Wyo
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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.


