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People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 9:51 am
by FlintRiverFowler
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Please feel free to text this guy with lowball offers and post his psycho reaction back here in this thread.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:02 am
by Botiz630
I love posts like these. There's an idiot in there for sure, but it isn't who you think it is.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:04 am
by assateague
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Please feel free to text this guy with lowball offers and post his psycho reaction back here in this thread.

Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:07 am
by FlintRiverFowler
Botiz630 wrote:I love posts like these. There's an idiot in there for sure, but it isn't who you think it is.
You must be the guy who posted the ad.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:22 am
by ducks~n~bucks
The hell do you need another outboard for anyway? Do you buy one to match every camo outfit you own?
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:24 am
by aunt betty
So who do we know from Texas?
$2000 is a great deal if the boat is water ready.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:43 am
by FlintRiverFowler
ducks~n~bucks wrote:The hell do you need another outboard for anyway? Do you buy one to match every camo outfit you own?
I sold the Johnson. Decided to stop being cheap and get a good one and apparently Im wasting the guys time. $1,000 is fair for that engine and its the top of my price range. If that dude wants to be a dick and say im wasting his time with a reasonable offer....I'm an asshole and I'm gonna be a dick back x1,000,000.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:43 am
by FlintRiverFowler
aunt betty wrote:So who do we know from Texas?
$2000 is a great deal if the boat is water ready.
That boat is in Dallas, Georgia.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:50 am
by Rick
Only a dick head would call someone a dick head and still expect him to deal.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:14 am
by FlintRiverFowler
Rick wrote:Only a dick head would call someone a dick head and still expect him to deal.
Never claimed to be not a dick head myself

It kinda chapped my ass for him to say I was wasting his time with a reasonable offer on just the motor. Coulda said "no thanks" or "sorry I can't do it at that price" it's what I say to people no matter how ridiculous their offer is. I'm sure "don't waste my time" is the norm in other parts of the world but I'm really not accustom to people who do business in that manner. I do a lot of buy sell trade on Craigslist and get fed up sometimes, then I just unload on somebody.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:24 am
by 3legged_lab
How did you expect him to take it? He was selling a boat/motor/trailer combo, not just a motor, you were actually wasting his time.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:32 am
by FlintRiverFowler
3legged_lab wrote:How did you expect him to take it? He was selling a boat/motor/trailer combo, not just a motor, you were actually wasting his time.
Sorry shoulda provided a back story.
He had the motor on there last month for sale by itself. $1,500 Obo. And that's a bare bones model. Every other on like that I've seen has electric start and tilt/trim.
Anyways dude told me the motor was sold. Then I see it posted up again. Same pics same phone number.So that's why I made him an offer on just the motor.
It's Craigslist. He didnt pay any money. It's free. How is making him a cash offer on something that's for sale anyways wasting his time?
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:38 am
by Woody
I sent a guy a screen shot showing the NADA value of his boat and told him he needed to drop the price $2000. The guy called me on the phone and called me an asshole. Then hung up.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:09 pm
by 3legged_lab
Woody wrote:I sent a guy a screen shot showing the NADA value of his boat and told him he needed to drop the price $2000. The guy called me on the phone and called me an asshole. Then hung up.
Well, that's what you get for wasting his time.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:19 pm
by Woody
3legged_lab wrote:Woody wrote:I sent a guy a screen shot showing the NADA value of his boat and told him he needed to drop the price $2000. The guy called me on the phone and called me an asshole. Then hung up.
Well, that's what you get for wasting his time.
I won't argue with that.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:23 pm
by MuddyWaterWarlock
Call him back and tell him you will give him twenty bucks for the ladder.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:21 pm
by aunt betty
Woody , post a pic of your truck so we can argue about its value and further waste even more time.
What kind of boat are you searching for and what is your price range?
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:35 pm
by BrewGUN
aunt betty wrote:Woody , post a pic of your truck so we can argue about its value and further waste even more time.
What kind of boat are you searching for and what is your price range?
He cant, the flash might hurt the finish.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 2:42 pm
by Botiz630
Hahaha
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:24 pm
by assateague
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:25 pm
by assateague
I agree with Flint- "don't waste my time" is an invitation to chicanery.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:41 pm
by 3legged_lab
I blame it all on today's technology, I bet neither of these two would've acted this way in a face to face transaction.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:48 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
3legged_lab wrote:I blame it all on today's technology, I bet neither of these two would've acted this way in a face to face transaction.
Same with this forum.

Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:49 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
assateague wrote:I agree with Flint- "don't waste my time" is an invitation to chicanery.
Thank you.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:40 am
by T Man
I like how you emphasized cash like anyone on craigslist would take anything but. :rolleyes:
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:47 am
by BrewGUN
T Man wrote:I like how you emphasized cash like anyone on craigslist would take anything but. :rolleyes:
You'd be surprised how many people offer checks or money orders. Cash is king!
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:54 am
by aunt betty
BrewGUN wrote:T Man wrote:I like how you emphasized cash like anyone on craigslist would take anything but. :rolleyes:
You'd be surprised how many people offer checks or money orders. Cash is king!
Having heard a member describe how he drove a couple hundred miles, met some Mexicans at an exit on the interstate, and did a truck deal involving thousands of dollars in cash...
I think I'd prefer a money order from the post office in that kind of deal.
Mailing cash to buy duck calls is another reason I use money orders.
Some people just gotta use cash because they want absolutely no trail...another reason to avoid large-cash deals. It's just foolish to not get receipt or something or else one day in the future a cop is gonna say, "you mean you don't have a receipt or anything?". 50/50 will seriously bite your ass in that case.

Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:02 am
by NuffDaddy
I woulda offered him 1000 for the whole rig...don't see a problem with 1000 for just the motor.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:05 am
by assateague
aunt betty wrote:BrewGUN wrote:T Man wrote:I like how you emphasized cash like anyone on craigslist would take anything but. :rolleyes:
You'd be surprised how many people offer checks or money orders. Cash is king!
Having heard a member describe how he drove a couple hundred miles, met some Mexicans at an exit on the interstate, and did a truck deal involving thousands of dollars in cash...
I think I'd prefer a money order from the post office in that kind of deal.
Mailing cash to buy duck calls is another reason I use money orders.
Some people just gotta use cash because they want absolutely no trail...another reason to avoid large-cash deals. It's just foolish to not get receipt or something or else one day in the future a cop is gonna say, "you mean you don't have a receipt or anything?". 50/50 will seriously bite your ass in that case.

It wasn't a highway exit, it was a strip mall parking lot. And between me and my buddy, we had 3 pistols and a shotgun

I've never seen that much money in a brown paper lunch bag before, either, for what it's worth.
Re: People on craigslist these days..

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Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:18 am
by aunt betty
assateague wrote:aunt betty wrote:BrewGUN wrote:T Man wrote:I like how you emphasized cash like anyone on craigslist would take anything but. :rolleyes:
You'd be surprised how many people offer checks or money orders. Cash is king!
Having heard a member describe how he drove a couple hundred miles, met some Mexicans at an exit on the interstate, and did a truck deal involving thousands of dollars in cash...
I think I'd prefer a money order from the post office in that kind of deal.
Mailing cash to buy duck calls is another reason I use money orders.
Some people just gotta use cash because they want absolutely no trail...another reason to avoid large-cash deals. It's just foolish to not get receipt or something or else one day in the future a cop is gonna say, "you mean you don't have a receipt or anything?". 50/50 will seriously bite your ass in that case.

It wasn't a highway exit, it was a strip mall parking lot. And between me and my buddy, we had 3 pistols and a shotgun

I've never seen that much money in a brown paper lunch bag before, either, for what it's worth.
I've heard or read the same story at least three times from three separate people. Forget who told what but all similar.
Each time I've bought a vehicle outright the seller took me to my bank and cashed a check.
Me? I drive mine til the wheels fall off and somebody always comes begging.
I sell it to them for like $300 or something like that in cash.
Sold my old pos exploder for $250. The tires were probably worth that easily.