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I hate craiglist

dukebound85

dukebound85

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Jul 17, 2005
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Its overrun by spammers

If I try and buy something- 9/10 times its a effing spammer

If I list something- 9.5/10 times its a spammer

Now Im getting all these type of responses to my listings

located the "item" listed, and I, too had been doing
the same thing since America's economy crumbled.. About 2 months
ago, it's bad, but I had no choice but to sell my boy's Xbox 360
to survive and it was absolutely the most terrible time in my life.
To say it made me ashamed couldn't even begin to describe it clearly,
but I needed to make the house payment or we
would be lving on the street (we were already 2 months behind).
Thank the Lord that'll be the last time I'll have to
hurt my babies like that.

One of my cousins showed me how he was able to earn
ethical income on the web. I could not believe he'd
share this with me in the 1st place, but I am truly grateful that I've been sharing this with
all who needs financial help and who might be in kind of the same situation.

Thank goodness it's easy or I would not have been able to complete it, not to mention
it is the most financially safe I've ever felt before. I promise you will
find this information worth the 30 seconds it takes to look it over.

Oh, there's the link: blah blah blah SPAM

Take care, and God Bless You.
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Drives me effing insane. Usually type a reply full of hate back at them to ease my mind as these people are trying to "rob" me

why cant I just have a wholefree good expereince when dealing on craigslist?

DO these spammers really think I am going to fall for them? seriously?
 
I loved CL in CA but CL here seems to be full of flakes. I mean in terms of buying something. When looking for a cheapish dresser to toss into a closet I answered 8 ads. I received 1 response. All ads were posted in the last 7 days and to date I've had just that 1 response. The same goes for a lens I was looking for. I must have answered at least 3-4 ads and received one response.
 
The worse problem with craigslist is people are cheap ********s. "gee... I dunno.... I saw another listing the same thing for $5 less" Dude, really? It's a $15 whatever. You're gonna waste my damn time over $5? gtfo. Or when I was selling my car for $2500, I get e-mails "I'll offer you $1000". What? You haven't even SEEN the car and yet you offer me less than HALF of what I was asking? After sending several annoyed replies, I just started deleting messages/
 
I've only ever bought two things on craigslist, and both times it all went fine. Granted however what I bought weren't really items you'd expect a spammer to use to entice you :p a mini fridge and a dvd rack
 
It's Craigslist which means it's the epitome of "buyer/seller beware". You just have to keep that in mind. But, if you ignore the junk and focus on the real people then you can actually find some satisfaction in doing business on Craigslist. It takes patience and persistence.
 
sikkinixx said:
The worse problem with craigslist is people are cheap ********s. "gee... I dunno.... I saw another listing the same thing for $5 less" Dude, really? It's a $15 whatever. You're gonna waste my damn time over $5? gtfo. Or when I was selling my car for $2500, I get e-mails "I'll offer you $1000". What? You haven't even SEEN the car and yet you offer me less than HALF of what I was asking? After sending several annoyed replies, I just started deleting messages/
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I know

A person litterally cussed me out on CL as I was selling my PS3 with 10 games for 350. He insulted me saying I should only get 200 for all of it as it was used and he said he wanted to come punch me in the face....uh WTF

Then I getpeople who want to trade snakes and stuff when I EXPLICITLY say cash only

Can people not read?

lukenn said:
I've only ever bought two things on craigslist, and both times it all went fine. Granted however what I bought weren't really items you'd expect a spammer to use to entice you :p a mini fridge and a dvd rack
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Im getting dapm responses on a bed fram I am trying to sell. Whats up with that?
 
Every time I tried to sell on craiglist, the person backs out last minute. Thought I had an iPod sold, but the person backed out last minute. I had agreed with someone to sell an iMac, went, they never showed.


Ebay might be a hassle, but I get my things sold
 
A warning to all:

I dealt on Craiglist to sell my iMac. After settling on a $1400 offer we arranged the transaction through FedEx. Using his account number he set up a COD shipment (I didn't have a FedEx account, otherwise I would have used my own), I verified with FedEx customer service that all was well, and I shipped the iMac out. I never received payment. FedEx says they're not liable and quoted Craigslist's slogan "Buyer/Seller Beware". :rolleyes:

Turns out it's a common scam but FedEx still doesn't know how they're doing it. They're altering tracking numbers and bar codes somehow to omit the COD information AFTER the package has been shipped. When the courier delivers the package, there's no instructions on collecting payment. FedEx security is working my case and others and has informed me that they have recovered stolen property; too bad it hasn't been my iMac yet. These guys are operating out of the Boston area.

Moral: DO NOT send anything with a tracking label somebody provides for you, even if FedEx confirms it's good.
 
I think a general rule of thumb would be to talk on the phone before buying/selling anything. Only deal in cash, and in person. A lot of the people on craigslist may be illegitimate, but if you sort through it you will find great deals.

Always always always offer low and work your way up to what you really are able to pay. I am sitting in front of a 2009 Quad Mac Pro that I got for $1,500 (not stolen) which is a perfect example of the power of Craigslist.
 
lostprophet894 said:
A warning to all:

I dealt on Craiglist to sell my iMac. After settling on a $1400 offer we arranged the transaction through FedEx. Using his account number he set up a COD shipment (I didn't have a FedEx account, otherwise I would have used my own), I verified with FedEx customer service that all was well, and I shipped the iMac out. I never received payment. FedEx says they're not liable and quoted Craigslist's slogan "Buyer/Seller Beware". :rolleyes:
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That's a textbook scam, and to be honest, you should've refused any offer that wasn't local cash only. That's the entire point of Craigslist. I hope you get your stuff back, but hopefully it will serve as a lesson in the future.
 
I just hit delete on the bogus (spam, scam) responses because Craigslist has been a great place for me to sell stuff. I just sold my 2.5 yr. old MBP 17 for $1200 to someone who responded within an hour me posting the ad. He gave me cash for it the following day. Also got rid of my free iPod touch and my old iPhone 1st gen. within a day of posting ads.
 
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