KennyG
Elite Member
Craigs List is a strange place. The people who want something for nothing seem to be balanced by the people trying to sell used stuff for new prices. In between there's a bunch of good deals but it takes forever to find them.
So I have my MF GC2300 for sale on Craigslist- guy comes out to look at it and says he's interested and that he will think about it...so he calls me up and says that he can buy a new one for less than I bought mine new and for only 1k more than I am asking for it now...I checked the online equipment houses and my price is spot on if not a little low for the hours (2004-2005 model with only 189.5 hours) and with a FEL, custom toothbar, and 3 lift hooks...he says the MF dealer says that mine is only worth half of what I am asking......where did people's manners go...if you're not interested, just don't call back or just say call and say you're not interested...period. Obviously I know he was trying to get me to lower the price, but really, half of what I'm asking, that's a bit much. Also, he obviously didn't think of the taxes, fees, and cost of adding the TB and hooks to the new one, but I felt like asking him why didn't he just go buy a new one then? I told him a don't HAVE to sell it...its paid for and just sitting in my shed, just don't use it much, or really, didn't ever use it much...only 190 hrs in 6/7 hrs!
Anyway, sorry for the rant, he just really p*ssed me off!
Craigs List is a strange place. The people who want something for nothing seem to be balanced by the people trying to sell used stuff for new prices. In between there's a bunch of good deals but it takes forever to find them.
At least he came and looked before lowballing the price.
Irks me no end when they start low balling on the phone B4 even a looksee.
I saw this the other day on CL, can't tell if the guy is trying to be funny or is there a market for tree stumps :confused2:
Tree Stumps For Sale
JB
Try putting your house on the market. Everyone assumes that the house is in foreclosure, and you are scraping together money to pay for emergency medical treatment. The low ball offers are ridiculous (like 60% of asking price), and then they get insulted when you counter at 95%.
On the other side of things. My wife and I were in the market for an other house. Sure we were looking for a house outside of town on a few acres that was not part of some stupid restrictive development. Every old POS house was being sold like it was a brand new construction with granite counter tops. Truth was, and you could tell, the owners were tired of fixing stuff or needed to remodel, and just wanted to sell instead of doing the work. I was interested in doing the work, but I am not paying an already remodeled house price when I have to pay to remodel the house too. I don't know what people are thinking. That was right when the market went to crap and we saw some foreclosures. Boy, they always work those over really good. I guess it says something about the mentality of some people.