Post your funniest/most bizarre/scariest Craigslist story...

[gnihcraes]

1. Remove plates when you sell the car. No promises by the buyer they'll bring them back. I had State Patrol call months after selling a car when the buyer didn't return the plates. he never re-registered it and state patrol thought it was stolen.

2. Some insurance companies cover the car for 30 days after the private sale. FYI. Guy can go smash it and you'll be on the hook insurance wise. (the last I was told anyway)

I've always had good luck selling my cars just by parking them in the driveway 4 sale. High volume corner, mexicans always buy them. Knock on door... TWO EIGHT ZERO ZERO for van? (big roll of cash in his hand) Yep, sold. Didn't even want to go for test drive.

Sold a truck once. 6 Guys pull up in 6 trucks. No plates on any of them. One speaks English, they offer cash and want to know if it will make it to "Mexico tonight". Yup, should get there no problem. Gone. Apparently they load them all onto a 18 wheeler at the Texas border somewhere and haul them across in one batch.

No "crazy" stories though. I did have one guy BOLT in a big hurry once the cash was in his hand. I was slightly scammed, wasn't much money. Lesson learned.

[ray1970]

On a related note, I had that topper listed for weeks for free because I just wanted it gone. Had quite a few people who wanted it but nobody would show up to get it.

A coworker told me to list it for sale with a price. I didn't understand how I could get money for something I couldn't give away for free but since he is a much more seasoned Craigslist veteran than me I gave it a try. Sold it two days later for $150.

He said if it's listed for free people will either get excited about getting it and then later change their minds or they will think there must be something seriously wrong with it and won't even contact you. But, if you set a reasonable price they will think they are getting a bargain and buy it.

Weird.

[Martinjmpr]

On a related note, I had that topper listed for weeks for free because I just wanted it gone. Had quite a few people who wanted it but nobody would show up to get it.

A coworker told me to list it for sale with a price. I didn't understand how I could get money for something I couldn't give away for free but since he is a much more seasoned Craigslist veteran than me I gave it a try. Sold it two days later for $150.

He said if it's listed for free people will either get excited about getting it and then later change their minds or they will think there must be something seriously wrong with it and won't even contact you. But, if you set a reasonable price they will think they are getting a bargain and buy it.

Weird.

There's also just the fact that all "free" stuff is lumped into one category on CL, so if someone is shopping and they're not looking in the "free" section they won't see it.