

[God Mode]

i agree about posting ads, though. WTF, i don't give a shit if the AC blows ice cold if you can't even tell me what kind of transmission it has, or how many miles it has, or whatever. that's just retarded.

They have a total POS and are probably looking for a sucker that doesn't ask many questions. Just lowball a price where you can fix up worst case scenarios with the item and still come out ahead.

 

[Doppel]

I've found the same thing. I've used CL with some success to purchase things but holy fvck any time I sell anything I agree, most people just email once and then fall of face of earth and in the last two weeks I've got three things on there. Only responses so far are one guy who said, exactly and I quote verbatim: "u got a phone #". That was his entire email. I emailed my number anyway. Next up I've receive 2-3 emails from scammers.

I've always hated craigslist and I think it's getting worse. They should almost force you to pay $.25 to post an ad and $.05 to email a seller just to weed the absolute assholes off it.

 

[her209]

I've found the same thing. I've used CL with some success to purchase things but holy fvck any time I sell anything I agree, most people just email once and then fall of face of earth and in the last two weeks I've got three things on there. Only responses so far are one guy who said, exactly and I quote verbatim: "u got a phone #". That was his entire email.

Most likely a spammer phishing for an email address and phone number.

 

[Doppel]

there is no problem with CL if you now how to use it.

oxymoron

As the OP has found I've often found completely brain dead ads including a LOT that do not list miles for a car which is beyond question the most pertinent single piece of information the average buyer wants when he buys.

 

[zinfamous]

Says the guy from the bay area with the word "butts" in his sig. Something you want to tell us?

:sneaky:

 

[zinfamous]

oxymoron

As the OP has found I've often found completely brain dead ads including a LOT that do not list miles for a car which is beyond question the most pertinent single piece of information the average buyer wants when he buys.

sure, lots of flaky people and BS and scammers on CL. it is a FREE SERVICE.

this is to be expected. I'm simply mentioning that, counter to the yahoos posting in this thread that CL is complete junk, it is, in fact, an awesome service if you know how to wade through the detritus. Patience is certainly necessary these days.

 

[zinfamous]

I will say this, I've got a good buddy here that makes his living off of CL--has done so when living in Brooklyn and Dallas and wherever else.

It's amazing, after a little bit of time and establishing yourself as a trustworthy guy, you can make serious cash. The main thing is moving, of course, but being that we have an Ikea about 3 miles south, his primary income has come from:

1 picking up Ikea and delivering
2 putting together Ikea furniture.

Holy shit--people will PAY HIM to come over to their house and put together this horribly confusing Ikea furniture. It's freaking amazing. Easy, easy money. people pay him to pick up perfectly good furniture that they don't need. --they PAY him to pick up FREE FURNITURE. he's often earned $100 to take someone's couch, or dresser, or whatever, turns around, sells on CL for ~$200.

Simply put--CL is one awesome tool. Very dependent on the area, of course. It's very active here, and when you have the twice-annual cycle of students moving in and out, one stands to make a killing.

 

[Malak]

I will say this, I've got a good buddy here that makes his living off of CL--has done so when living in Brooklyn and Dallas and wherever else.

It's amazing, after a little bit of time and establishing yourself as a trustworthy guy, you can make serious cash. The main thing is moving, of course, but being that we have an Ikea about 3 miles south, his primary income has come from:

1 picking up Ikea and delivering
2 putting together Ikea furniture.

Holy shit--people will PAY HIM to come over to their house and put together this horribly confusing Ikea furniture. It's freaking amazing. Easy, easy money. people pay him to pick up perfectly good furniture that they don't need. --they PAY him to pick up FREE FURNITURE. he's often earned $100 to take someone's couch, or dresser, or whatever, turns around, sells on CL for ~$200.

Simply put--CL is one awesome tool. Very dependent on the area, of course. It's very active here, and when you have the twice-annual cycle of students moving in and out, one stands to make a killing.

My friend runs a craiglist delivery service.