Mmm I just received a post card from Monaco like that. Nice card, who ever sent itQuote:
Originally Posted by spqrzilla
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Mmm I just received a post card from Monaco like that. Nice card, who ever sent itQuote:
Originally Posted by spqrzilla
I get these too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinjmpr
The most recent:
CL Frugal Shopper, "What's your best price?"
Me, "My Best price is listed in the ad and although I'm pretty firm as they are already underpriced comparatively, I will entertain all reasonable offers for a hassle free transaction."
Shopper, "When can I come look at them?"
Me, "I work from home, so nearly any time and day that we can agree upon. I will, of course, need to speak to you by phone before making any commitment or giving out my address." (Ad shows general "Parker" location and I supplied my number in my last response.)
Crickets.
Had a buyer show up at the house for a 3fer package deal I thought was agreed upon, then try to negotiate a better price because, "I only brough $xxx with me." Of course, I was taken aback a bit by this rude underhanded tactic, but countered just the same and moved off my price a little hoping he would take all three, but he didn't like that deal either. I did end up getting my asking price on two of the three because now it's not a package 3fer deal that already offered a discount IF YOU TAKE ALL THREE, but wasn't about to give away the third item just because he didn't pull enough cash from the ATM. A-hole showed up earlier than agreed upon as well and without the pre-call or text I asked he make to let me know he was on his way.
BTW, I use a counterfeit pen to check the bills too. Never trust anyone.
You just have to accept that if you're dealing with the general public, you're bound to have to tolerate some bungholes. CL just seems to make more of them gapers.
FWIW, as a buyer, I always discuss an item up front and get agreement that if it is not in the condition stated when I see it, I will either walk or make a reasonable offer. 95% of the time, I pay the full asking price and don't haggle, particularly if I know the true worth and feel I'm getting a fair deal. If it's overpriced, I make a reasonable offer up front before stepping foot outside my door, but with the same stipulation, "upon inspection." I've seen some real shit that was "mint" and I've seen some great stuff that was "average used condition."Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
OTOH, I've paid more than asking on occasion when I see the need. Often feigned as a lack of ability to make change. Whether the seller appeared down on their luck, or went the extra mile to accommodate.
Yup, I try to be up front when buying something. I'll have a good talk with the person on the phone, get a general idea, ask if they're firm on their price (so I know how flexible the seller is) and then Ill take cash and go look. If we agree on a price over the phone, I don't haggle unless the item is WAY different than described. I bought a '67 mustang from Grand Junction once. Left at 3 am, got there, checked it out, paid and left. When we went inside to finalize it, I didn't ask for more money off and he said "Thanks for not haggling more. If you would have offered lower, I would have gone up on the price". I feel that would have been fair to do. Item was as described so be an adult about it.
On the flip side when I'm selling, I try to get decent pictures up, good descriptions of the item and Ill tell you anything you want about it over the phone. But at some point, you HAVE to go look at the item to really know what it is. Serious buyers know that. They'll get the gist of it and then find time to come see it. I get so tired of "can you send more pictures?" when there are 10 on the ad. More pictures wont help you that much. Just come look at the dang thing.
Everything is for sale and the value is what a buyer and seller agree to make the exchange. One of the best values on this board is Honest Hamid. If you don't know, you don't know what you are missing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDXYzUlv0S8
I get annoyed by people who ask questions that are clearly answered in the ad (like "what part of town are you in") but I'm always able to successfully resist the impulse to send back a "read the f**king ad!" text or email.
Argumentative questions such as "why are you asking $XXX when I can buy a new one for $YYY" are ignored - not worth my time to argue. Furthermore, I figure that people who respond like that are looking to try and get a rise out of someone so I don't want to encourage them by taking the bait.
A few weeks ago we sold a washer and dryer (out of our old house) because we wanted to list the house for sale with new ones. The old ones worked just fine for us, but were starting to show their age. We were selling both, a working washer and dryer, for $100. Buyer came out, asked me if they worked, I told him they did (the laundry room was also where our gun safe sat and I don't like inviting strangers into there where they can see we have a gun safe, so the washer and dryer were on the back porch, already disconnected.) He never asked to try them out. I helped him load both into his truck.
Next day I get a text from him "you told me the washer worked but it doesn't. you weren't honest with me." I replied that they worked when we had them and maybe they got damaged in transport. I don't know, and I don't care. Worst case scenario, he got a working dryer for $100 which is still a pretty good deal. And for all I know he just didn't know how to operate the washer (let's just say it was pretty clear English was not his native language.) Never heard from him again.
If he'd responded after my reply I would have told him that if he wanted a warranty he should have bought his washer and dryer from best buy. :rolleyes:
A healthy sense of businesslike detachment is necessary for CL transactions. Like the mafia says when they whack somebody: It's not personal, just business.
I'm also reminded of the old Robert Heinlein saying: "If I sell a man a horse, I won't guarantee that it's got four legs. I expect him to count them himself." ;)
Oh, here's another "can you believe this guy?" CL story: In 2009 I sold my 2004 Tacoma on CL. It only had about 78,000 miles on it and it was in great shape. I sold it to a couple in Estes Park. This would have been roughly late June.
In August (yes, almost 2 months later) I got a phone call from the buyer saying the clutch went out. I said "so what? It's your truck now, you bought it 6 weeks ago." The buyer seemed to think I would pay to have the clutch replaced (which worked fine when I sold it.)
I politely told them that it was their truck and that it had been sold with no warranties expressed nor implied and ended the call. To this day I don't know if they actually had an issue with the truck (hard to believe a Toyota would have a clutch issue at 80k miles) or of they were just trying to shake me down for money. Or maybe they were expecting a miracle, who knows?
There are spammer/scammer, idiots, turds, flake-Fk tards, and etc who waste seller's time. Not to mention stupid offers....
I usually put disclaimer on the posting. like
"must pickup at location only"
"cash only"
"firm"
"no scammer/spammer"
"i do not wish to donate this"
"I do not need help selling this item"
etc etc
Even with that disclaimer, I do get turds emailing me stupid stuff.
I just go to their email and click on spam/unwanted. They do not reply afterward.
I sell lots and lots of stuff on eBay and craigslist. Biggest item I've sold this month (feb) wassafe and Piano. Both seller deposited $ and came back with help to move those items.
It is always those cheap items under $100 which causes fuss.
I had 2 flakes (golf club set and one golf bag) from craigslist yesterday alone.