How do you guys feel about this?

Rule #1 of posting to Craigslist: use a Google Voice number tied to an account dedicated to doing stuff on Craigslist. People can still text, email, and / or call you, and the true weirdos have nothing to tie back to your personal email or phone number.

Getting back to the original question for a moment: there have been two occasions on which I have provided free delivery of a game. Both of them involved buyers who met my asking price (which was at the going rate for the games involved) with no haggling. In both cases their schedules meshed with mine and there were other things I wanted to do at the ends of town that they lived in. At no point did I volunteer delivery; they both politely asked if it was possible, and given how things had gone with them up to that point (as well as taking a look at the neighbourhoods they wanted me to deliver to), I was OK with this. Even though everything checked out up to that point, I really prefer to not let a total stranger into my home, so extended the courtesy.

And yep, I've also run into the people who want everything for free or better and want it brought to them. Unsurprisingly, I've had about the same reaction from them as you have from your guy. Frankly, I'd rather they leave angry texts and voicemails without having received anything from me because they're only going to be more of a problem after they've bought it. Learned that one the hard way.

Thanks for the advice. I've learned my lesson. Like you said, The only thing that Would be attractive about meeting in a neutral place, especially in cases such as this, the buyer gets nowhere near your home. I do that when I sell other things. Unfortunately I guess, that can't be done in this hobby.....it's to much trouble due to the size of the games.
 
I would have blocked this guy's number long ago. Sounds like he's pretty much stalking you at this point. Don't put up with it. Contact the proper authorities if it keeps going.
 
Yesterday I had a guy asking me to build him a Pacman with multiple levels where you can beat all the bosses. I was like, "I don't know what that means"

Craigslist.

When I sold my Guitar Hero I had a guy message me to ask "how many games does it have"

I asked if he meant songs.

He didn't.
 
The only thing that Would be attractive about meeting in a neutral place, especially in cases such as this, the buyer gets nowhere near your home.

True, that can work. I've done it on a couple of occasions and while it's never blown up on me, I know people for whom doing this has gone sideways. That said, each situation is different, so go with your gut.

I do that when I sell other things. Unfortunately I guess, that can't be done in this hobby.....it's to much trouble due to the size of the games.

In all honesty, it's not just this hobby that I've run into this sort of thing with. There are a few things that I'm into, and I've seen this sort of thing (to one extent or another) in all of them.

Probably the closest parallel for awfulness involves anything to do with cars. I just won't sell on Craigslist any longer, period, but especially not cars. Even buying one on it can be fairly awful, but selling through it is just more trouble than it's worth.
 
Yeah, I'm starting to realize it's just not worth it. I need to find a different venue to sell things. I've only had one legit buyer in six months. The rest were weirdos, such as this. It's to much of a hassle....although makes for some great stories I guess. Haha

So I think I everything is done with my guy....he told me "go to suck some nuts" and I've left it at that.

My favorite part is how bad he wanted it, but didn't want to pay for it or come get it, and when I said no to his continual discounting, now the cab is a simple, unoriginal p.o.s. Oooookay. Great guy.
 
Yeah, I'm starting to realize it's just not worth it. I need to find a different venue to sell things. I've only had one legit buyer in six months. The rest were weirdos, such as this. It's to much of a hassle....although makes for some great stories I guess. Haha

Yeah, the stories are great... It's just the people you have to deal with to get them ;)

My best advice to you: set up a Wordpress site hosted somewhere like GoDaddy, run your store directly through it, and have good SEO terms. GoDaddy has their downsides, but for starting out they're probably your best bet. Make use of social media - Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are the big three, and tie them back into your website.

I don't know how much of this you might already be doing, but compared to Craigslist (which you can always keep as an option) you'll at least have the benefit of interested parties coming to you as opposed to solely casting a line and hoping for bites.

So I think I everything is done with my guy....he told me "go to suck some nuts" and I've left it at that.

I hate it when people can't even be specific about which nuts you should suck. I mean, come on - "some nuts" is so vague that it could be almost any nuts at all! :D
 
Bet the guy is on KLOV.

Sounds like a few KLOV'rs I have heard from on here recently. Better off taking to dump or if you have room saving for later use.

Good luck hope you don't have to get new phone number.
 
I don't know if he's from KLOV...mostly because it's a custom mini replica of a midway cabinet, so I can't see why someone from here would be interested in something like that. Most of the local KLOV guys (atleast the ones I've met) are pretty intelligent and amicable...and I can't see them acting this childish....especially since we all have a reputation to uphold here in town (but then that's the optomist in me, I guess) He didn't mention this thread to me off KLOV, and nobody has claimed being this guy on here either. Who knows.

He said he was off the 470....so I'm assuming south Denver somewhere. That's all I know about him. Also, I'm still alive...so good news there. Haha.

Funny part is his second to last text after all the name calling (but before the ball sucking text) he's all, "If you want to continue this, let me know" I was like, what? why in the world would I want to continue anything with you. I don't even want to talk anymore. Lol
 
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So I think I everything is done with my guy....he told me "go to suck some nuts" and I've left it at that.

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Ive been living in northern colorado the last two years....commuting south to work up until the last couple weeks. I cant do the commute anymore. Crazy when I see the people from Cheyenne doing it everyday on the 25....they've got the real nuts!
 
For one summer, when I lived in Fort Collins, I commuted to Boulder every day when I worked for Mechanical Technologies Group. The job wasn't bad and it paid well, but the drive home was horrible.
 
For one summer, when I lived in Fort Collins, I commuted to Boulder every day when I worked for Mechanical Technologies Group. The job wasn't bad and it paid well, but the drive home was horrible.

Yeah, it's definitely gotten worse since the "green rush" started a few years ago. I had been doing 4-5 hours of driving a day through the city.....so I pretty much had to make a choice....quit and start to work up north, or drive into a telephone pole. I chose the former. Haha

So I'm no stranger to driving....which is why I had no problem at all meeting this dude halfway. But he wanted more, and thanks to you all, I'm glad I didn't! :)
 
When I sold my Guitar Hero I had a guy message me to ask "how many games does it have"

I asked if he meant songs.

He didn't.


LOL. Are these people cartoons? Or real?

The same guy who asked me to make him a "Pacman with all the levels and bosses" also asked me to make him a derby machine. I didnt respond because I didn't know what he was talking about....he musta been asking for the horse racing type game at the county fair? If so, 1. he must have have a REALLY big basement! 2. I have no clue how to make that. And 3. No, I can't do it for $100. Ha
 
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