Craigslist rant

[sniper_tim]

CL is PITA, however you have to have the right mindset when posting there. When selling, I refuse to make special appointments or meet someone if it is not convenient for me. My attitude is "swing by", because experience has been 90% of callers never do. I've learned that your item is really only wanted by a small percentage of people and if they are serious, the price is right, they will be at your door step with cash.

<begin rant> My rant is that too many people on CL are trying to get retail prices for their POS. I've obtained several really good deals (even on CL banned items), but most sellers think their item is "like new". I think of CL as a garage sale and expect garage sale prices. I've actually called several people on items and they are just stoopid about it. Really? you want to sell me your camping stove that was only "used 1 time" for the same price as retail and think i'm excited cause i'm saving whopping $5 in sales tax. I don't know maybe some people are buying that stuff. <end rant>

cheers and happy buying
Tim

[Zundfolge]

Which is exactly why I do it. If someone only has $3800, and they do a search for that as the max amount my truck will come up, and then the haggling starts.

Well yours isn't as bad as the schmucks with $15,000 cars listed for $1, but when I search I tend to search for listings a couple hundred bucks more than my top dollar.

[mcantar18c]

Well yours isn't as bad as the schmucks with $15,000 cars listed for $1, but when I search I tend to search for listings a couple hundred bucks more than my top dollar.

So do I, but not everyone thinks that far ahead. So this just helps them out a little.
Besides, if they're dumb enough to think I'm selling a running, driving vehicle for $4.00, they probably wouldn't be able to figure out how to call about it anyway.

[jscwerve]

It WAS up in June
Guess your buddy musta missed it. Though I had it listed for $5k then so it might have been overlooked.
Mileage is 240k (sounds high but keep in mind what engine we're talking about here...).

I sold my 96 with 385k on it for $3000 a while back. Still ran like a champ. God I miss that 7.3l.

[mcantar18c]

I sold my 96 with 385k on it for $3000 a while back. Still ran like a champ. God I miss that 7.3l.

IMO they're the best engine ever built. Things are like freakin tanks. Soon as I get back I WILL be getting another one... just can't decide if I want an OBS or a SD.

[redneck122]

IMO they're the best engine ever built. Things are like freakin tanks. Soon as I get back I WILL be getting another one... just can't decide if I want an OBS or a SD.

You should buy my 7.3l SD so i can get a new cummins

[mcantar18c]

You should buy my 7.3l SD so i can get a new cummins

You should buy my OBS so I can afford your SD

[redneck122]

haha i actually like the OBS truck. Classic ford stylin

[mcantar18c]

That's why I can't decide between an OBS and an SD. I love the way a beefed up SD looks... a guy I know dubbed his truck the Iron Pig, which would be what I'd model it after if I go with an SD (but in black/gunmetal two-tone):




But I can't get over how much I love a nice, clean, white/chrome OBS like my old baby...




The OBS is cheaper, but there's more aftermarket for the SDs....

[redneck122]

You must be on powerstroke.org because i've deffinately seen both of those trucks before...