I had a rather funny conversation when buying my bike off craigs list. i met up with the guy locally, and we started talking about the other offers he got on the bike...

 

people offering half the price he was asking, offering checks for the title, and one guy made a rather reasonable offer, but then asked if the guy would give him money for gas to get home..... people are unreal... how do you pay 6k for a bike and not have money to get home? your really going to drain your bank account to zero dollars for a bike you cant afford cant insure cant register?

Ive sold and bought tons of things on CL. But its funny someone mentioned indians. The worst guy I had happened to be indian. I sold a really big treadmill. TOLD him I was firm on th eprice and told him the dimensions of it and he was fine. He gets here with a mnivan, we drag it up from my basement. I help him for like an HOUR loadding it up into his smallass vsn, then tells me he will only give me $50 less thsn I wanted for it!!! I wanted to string him up in my front yard at that point but was so damn frustrated and tired that I snatched the money from his hand and told him ... well lets say it wasnt kind.

Ive sold and bought tons of things on CL. But its funny someone mentioned indians. The worst guy I had happened to be indian. I sold a really big treadmill. TOLD him I was firm on th eprice and told him the dimensions of it and he was fine. He gets here with a mnivan, we drag it up from my basement. I help him for like an HOUR loadding it up into his smallass vsn, then tells me he will only give me $50 less thsn I wanted for it!!! I wanted to string him up in my front yard at that point but was so damn frustrated and tired that I snatched the money from his hand and told him ... well lets say it wasnt kind.

 

It would have taken every last ounce of restraint in my body for me not to have strangled a guy like that right on the spot. That is just... I can't describe it without using strong language.

Ive sold and bought tons of things on CL. But its funny someone mentioned indians. The worst guy I had happened to be indian. I sold a really big treadmill. TOLD him I was firm on th eprice and told him the dimensions of it and he was fine. He gets here with a mnivan, we drag it up from my basement. I help him for like an HOUR loadding it up into his smallass vsn, then tells me he will only give me $50 less thsn I wanted for it!!! I wanted to string him up in my front yard at that point but was so damn frustrated and tired that I snatched the money from his hand and told him ... well lets say it wasnt kind.

 

Next time get the money before you load it into his car. Lesson learned.

Yes sir. The one lesson I learned is I wil NEVER sell anything to anyone that doesnt speak fluent english!!! NUFF SAID!!!

I sell quite a bit of stuff on CL, learned a few things over the years.

• Never give your address in the ad, only a cell phone number. Remember, a land line can be traced back to an address.
  
• Have them confirm the time they are coming, just before they come. They don't get my address until they do.
  
• I never negotiate over the phone or email.
  
• Cash only. No checks, debit cards, iou's, etc.
  
• If I'm firm on the price I say so in the ad.
  
• Pictures in the ad go a long way to weeding out the simple questions.
  
• Ignore generic questions that don't mention the specific item - spam
  
• I never load it until I've been paid. I deliver most of the time and i don't hook up the trailer until after I've seen the cash.
  
• Bill of Sale stating "as-is" for larger items or if the buyer is being obnoxious about something, like a used item actually looking like it was used.
  

My $.02, YMMV

I sell quite a bit of stuff on CL, learned a few things over the years.

• Never give your address in the ad, only a cell phone number. Remember, a land line can be traced back to an address. They never get my cell phone number early in the transaction. Only once we decide on a meeting place/time, that I'll give that to them.
  
• Have them confirm the time they are coming, just before they come. They don't get my address until they do. Are you kidding me? I never have someone from the Internet meet me at my house. We meet at a public location, like a mall parking lot or something. I don't need some crazed maniac knowing where I live.
  
• I never negotiate over the phone or email. Interesting. I ONLY negotiate via email. I want a record of what we discussed and agreed to.
  
• Cash only. No checks, debit cards, iou's, etc. Same here, cash only and if sometime decides to low-ball me at the time of the sale in person, I turn and walk away. If they wanted a lower price, they should have discussed that while we were dealing.
  
• If I'm firm on the price I say so in the ad. Agreed.
  
• Pictures in the ad go a long way to weeding out the simple questions. You'd be surprised how many idiots there are out there.
  
• Ignore generic questions that don't mention the specific item - spam Absolutely and those replies that tell you to hold it for them and they pay you extra, just wanting you to send them your info.
  
• I never load it until I've been paid. I deliver most of the time and i don't hook up the trailer until after I've seen the cash. Doesn't apply for me. Most items are pretty small.
  
• Bill of Sale stating "as-is" for larger items or if the buyer is being obnoxious about something, like a used item actually looking like it was used. I never give or expect a receipt or bill of sale. I don't want to provide personal info like that to anyone.
  

My $.02, YMMV

nascar, its hard to negotiate a price on something when you cant inspect it... typically someone will agree to pay the asking price based on vague pics and description..or make an offer, but that can change with warrant once the item is inspected.... re-negotiations are part of the business.. the bike i bought i was actually going to offer a lower amount then asked, i told the guy what i was willing to pay, upon inspection, i decided that the bike was in better condition then i thought and agreed on the asking price which was pretty cheap to begin with.

nascar, its hard to negotiate a price on something when you cant inspect it... typically someone will agree to pay the asking price based on vague pics and description..or make an offer, but that can change with warrant once the item is inspected.... re-negotiations are part of the business.. the bike i bought i was actually going to offer a lower amount then asked, i told the guy what i was willing to pay, upon inspection, i decided that the bike was in better condition then i thought and agreed on the asking price which was pretty cheap to begin with.

 

I understand. I'm usually dealing with items less than $100, so it's a bit different.

 

 

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