Rant: How come people are douches when you're trying to sell something?

[ducatiz]

Why would you get ginned up about a phone call?

Unless they are standing in my driveway holding out a handful of cash, I don't take it seriously.

Phone calls, emails are cheap.  Words are cheap.

They're not being douches, your expectations are too high.

I put my truck up for sale and had literally 20 people email me saying they wanted it and had to "work out" how to get it back to their home.  (Ford Ranger diesel with a bad injector pump -- not running)...  I just realized people say whatever in email or on the phone.  One guy finally said "Hold it for me, I will send you a paypal for a deposit" -what?  15 minutes later, he had send me 100$ by paypal and said he was coming the following weekend to pick it up.  And there he was.

Cash talks, bullshit walks.

[bunnyman666]

My favorite is when people call about something that you are selling, and they offer you a lower price without ever having seen the item.  HOW DO THEY THINK IT'S WORTH LESS?  Like how do they know it's not worth more than what I am asking for?  Might it not be priced to sell quick (which is how I usually do it because I hate the bargaining thing) and therefore they should just jump at it if they are seriously interested?  

To play devil's advocate, we are conditioned to thinking when we're buying something that there is wiggle room in the pricing. Most people think the worst answer they'll get is no.

I guess that if you say "Firm" on the pricing, then they know you'll not move.

[bunnyman666]

Why would you get ginned up about a phone call?

Unless they are standing in my driveway holding out a handful of cash, I don't take it seriously.

Phone calls, emails are cheap.  Words are cheap.

They're not being douches, your expectations are too high.

I put my truck up for sale and had literally 20 people email me saying they wanted it and had to "work out" how to get it back to their home.  (Ford Ranger diesel with a bad injector pump -- not running)...  I just realized people say whatever in email or on the phone.  One guy finally said "Hold it for me, I will send you a paypal for a deposit" -what?  15 minutes later, he had send me 100$ by paypal and said he was coming the following weekend to pick it up.  And there he was.

Cash talks, bullshit walks.

True true. You're right.

I am only ginned up a bit because I have to plan on not taking any more appointments when a fellow says he's "coming by tonight to pick it up", thusly costing me money. I should just say that there's one day to make a deal and pick it up this week, eh?

[ducatiz]

True true. You're right.

I am only ginned up a bit because I have to plan on not taking any more appointments when a fellow says he's "coming by tonight to pick it up", thusly costing me money. I should just say that there's one day to make a deal and pick it up this week, eh?

I hear you.  When people tell me that, I ask what time because I have another propect coming (coincidentally) before whatever time they say.  So I ask them to call me right before coming.

Then I get ginned up.

[dolci]

Some years back, I had some things on Freecycle - as in, it's yours if you come take it away.  I kid you not, people called up and asked me to drop the stuff at their house.  Seriously, WTF?

[Vindingo]

.  One guy finally said "Hold it for me, I will send you a paypal for a deposit" -what?  15 minutes later, he had send me 100$ by paypal and said he was coming the following weekend to pick it up.  And there he was.

Cash talks, bullshit walks.

I had a woman do that for me on a french door I was selling.  She paypal'd me $20 and never showed.  She never called or emailed but the money cleared.    I assumed she died.  

Some years back, I had some things on Freecycle - as in, it's yours if you come take it away.  I kid you not, people called up and asked me to drop the stuff at their house.  Seriously, WTF?

I give away crap on CL all the time.  I had a pallet of brick pavers that I was giving away and the guy wanted me to load them in his truck.  He assured me that he was doing me a favor by picking them up, and that I would have to pay to throw them out.  

[ducatiz]

I give away crap on CL all the time.  I had a pallet of brick pavers that I was giving away and the guy wanted me to load them in his truck.  He assured me that he was doing me a favor by picking them up, and that I would have to pay to throw them out. 

i would have asked him how does he walk with that giant scrotum

[awall41]

I was going to sell my 2006 KX250F on Craig's list and had someone offer me a pinball machine, a broken xbox 360 (that could be fixed really quick), a couch that just needed new upholstery, and 500 dollars cash.  All that was supposed to equal 3500 dollars and I would be getting "a hell of a deal".

[ducatiz]

I was going to sell my 2006 KX250F on Craig's list and had someone offer me a pinball machine, a broken xbox 360 (that could be fixed really quick), a couch that just needed new upholstery, and 500 dollars cash.  All that was supposed to equal 3500 dollars and I would be getting "a hell of a deal".

when i was in 6th grade, i wanted SO BADLY to "hook up" with this cute girl named Erin (which back then meant kiss).  I asked my uncle Tim what I should do -- he said "well have you ASKED her?"  i thought he was crazy.

the next week in school, i sent her a note.. "want to go and kiss in the gym?"

i got a note back "YES"  whoa!

Point of my story is SOMETIMES YOU DON'T GET IT UNLESS YOU ASK FOR IT

That being said, I have a huge pile of rocks and sticks in my yard.  Next time I see a bike I want, I am going to offer a trade. 

[JEFF_H]

the only thing worse than craigslist is trying to do a yard sale.
next time i move, im taking everything to goodwill instead.

[Speeddog]

Yard Sale?

I've had two of those, and *both* times my house was burglarized within days.

Never again.

[ducatiz]

Yard Sale?

I've had two of those, and *both* times my house was burglarized within days.

Never again.

we have an nra sticker on the front door and a sign that says "trespassers will be shot, survivors will be hanged"

no break ins

[bunnyman666]

the only thing worse than craigslist is trying to do a yard sale.
next time i move, im taking everything to goodwill instead.

Ugh.

Don't get me started on yard sales.

[lethe]

we have an nra sticker on the front door and a sign that says "trespassers will be shot, survivors will be hanged"

no break ins

that's why I have very visible cameras outside and a dog that looks like Dr. Frankenstein put her together. 

I'm getting rid of my truck for relatively cheap and because my brother is in need of a vehicle I offered it up to him really cheap.
I leave the house for work every day at 4:30am and get home at 7:30pm, the truck has no working brakes, didn't run until last weekend (dead battery) and I have a decent sized dumpster in my driving blocking the truck. He waits the entire weekend to call me back and calls at 9pm on a Sunday night saying he'd be by either Monday or Tuesday to get it. Arggh, out I go in a lightly snow covered driveway, push the dumpster to the side in the grass where the wheels sink in, push the truck down the driveway feet slipping on the snow and then push the dumpster back into the driveway from the side. Took me about an hour. He calls back the next night saying that he found something better and doesn't want my truck. 
Now I have to do the reverse of the procedure so that the dumpster is accessible to be emptied on Friday morning when the garbage truck comes. I hate that dumb little loser. 
Someone else is supposedly buying it this Sunday. Let's see how this works out.

[dark_duc]

well technically you could purchase $80 worth of items that were on sale for 65% off at Best Buy