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I have to say, I cringe anytime I have list something for sale outside of this forum. It never seizes to amaze me what rock these people crawl out from. Between Craigslist and Facebook Market place, I honestly don't know which is worse. I was hoping one of you fine gentlemen would buy my truck that is listed in the TP but alas, I had listed it elsewhere. My dad sent me this last night and if you have ever sold anything on Craigslist, you know his pain.
https://i.postimg.cc/Yq9fVdRK/clk1500.png
I think he can sell parts and get $400 easily.
I don't know where that picture was taken but I'm pretty sure it wasn't in Fort Morgan.
"want to trade" = RIP inbox
And a firm price is always an invitation to low-ball. Even if you say, I WILL NOT ACCEPT LESS THAN $$$.
Reason # 1,000,001 why I don't do Craig's List.
Crazy trade offer for pot coming in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1......
Is this funny because he's asking too much for his truck, or because he's mad at low ballers?
Nope, because his name is only 3 letters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
"IOU"
[Coffee]
Read his ad description, then call him and make an offer.. lol. Maybe not as funny to others but recently listing my truck on craigslist, I felt his pain. You wouldn't believe what people would call/message you about. One guy called and offered me half the asking price over text. I said no thanks and he got pissed sending me multiple texts saying that my price was too high. Another guy was telling since I was selling it, I had to provide him with a DMV or CarFax report. I told me I would see if I could get someone to do it for free but I wasn't going to pay for it but he could if he wanted it so bad. He then began telling me that it was a requirement blah blah blah. It sold today for close to my asking price.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
His name is Sam too [LOL]
Yeah...CL is really sketchy for sure sometimes. If I'm in the market for something I might look there and maybe even buy, NEVER will I put an ad on CL to sell anything.
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Originally Posted by Gman
Wow, that's a pretty credible Doors parody there. Not just the song but the video too.
Weird Al Yankovich is amazing if you're not familiar with his work.
I heard a weird stat once that only four folks had #1 hit albums for four consecutive decades.... Madonna, Al, and I forget the other two folks.
Ray Manzarek of The Doors was on keyboards.
http://youtu.be/Ra5x88C0yQY
I've been to 2 Weird Al concerts here in town. The guy has a lot of range.
When Al parodies one of your songs, you know you've arrived.
Looked it up. He describes an engine problem that he hasn't figured out and the passenger side is pretty smashed up.
I have had great success with craigs.
As they say, there is no such thing as a "Free" service. If you think that selling anything on Craigs List or similar marketplace for "Free" is in fact going to be "Free" then you are retarded. Weeding through all of the bullshit and dealing with endless knuckleheads is part of the cost of using a "Free" service.
There is a reason why it costs something to sell things at places that charge fee's for selling stuff. Those fee's usually translate to dramatically less ass pain while marketing the sale.
I've sold lots of stuff on Craigslist. I can't give anything away it seems though. I tried, no calls, put a price and the calls came in even though it was the same advert.
Craigslist can be great but you have to have the right mentality. If you're the kind of person who gets easily flustered by the stupidity or laziness of others you won't have a good time on CL. But if you can let that stuff roll off your back it can be helpful and you always come up with great stories.
I love when you list some large, cumbersome item for free and you get a response from someone who will be glad to take it as long as you deliver it to them. Sometimes I don't know if the people who respond like that are serious or if they're just seeing how far they can push people.
Couple years ago we had an old china cabinet that was in our house when we moved in (gorgeous piece of furniture, but a big, heavy thing!)
We thought we'd sell it on CL, well, nobody wanted to buy it. Eventually we listed it for free and I think I had someone respond to my ad saying she wanted it but didn't have a truck so could I deliver? To Bennett (about 60 miles East of Denver.) Also she has a bad back so she can't help get it out of the truck or carry it into her house. I laughed and told her "no" but it's one of those things that is funny to recall.
I guess you can't fault someone for asking - hey you always miss 100% of the shots you don't take, right? :rolleyes:
I've never had anybody "argue" over a price but just a few weeks ago I had an old keyboard I was trying to sell (we had got it for our granddaughter but after we bought it we realized it was too advanced for her.) We had paid $25 for - on CL - and needed to get at least that much for it to break even. So I had it listed on FB marketplace for $40 and I get a response "Sigue disponible?" (is this still available.) It irks me a bit when people respond to an English language ad in Spanish, but business is business so I respond "yes, available."
So then he replies "$20?" I replied "we'll take 30."
His response "20 please."
Um, NO dude. I rejected your offer and counter-offered. That's how this works. Saying "please" doesn't change my mind.
Never heard from him again but sold it later that day for my full asking price.
Like I said, if you're the type of person who gets angry when people shamelessly beg for something, CL is probably not a good place for you to do business. But it's been good to me.
Now FB market place is taking some of CL's thunder. CL is still better for a buyer who is searching for a specific item (like shopping for a car or motorcycle) while FB Marketplace is good for "impulse buy" items. I've managed to get rid of quite a bit of old crap by just snapping a photo and posting it on FB Marketplace.
Oh, one more thing, I never put my phone number in the advert, everything comes through email. I don't text.
I have only sold 1 thing on CL, it was a KLR 650 Motorcycle. I easily had a 10 to 1 BS/Time wasting response vs legit inquiries. Sifting through the BS responses is simply the cost of trying to sell something on there. As Martinjmpr has said, if you don't let all of the BS get under your skin and vet potential buyers properly it eventually works out. It took about a month, but I ended up selling the KLR 650 on CL for my full listing price and the transaction was really smooth. The majority of the time wasters with low ball offers or off the wall requirements and scammers can easily be identified and dismissed with very little vetting effort. Call them out directly for their BS and they usually go away looking for an easier target.
What did you ask? (If you don't mind me asking)Quote:
Originally Posted by CHA-LEE
My '95 is just collecting dust in the garage. I suspect the parts are worth more than the bike at this point.
"$300 ........bro?" X25 / day
"Give you a scrap metal worth of $500 today!" X25/day
He would love to shove those truck into someone's mouth too.
It would probably help to get an email account you can easily walk away from. The wife and I created an email account dedicated for planning our wedding. That email address got passed around like the only lighter in a crack house. We just deleted it when we were done with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by wctriumph
Mine was a 2008 with a lot of upgrades on it. I got $3800 for it. I bought it for $2800 about a year before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip
Well done!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by CHA-LEE
The only thing original to my bike is pretty much the frame and I know I paid a lot for all the parts/upgrades over the years. With the new gen/phase out of the KLR I imagine parts in good shape are getting hard to find.
Oh, I don't know about that. Haven't there been approximately 4 quadrizillion KLR's made in the past 30 years? I'm pretty sure after the global Zombie apocalypse the only things still remaining will be cockroaches and KLRs. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip
BRING HELP AS ITEM IS HEAVY.
UNABLE TO ASSIST LOADING IN TO YOUR VEHICLE
Woman wheels up in a subaru pays me then ask if
1: can i help her load item
2: Do you think it will fit in my car?
Umm sorry unable to help load, as per the ad. No i don't think this 4x 7' table is going to fit.
I will leave the table out front, till you get someone with a truck to help you load it.
Same for guys. Yeah like my helper never showed, can you lift the machine table in my truck. NO.
[ROFL2]Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinjmpr
That and KLR650 is Tier0 and milspec.
My bodywork is 2005 USMC pulloffs.
Pretty sure that single cylinder is chrome lined too!
...and you bought it for an average working man's monthly pay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip
/seriousQuote:
Originally Posted by Gman
I was 23 when I bought it and had to save for several months. Loved riding that bike!
/notserious
BMWs are the min.
How much are you going to sell it for?Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip
I don’t know if I will. It just sits but then if I sell it, I would regret it. Wife wants it gone before the kids get interested in it. I think we’re a ways off from that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Thanks for the tip on Facebook Marketplace. I'm new to Facebook and ran into some interesting problems listing items with prices. Sounds like the Marketplace might be the right place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinjmpr
I have sold a few things on Craigslist and have used my sense of humor to weather the idiocy.
I had one guy send a check for $2,500 more than what I was asking for a $200 item. He told me to cash the check and give $1,000 of it to the guy that picked up the item. I looked up the business on the check - a health clinic out of Virginia and sent a message to them that I had one of their checks. Never heard another thing.
That is a scam. The way it works is the check will initially clear, then later bounce due to some banking issue, the bank then holds you responsible for the cash you handed to the craigslist dude. Anytime someone wants to overpay you should walk away.Quote:
Originally Posted by BladesNBarrels
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Just walk away.
I had never put my Spanglish to practical use until I listed a framing nailer on CL. I felt like the Belle of the Quinceanera.
I figured it had to be a scam of some kind. The buyer kept texting me from a different number each time directing me to cash the check. A retired Denver Police Officer recommended I give all the information to the Postal Investigators since the check came in the mail. I emailed the info, but never received a response. Oh well.Quote:
Originally Posted by clodhopper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyfSMNUirTMQuote:
Originally Posted by Martinjmpr