Found a Place with more stupid people than CL!

[4570Man]

I was trying to sell a truck bed with it still in the truck. The first sentence of the add said “BED ONLY. TRUCK NOT INCLUDED” I still got like 50 messages about it. I ended up deleting the add and making another one with the truck colored over.

 

[mbohuntr]

Todays adventure included one poster that won't respond to inqueries on her item, and another who only gives one word answers to a request to give some information on her listing..

I finally apologised for distracting her from txting with her friends, and moved on...

 

[4570Man]

Todays adventure included one poster that won't respond to inqueries on her item, and another who only gives one word answers to a request to give some information on her listing..

I finally apologised for distracting her from txting with her friends, and moved on...

I hate those people. You can forget about ever sending a text with more than one question. They answer the first one and ignore the rest.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^
That's me. If you want to play 20 questions pick up the phone and call me. As I,have stated previously, I've found that most people who text their questions are just tire kickers. Although I never had anybody ask more than one question in a text.

 

[4570Man]

^^^
That's me. If you want to play 20 questions pick up the phone and call me. As I,have stated previously, I've found that most people who text their questions are just tire kickers. Although I never had anybody ask more than one question in a text.

Not on option when using market place or I’m looking at 12:00 at night. And if your description didn’t suck to begin with I wouldn’t need to text 20 questions.

 

[drssg]

That is the going thing in the small dealer used car business right now, it seems. Buy here, pay here.

Yes, my BIL preferred customers with terrible credit. They were the only ones that would pay incredible interest rates. If they get behind, he has a guy go get the car. He gets whatever money they DID pay on the car, and then he can resell it to someone else.

 

[Turbys_1700]

Actually, I've had two very good experiences on Facebook Marketplace. Yes there are idiots just like on Craigslist. So far so good. I bought a nice table saw and jointer and the savings were substantial. I have seen some items on there that are way out of the ballpark. My only use for Facebook is Marketplace. I never post to it. I only respond to items I am interested in purchasing.

 

[Jstpssng]

Not on option when using market place or I’m looking at 12:00 at night. And if your description didn’t suck to begin with I wouldn’t need to text 20 questions.

Not true. It doesn't matter how much I post or how many pictures I post somebody always wants to know more. Usually it's "Will you take payments?", Will you trade for my junk snowsled?" or some other innocuous question. It would be one thing if they asked all of the questions at once; but one at a time every hour is rather redundant... especially if it's a $100 item to begin with. More importantly though, I have found that those are the people who very rarely buy; so it's a lot more worthwhile to me to just say "Phone calls only, my plan doesn't accept texts."
I have about a 99% success rate selling to people who are interested enough to pick up the phone. That other 1% realized too late that the ATV wasn't 4wd.

 

[paulfun9]

Not true. It doesn't matter how much I post or how many pictures I post somebody always wants to know more. Usually it's "Will you take payments?", Will you trade for my junk snowsled?" or some other innocuous question. It would be one thing if they asked all of the questions at once; but one at a time every hour is rather redundant... especially if it's a $100 item to begin with. More importantly though, I have found that those are the people who very rarely buy; so it's a lot more worthwhile to me to just say "Phone calls only, my plan doesn't accept texts."
I have about a 99% success rate selling to people who are interested enough to pick up the phone. That other 1% realized too late that the ATV wasn't 4wd.

Haven’t used the Facebook thing and probably won’t but since I stoped responding to any seller or buyer who doesn’t know how to use a phone and actually talk to me no matter the format. I have had a much better time with both buying and selling.

 

[Jstpssng]

Yes, my BIL preferred customers with terrible credit. They were the only ones that would pay incredible interest rates. If they get behind, he has a guy go get the car. He gets whatever money they DID pay on the car, and then he can resell it to someone else.

Around here that's where most of the cars are which used to go to people who were looking for something clean without breaking the bank. Now the "buy here pay here" places get them, and the prices are criminal; they can get more for a 5 year old vehicle than what that same vehicle is going for brand new. I dated a woman who worked for one of those places delivering cars; she told me that the down payment is what her employer had into the vehicle. Any "warranty" work is paid for by the purchaser and deducted from what they owe; yet if somebody could afford a $1500 transmission job they wouldn't be buying there in the first place. When the car breaks down they repossess it, fix it, and sell it again.