Opinons wanted on Craigslist competition

[woolyAcres]

. If you're looking for a tractor and are worried about this guy trying to get a jump on you call the seller and tell him what the other guy is doing (the sob story only to flip it) and that if he's willing to wait until you come and look it over he stands to make more if it's what you want.

I like this suggestion. It's honest and I think fair to all involved. If the seller just wants to get rid of the tractor and I can't get there first, so be it. But at least everyone knows the truth.

Thanks

 

[ovrszd]

If you flag ads out of retaliation aren't you being just as dishonest as the person you are trying to punish??

CL Flags should always be used with much consideration and reservation.

 

[woolyAcres]

If you flag ads out of retaliation aren't you being just as dishonest as the person you are trying to punish??

CL Flags should always be used with much consideration and reservation.

I wouldn't flag his post simply for buying and reselling. I'd flag it because he is lying about the ownership- he often claims to have owned it since new or since 2005, etc. That's lying and dishonest, just like a spam ad.

 

[man00]

When I sell something its no longer any worries to me what the buyer does or doesn't do...That's between him/her and the next person.

 

[woolyAcres]

When I sell something its no longer any worries to me what the buyer does or doesn't do...That's between him/her and the next person.

Yes, but when you buy something from someone on Craigslist, how would you feel if they lied to you about the item you were buying?

 

[dusty3030]

Yes, but when you buy something from someone on Craigslist, how would you feel if they lied to you about the item you were buying?

The first rule of buying anything used is buy the item and not the story.
I don't trust hour meters, odometers, or people.

 

[Baby Grand]

This is capitalism 101. How do you think Donald Trump got so rich?

Perfect hair?

 

[silvertramp]

This is capitalism 101. How do you think Donald Trump got so rich?

Having a rich father is a good start.

 

[varmint]

Trump's hair perfect? I have been told that when his hair is "fixed" on a set, everyone but the hair crew has to leave! Why would that be?? And is he really as rich as he claims? We'll see when his tax returns are released, if they are?

 

[square1]

And is he really as rich as he claims?

Oh, he has money! Unfortunately it's yours and mine, as often as he's gone bankrupt