Dear So and So

[lauraelmore1033]

I've had responses like that for a lost cat ad, so ya know that couldn't even be a human being saying they are interested in purchasing my "item" (lost cat?)

[Irulan]

I always like the ones that are pulling a variation of that scam prefaced with "I am a good Christian..."

[Blueberry]

I still sell on Craigslist - too many things are too large to ship and I don't want to eat the fees for eBay. I err on the side of not responding if a reply sounds off in any way. I also always meet in a very public place. When I haven't been able to do that (furniture), I schedule the appointment when my DH can be with me and we cart the item outside before the person comes.

[Irulan]

I still sell on Craigslist - too many things are too large to ship and I don't want to eat the fees for eBay. I err on the side of not responding if a reply sounds off in any way. I also always meet in a very public place. When I haven't been able to do that (furniture), I schedule the appointment when my DH can be with me and we cart the item outside before the person comes.

Cash only, and whomever shows up with the money first gets it. Period.

[Catrin]

Cash only, and whomever shows up with the money first gets it. Period.

Yep - though I do take PayPal, which probably won't come up with local CL ad anyway. I got another odd inquiry from the CL ad today which I am not bothering to respond to. If they can't at least be bothered to inquire about something more than the "@ item", then I can't be bothered to waste my energy responding. Probably not even from an actual person.

[SheFly]

Dear parents and niece,

I love you all dearly, really, I do. But two weeks of living in MY house with you is just too much! Yes, I do ride my bike EVERY day. NO, I don't eat dinner at 5:00 pm. YES, I do have to actually WORK during the day. NO, I don't have the energy to entertain you 24 hours a day. Oh - and when I was growing up in YOUR house, how come everything had to be exactly so and spotless? What happened to that? Apparently it doesn't apply at MY house now.

Methinks that in the future, I will have to ensure that I have plans for at least part of your visit.

Love from your not-14-any-more daughter,
SheFly

[Crankin]

You could have taken refuge here for a few hours!

[lph]

Dear parents and niece,

I love you all dearly, really, I do. But two weeks of living in MY house with you is just too much! Yes, I do ride my bike EVERY day. NO, I don't eat dinner at 5:00 pm. YES, I do have to actually WORK during the day. NO, I don't have the energy to entertain you 24 hours a day. Oh - and when I was growing up in YOUR house, how come everything had to be exactly so and spotless? What happened to that? Apparently it doesn't apply at MY house now.

Methinks that in the future, I will have to ensure that I have plans for at least part of your visit.

Love from your not-14-any-more daughter,
SheFly

Ahaha. I swear, I am in awe of those of you who manage to have family staying in your house for more than a night or two. I consider myself pretty laidback. Our house is only halfway decorated and is usually a mess. I'll happily live in a tent for weeks on end, with no shower and increasingly dirty clothes. But houseguests that stay more than a day or two have me crawling up the walls. Family are the absolute worse. I guess I'm more territorial than I like to let on.

[roo4]

I always like the ones that are pulling a variation of that scam prefaced with "I am a good Christian..."

If you have to say it, you probably aren't.

[Helene2013]

I had a very similar exchange for Montréal sale and told that person that I did not believe their story, etc and was going to report them to police. Funny they never wrote back and I did pull my item from there after. And then I was told it happens very often.

[emily_in_nc]

Catrin, glad you caught onto their scheme.

I still think that CL can be a good way to sell things that are difficult to ship. I have sold kayaks, bikes, and a HUGE boat anchor (we used to own a sailboat), two boxes of LP records, among other things on there. However, I was really careful and would only deal with people who were willing to meet me in my parking lot at work. You have to use your instincts, which you did.

Good job!