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How stupid does this @#$@#$@#$ think I am?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by beefncheddar, Dec 16, 2006.

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  1. beefncheddar

    beefncheddar Guest

    For the hell of it, I posted something I'm considering selling on craigslist. Guy quickly e-mails back asking the price. I send him an answer. I then get this back ...

    Me? I'm thinking p-p-p-powerbook.
     
    beefncheddar, Dec 16, 2006
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  2. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    We really do need to make English the official language.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Dec 16, 2006
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  3. Del_B_Vista

    Del_B_Vista Active Member

    Del_B_Vista, Dec 16, 2006
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  4. leo1

    leo1 Active Member

    this is why i've never bought or sold anything on ebay or craiglist...too much shit out there to worry about.
     
    leo1, Dec 16, 2006
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  5. OTD

    OTD Well-Known Member

    I've bought and sold on Craigslist . . . no problems. I only dealt with local people though. I might've been suspicious if some guy in Nigeria wanted to buy my lawnmower.
     
    OTD, Dec 16, 2006
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  6. DocTalk

    DocTalk Active Member

    CL is a great place to find event tickets locally, instead of going through national brokers.
     
    DocTalk, Dec 16, 2006
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  7. PeteyPirate

    PeteyPirate Guest

    The thing with the FedEx account is a documented scam on Craigslist.

    I've always found e-Bay to be very reliable as long as you go through PayPal. I just bought a car on e-Bay last week, no problems.
     
    PeteyPirate, Dec 16, 2006
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  8. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Hey, those grassland savannahs need to be mowed sometime.
     
    Starman, Dec 16, 2006
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  9. Perry White

    Perry White Active Member

    I've never had a serious problem buying on eBay...just use PayPal and make sure the seller has a good rating.
     
    Perry White, Dec 16, 2006
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  10. Satchel Pooch

    Satchel Pooch Member

    Not that I want to game the system or anything, but there has to be a cheaper way to sell a $200 item through eBay, then Paypal, as I'm currently doing.

    If it sells for $200, then I need to pay eBay $3.30 (insertion — huh, huh, "insertion" — fee) + $6.65 (final value fee) AND appx. $6.60 taken out by Paypal once I get paid. So that's around $16.50 ... 8.5%.

    Quite a racket they got going. Thanks for letting me vent.
     
    Satchel Pooch, Dec 16, 2006
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  11. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Then paypal or than paypal? I am confused.
     
    Moderator1, Dec 16, 2006
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  12. XXXX

    XXXX Member

    NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT SEND HIM ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i had the something similar happen to me on ebay. west africa is biginto credit fraud and scams. so DON'T EVEN RESPOND TO HIM ANYMORE.
     
    XXXX, Dec 16, 2006
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