Example of a Typical CL Ad

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Not really bashing price exactly (though it IS pretty laughable as well)... but come on...

This is a case of someone who really doesn't want to sell something or more likely some fat lazy slob of a person who couldn't be bothered to describe what he has for sale in any reasonable fashion or remove his junk from the item being sold to take a decent picture.

http://boise.craigslist.org/tag/2167494037.html

old circus scary clown pin ball machine - $500 (boise)

Date: 2011-01-18, 2:59PM MST
Reply to: [email protected] [Errors when replying to ads?]

as is.

Photo:
 
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Here's one that made me laugh:

video arcade - $1000 (san jose ca)

I GOT 3 ARCADE FOR SALE TAKE ALL 3 FOR 1K MORE INFO CALL ME AT 408-660-7244 WILL

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/vgm/2168220556.html

Not only did he take a crappy picture, but he posted it twice. Maybe he was going for an artistic style? :confused:

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I stopped looking at CL a long, long time ago. I'm sure I have missed a couple good deals, but ads like this kill it for me. That, and there are people who get texted real time updates to their phones. CL is pointless.
 
I stopped looking at CL a long, long time ago. I'm sure I have missed a couple good deals, but ads like this kill it for me. That, and there are people who get texted real time updates to their phones. CL is pointless.

Come on Jow, it's 2011. Get with the times. :D

You use one of these, huh?

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But you're right, I know a handful of other KLOVers who get notifications directly to their smartphones. I used to be one of them until I ran out of room. I admit, I still look at times just for fun, but I no longer have the CL app send me notifications. For one thing, it gets annoying after a while because they come like every 5 minutes and most of it is crap since it doesn't really weed through the clutter unless you use very specific keywords.
 
Its a picture with the words AS IS. I'm assuming I can pay the man, and take the ladder and the boxes of junk also as he didn't define anything clearly.
 
At least he posted a picture and an asking price. Half the CL ads around here don't even have that, and it's like pulling teeth trying to get information out of the seller through email.

My favorite is when they just post a MAME screenshot of the game that they found on the web, instead of a picture of the actual cabinet for sale. :001_smad:
 
At least he posted a picture and an asking price.

That's true. I just get annoyed when they post pictures that pretty much don't help at all. Isn't the point of posting pictures so you can see the actual item and any possible details? But yes, it could be worse. :)
 
It is baffling that people they will sell things when pictured/described like this. The funny thing is that I have the same pinball (Big Top Pinball by Wico) machine in my garage and it pretty much looks the same way!
 
That's true. I just get annoyed when they post pictures that pretty much don't help at all. Isn't the point of posting pictures so you can see the actual item and any possible details? But yes, it could be worse. :)

I bet if you email them and offer anything BUT the asking price they gets insulted, too.
 
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