#677590 - 04/16/11 10:15 PM
Craigslist flakes
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Poodle Smolt
Registered: 05/03/01
Posts: 10878
Loc: McCleary, WA
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[censored] those [censored] [censored].
So I place an add last week offering up turkey poults, turkey eggs, and pheasant eggs. I start getting calls.
Can you hold the eggs for a week? "No, the eggs will have gone bad by then."
Can you feed them for a week? "Sure, pay for feed in advance, or pay $3 more per bird."
Can I pay part now, part later? "No."
I'd really like some eggs next week. "Great, call back when you are ready."
My incubator isn't clean. "Great, clean it, get it going, come get eggs" Well.........
Really, if I could track them down, there would be a bit of a body count. I might even make the news.
One guy couldn't even talk. Literally, he spoke clear english in spurts. He kept on forgetting what he was saying, lost his train of thought more than three times. I swear I heard him breathing out of his mouth. Maybe he was pausing to lick the window.
If the [censored] hits the fan, we really need to do some culling, quickly.
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#677610 - 04/17/11 10:38 AM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: donno]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 07/28/09
Posts: 109
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Craigslist flakes are commonly referred to as Codbags. Check out this blog for some laughs: http://codbag.blogspot.com/
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#677625 - 04/17/11 02:18 PM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: No Warranty]
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Poodle Smolt
Registered: 05/03/01
Posts: 10878
Loc: McCleary, WA
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Thanks for the Codbag site. I'll be adding that to any conversation that takes more that two emails.
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#677632 - 04/17/11 04:06 PM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: Dogfish]
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Poodle Smolt
Registered: 05/03/01
Posts: 10878
Loc: McCleary, WA
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Sold my eggs! Off to send some offensive emails.
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#677646 - 04/17/11 07:13 PM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: Dogfish]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 3007
Loc: Browns Point,Wa. USA
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The people that annoy me are those that offer half of your asking price as if that is a reasonable or logical starting point, after all my asking prices are ALWAYS exactly double what I expect to accept in the end. I have had some great results on CL though... items hauled away for free include; 300' of used baseboard mldg Half a sack of hardened concrete 2000 sq ft of used carpet and pad Two mirrored closet doors One traffic cone Queen sized water mattress Of course, half of those interested in FREE items request delivery too.
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#677874 - 04/19/11 01:15 AM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: JTD]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 12/15/02
Posts: 4000
Loc: Ahhhhh, damn dog!
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Maybe he was pausing to lick the window.
Ok, now I have to get some cleaner and clean my damn laptop, it was running out my nose and I got it all over my shirt!
Give a guy a heads up next time.
Fishy
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#677980 - 04/19/11 12:48 PM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: Somethingsmellsf]
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 09/07/05
Posts: 1832
Loc: Kitsap Peninsula
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I've sold severals things on craigslist, use a hotmail address for the reponses and weed them out that way. Hotmail is good flake filter. If the reponse makes Deliverence banjos go off in my melon, I tell them the item is sold.
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#679464 - 04/25/11 10:09 PM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: Dogfish]
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April Fool
Registered: 06/18/01
Posts: 15727
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Here's my Funny Craigslist story. I just recently advertised a Gun safe for sale, this safe weighs a Half ton and is HUGE 60 X 32X 24. Within minutes I get a response that this guy want's to buy it "would you take 1400.00 dollars"? I said sure why not. He then tells me he's going to swing by on Saturday to pick it up. I told him to bring lots of muscle with him, he's going to need it. The next day he shows up with his Wife and an older Toyota corolla liftback. I invite him in to look at it, at this point he's still thinking he's going to move it and some how fit it into his Toy. He then asks if I'll take a personal check for it? I said of course NOT! If you want me told hold it for you, I'll take a hundred dollar non refundable deposit. He said he'll be back with the Hun after he goes to the cash machine. Well he doesn't come back or call, the following day I sold it to another guy. The following day I get an email saying that he has some cash and want's to swing by with his BIL who has a pickup. I replied back that the safe was now sold. He responds back with the following. YOU'RE A F'N AZZHOLE TO SELL THE SAFE WHEN YOU PROMISED IT TO ME! IT WAS A SHITTING SAFE ANYWAY!
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#679748 - 04/27/11 01:18 AM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: epidemic]
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Returning Adult
Registered: 09/21/09
Posts: 343
Loc: evt
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I saw this before ahahahahaha classic!!
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#686209 - 06/02/11 02:31 AM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: JTD]
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Poodle Smolt
Registered: 05/03/01
Posts: 10878
Loc: McCleary, WA
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Got to use the Codbag website on someone today. A client is technically challenged so I posted his car up for sale on craigslist. Gave specific instructions only to call. This morning I get an email. "Does the car need any work, are you firm on the price?" I respond, "I posted the car for a friend, call him about the price and condition of the car. I don't know answers to your questions. Add said calls only, no email." They respond, "Respond to the e-mail. Answer the questions, then move on to the next step. Or not." I almost tell them to f-off, but discretion is the better part of valor, so I said, "I am not the seller. My friend asked that I post it for them as they don't have email access. I have no idea on the mechanical condition of the vehicle. It doesn't matter to me if the vehicle sells or not. I guess it is your move, or not. Have a good day. Please no more emails." Their reponse after that, "Just bought one. Thanks" At which time I cod bagged them.
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#686229 - 06/02/11 09:54 AM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: Irie]
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Poodle Smolt
Registered: 05/03/01
Posts: 10878
Loc: McCleary, WA
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You know, I've met a few decent folks selling eggs and birds on Craigslist, but the gems are the ones like you describe above.
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"Give me the anger, fish! Give me the anger!"
They call me POODLE SMOLT!
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#686254 - 06/02/11 01:08 PM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: Dogfish]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 6732
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My Codbag experience. "Are you firm on the price?" Yes I am. In other words no I will not accept anything less. The Codbag arrives, checks it out and offers less. No. What part of firm didn't you understand? "But that's all of the cash I have". Well you wasted a trip then didn't you? "Oh looks like my other pocket is printing money. Here you go". I should have then demanded more for the aggravation.
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#686354 - 06/02/11 07:12 PM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: Dogfish]
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 04/29/06
Posts: 1727
Loc: Offshore
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I'll share.... Here's one from my recent ebay listing-- Im not sure what the reserve is but i will be the highest bidder at the close of aution. I hope you consider lowering your reserve to meet my bid.So much for higher math 'cause his was not the highest bid....
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#686371 - 06/02/11 08:59 PM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: Driftin']
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/07/06
Posts: 2527
Loc: WA
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Theres a lot of douchebag lowballers on CL, even worse are the folks who ask you additional questions that could have been answered if they had just read your post. I think craigslist is a great site, I've sold dozens of things on it.
On my CL posts now, the first thing I write is in all caps: "NO FLAKES, AND PLEASE READ MY ENTIRE POST BEFORE EMAILING ME." I'm tired of people wasting my time....
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#686407 - 06/02/11 11:37 PM
Re: Craigslist flakes
[Re: Knucklebustersonly]
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Returning Adult
Registered: 01/26/09
Posts: 358
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I always put firm in the add, and again over the phone or in the email. And I always meet at the convienance store closest to my house. Think that has stopped the craigs listers from low balling again once we meet? I tell them like said above, looks like you wasted a trip, the rest of money comes out.
Edited by HOOKUP (06/02/11 11:38 PM)
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