When scrolling through the craigslist computer section like I usually do, I came upon a listing for an early 2006 MBP, listed for $1,200. Being the jerk I am, I decided to send him an email telling him that the price was to high. This ensued:
Me:
I don't want to buy it, as I have my own already. I have some advice to offer however, as no one would buy that computer at that price. You can get the last gen one from less than 6 months ago with that price. I know this email may seem offensive, but I only offer serious advice; you will only get someone to pay you that price if they are an idiot, or the money is counterfeit.
thanks, just trying to help
His response:
Well first of all, even the most recent 15 inch Macbook Pro starts at
$1999. See link below. And that's before increasing the hard drive or
adding memory. And the new ones are super cheap aluminum and break the
first time it bumps into anything.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro
You're obviously thinking of the Macbook, which is NOT the same thing as
the Macbook Pro. So get your information straight before you harass people.
How bored and pathetic does one have to be to send e-mails on Craigslist
just to piss off people? Get a life, dude.
My response #1:
I happen to have "one of those new ones", and know it is not cheaply built. As for your price, if you are not willing to listen, you will find out by having to lower your price and getting tons of offers for $800.
His response #2:
My item is listed for $700 less than the same product is currently being
sold for. If someone wants a brand new one, then I suggest they buy it on
Apple.com. If someone wants to save $700 for the same item in great
operating condition, it would be their choice to buy it from me.
That said, this really is none of your business. There is no law on
Craigslist that you have to post an item for a certain percentage of what
it is worth. And if there was, it would not be your job to enforce it. It
is not entirely necessary that I sell this computer. If I was selling it
for a quick buck, I would have posted it for 10 dollars.
Good day.
My response #2: (I got very frustrated, lol)
I am not trying to push you around or tell you what to do. I don't claim to enforce "rules" on craigslist. The laptop you are selling IS NOT worth what you charge. You say that I can get the same one for $700 more from Apple? What I see is this model of laptop being sold for $700-800 on eBay, because the newer MacBook Pro's and this are two totally different machines. Since the 22 months you bought it, storage capacities have quadrupled, processors are about three times as powerful, and are running the latest OS X 10.5.7. Do not sit there and try to tell me that it is the same model I would get from Apple, as it most clearly is not, and won't fool someone on the hunt for a Mac Laptop. With this price, I could easily go to ebay with my debit card, buy a 4 month old one with 4x the power/space, WITH remaining AppleCare. I don't mean to sound rude, but 22 months is a long times in computer speak, especially when the laptop is running on a Core Duo, and not the newer Core 2 Duo processor. In addition, saying that you bought it 22 months ago for $2,700 is a lie, if you bought it new. This model was only sold new in early 2006, making it much more than 22 months old, and originally sold for $2,499. Do not try to lecture me on models on MacBook Pros, I was at the initial launch of them at MacWorld 2006 in January. My guess is that you will disregard this email, and continue trying to find a sucker to pay that much. My suggestion to you is to put it on eBay on open auction, and let the educated public SHOW you how much it is worth when the listing ends.
Don't take the public as idiots,
Josh
His final email:
Hahaha! You have serious issues. I can't believe you just spent all that
time typing that out.
My final email:
Good Luck.
(no flaming please, I had good intentions I swear!) =P
Me:
I don't want to buy it, as I have my own already. I have some advice to offer however, as no one would buy that computer at that price. You can get the last gen one from less than 6 months ago with that price. I know this email may seem offensive, but I only offer serious advice; you will only get someone to pay you that price if they are an idiot, or the money is counterfeit.
thanks, just trying to help
His response:
Well first of all, even the most recent 15 inch Macbook Pro starts at
$1999. See link below. And that's before increasing the hard drive or
adding memory. And the new ones are super cheap aluminum and break the
first time it bumps into anything.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro
You're obviously thinking of the Macbook, which is NOT the same thing as
the Macbook Pro. So get your information straight before you harass people.
How bored and pathetic does one have to be to send e-mails on Craigslist
just to piss off people? Get a life, dude.
My response #1:
I happen to have "one of those new ones", and know it is not cheaply built. As for your price, if you are not willing to listen, you will find out by having to lower your price and getting tons of offers for $800.
His response #2:
My item is listed for $700 less than the same product is currently being
sold for. If someone wants a brand new one, then I suggest they buy it on
Apple.com. If someone wants to save $700 for the same item in great
operating condition, it would be their choice to buy it from me.
That said, this really is none of your business. There is no law on
Craigslist that you have to post an item for a certain percentage of what
it is worth. And if there was, it would not be your job to enforce it. It
is not entirely necessary that I sell this computer. If I was selling it
for a quick buck, I would have posted it for 10 dollars.
Good day.
My response #2: (I got very frustrated, lol)
I am not trying to push you around or tell you what to do. I don't claim to enforce "rules" on craigslist. The laptop you are selling IS NOT worth what you charge. You say that I can get the same one for $700 more from Apple? What I see is this model of laptop being sold for $700-800 on eBay, because the newer MacBook Pro's and this are two totally different machines. Since the 22 months you bought it, storage capacities have quadrupled, processors are about three times as powerful, and are running the latest OS X 10.5.7. Do not sit there and try to tell me that it is the same model I would get from Apple, as it most clearly is not, and won't fool someone on the hunt for a Mac Laptop. With this price, I could easily go to ebay with my debit card, buy a 4 month old one with 4x the power/space, WITH remaining AppleCare. I don't mean to sound rude, but 22 months is a long times in computer speak, especially when the laptop is running on a Core Duo, and not the newer Core 2 Duo processor. In addition, saying that you bought it 22 months ago for $2,700 is a lie, if you bought it new. This model was only sold new in early 2006, making it much more than 22 months old, and originally sold for $2,499. Do not try to lecture me on models on MacBook Pros, I was at the initial launch of them at MacWorld 2006 in January. My guess is that you will disregard this email, and continue trying to find a sucker to pay that much. My suggestion to you is to put it on eBay on open auction, and let the educated public SHOW you how much it is worth when the listing ends.
Don't take the public as idiots,
Josh
His final email:
Hahaha! You have serious issues. I can't believe you just spent all that
time typing that out.
My final email:
Good Luck.
(no flaming please, I had good intentions I swear!) =P
