Members blueyedmule Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 I've got two of my amps up on CL. Anyone wanna give me tips on "how not to get burned"? Besides "don't ship to Nigeria". I've got a guy that hit like in just a few hours from when I posted and he wants more pics and wants to know if I take paypal. I don't, yet, but I can get that set up I'm sure. I just figured I'd be dealing with cash and local, nose-ta-nose, ya know? Hep a bruddah out, mon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 I wouldn't take anything but cash . And write a receipt " sold as is " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 I've got two of my amps up on CL. Anyone wanna give me tips on "how not to get burned"? Besides "don't ship to Nigeria". I've got a guy that hit like in just a few hours from when I posted and he wants more pics and wants to know if I take paypal. I don't, yet, but I can get that set up I'm sure. I just figured I'd be dealing with cash and local, nose-ta-nose, ya know? Hep a bruddah out, mon. Simple. Do NOT ship your stuff. It's WAY too easy to get ripped off. I do face-to-face, cash in hand, or nothing at all. If the guy's not local, but not too far away, I'd also do a drive to meet up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 Always local, cash, face-to-face. No exceptions. The gear does not get loaded in a car until the money has exchanged hands. Until then, items sit in a parking lot, then cash and gear exchange hands. If your prices are firm, indicate that in the ad. It won't always help, but it's worth putting in there. For me, if I'm going to do PayPal and ship something, I'm going to throw it up on eBay to draw a wider array of potential buyers. And honestly, I think CL is a bigger waste of my time than eBay in some cases. $.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 I wouldn't take anything but cash . And write a receipt " sold as is " Yep. All of my invoices come with the tag 'item sold AS IS, with no warranty implied or inferred'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 Always local, cash, face-to-face. No exceptions. The gear does not get loaded in a car until the money has exchanged hands. Until then, items sit in a parking lot, then cash and gear exchange hands.If your prices are firm, indicate that in the ad. It won't always help, but it's worth putting in there.For me, if I'm going to do PayPal and ship something, I'm going to throw it up on eBay to draw a wider array of potential buyers.And honestly, I think CL is a bigger waste of my time than eBay in some cases.$.02 Honestly, it seems as if 'firm' means 'please haggle my ass and waste my time' in CL speak. After the experience of selling my car on there, if I want what I've posted it for, I'll put 'if you try to offer me a cent less than what I'm asking, you'll have wasted my time and yours, and I don't want to do that' at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1413194,craigslist-robber-james-thomas-020409.article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 Honestly, it seems as if 'firm' means 'please haggle my ass and waste my time' in CL speak. After the experience of selling my car on there, if I want what I've posted it for, I'll put 'if you try to offer me a cent less than what I'm asking, you'll have wasted my time and yours, and I don't want to do that' at the bottom. Yeah, I know. However, if it keeps just one lookie-lou from lowballing me, I'm fine with that. As countless others have said, it's really disappointing when you drive somewhere an get the old "Oh, I don't have the full amount, but I have it, minus $50" routine. That pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted February 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1413194,craigslist-robber-james-thomas-020409.article Yeah, I don't let people meet me in my house. It happens in a public place, and not "on the south side" aka "da hood". I could stick my .45 in my pocket but I don't have a concealed weapon permit. I guess I could open-carry, technically it IS legal here, but nobody ever does it and I'd just have some freaked out peeps and probably cops on me. I do carry other supposedly non-lethal weapons, though, and do have a martial arts background. Not that that helps as much as you'd want it to when someone has a piece pointed at you, but even then it can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 Yeah, I know. However, if it keeps just one lookie-lou from lowballing me, I'm fine with that.As countless others have said, it's really disappointing when you drive somewhere an get the old "Oh, I don't have the full amount, but I have it, minus $50" routine. That pisses me off. That's what happened at LEAST 10 times when I was showing my car. If I wanted 600 dollars less than I posted it for, I would have said 600 dollars less in the header. I had to drive half an hour north of my house to meet you, and you waste my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted February 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 Yeah, I know. However, if it keeps just one lookie-lou from lowballing me, I'm fine with that. As countless others have said, it's really disappointing when you drive somewhere an get the old "Oh, I don't have the full amount, but I have it, minus $50" routine. That pisses me off. That's when I offer to escort them to an ATM to get it, or I can simply extract it in a beating. Nah, but I'd sure wanna. Real bad. I don't like bein' screwed with. I wouldn't even talk to them, I'd just turn and walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LouSpaceMonkey Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 I have nothing to add to this post but this Best CL Add Evaaaarrrr! NINJA HAULER: 2005 Nissan Xterra - $12900 (Ronan / Lake County )________________________________________Reply to: sale-926508578@craigslist.org [?]Date: 2008-11-19, 10:04PM MST OK, let me start off by saying this Xterra is only available for purchase by the manliest of men (or women) . My friend, if it was possible for a vehicle to sprout chest hair and a five o'clock shadow, this Nissan would look like Tom Selleck . It is just that manly . It was never intended to drive to the mall so you can pick up that adorable shirt at Abercrombie & Fitch that you had your eye on . It wasn't meant to transport you to yoga class or Linens & Things . No, that's what your Prius is for . If that's the kind of car you're looking for, then just do us all a favor and stop reading right now . I mean it . Just stop . This car was engineered by 3rd degree ninja super-warriors in the highest mountains of Japan to serve the needs of the man that cheats death on a daily basis . They didn't even consider superfluous nancy boy amenities like navigation systems (real men don't get lost), heated leather seats (a real man doesn't let anything warm his butt), or On Star (real men don't even know what On Star is) . No, this brute comes with the things us testosterone-fueled super action junkies need . It has a 265 HP engine to outrun the cops . It's got special blood/gore resistant upholstery . It even has a first-aid kit in the back . You know what the first aid kit has in it? A pint of whiskey, a stitch-your-own-wound kit and a hunk of leather to bite down on when you're operating on yourself . The Xterra also has an automatic transmission so if you're being chased by Libyan terrorists, you'll still be able to shoot your machine gun out the window and drive at the same time . It's saved my bacon more than once . It has room for you and the four hotties you picked up on the way to the gym to blast your pecs and hammer your glutes . There's a tow hitch to pull your 50 caliber anti-Taliban, self cooling machine gun . I also just put in a new windshield to replace the one that got shot out by The Man . My price on this bad boy is an incredibly low $12,900, but I'll entertain reasonable offers . And by reasonable, I mean don't walk up and tell me you'll give me $5,000 for it . That's liable to earn you a Burmese-roundhouse-sphincter-kick with a follow up three fingered eye-jab . Would it hurt? Hell yeah . Let's just say you won't be the prettiest guy at the Coldplay concert anymore . There's only 69,000 miles on this four-wheeled hellcat from Planet Kickass . Trust me, it will outlive you and the offspring that will carry your name . It will live on as a monument to your machismo . Now, go look in the mirror and tell me what you see . If it's a rugged, no holds barred, super brute he-man macho Chuck Norris stunt double, then contact me . I might be out hang-gliding or BASE jumping or just chilling with my ladies, but I'll get back to you . And when I do, we'll talk about a price over a nice glass of Schmidt while we listen to Johnny Cash . To sweeten the deal a little, I'm throwing in this pair of MC Hammer pants for the man with rippling quads that can't fit into regular pants . Yeah, you heard me . FREE MC Hammer pants . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pickdust Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 I wouldn't take anything but cash . And write a receipt " sold as is " +1 Yup. I do face to face only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted February 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 Free MC Hammer pants!!!!! LOL Xterra's aren't manly. Get yer ass up in an old Dodge Ramcharger like Chuck Norris, or even better an ancient Willy's Jeep with skinny mudders and a winch. If that won't get you there, God didn't want ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 Free MC Hammer pants!!!!! LOLXterra's aren't manly. Get yer ass up in an old Dodge Ramcharger like Chuck Norris, or even better an ancient Willy's Jeep with skinny mudders and a winch. If that won't get you there, God didn't want ya. +1. Or a big body bronco. I went all sorts of silly places in mine, that 351 pulled me up hills hell or high water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted February 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 I sent the guy an email saying that I'm sticking to cash upfront and face-to-face sale. I doubt he'll even bother to write back, but I could be wrong. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted February 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 +1. Or a big body bronco. I went all sorts of silly places in mine, that 351 pulled me up hills hell or high water. My rule since I was a kid is this: if you can park it with two wheels up on the curb to hose out the floorboards, it's a truck. Otherwise, if there's carpet, leather, etc. . .glorified car. Yeah, old Broncos, Scouts, or an old Ford F250 Factory Hi-boy (my favorite). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 My rule since I was a kid is this: if you can park it with two wheels up on the curb to hose out the floorboards, it's a truck. Otherwise, if there's carpet, leather, etc. . .glorified car. Yeah, old Broncos, Scouts, or an old Ford F250 Factory Hi-boy (my favorite). I'll say, AWD pseudo SUV's make sense in a few situations- if you're in an area that has inclement weather and you need the capabilities of a minivan that can haul through light snow, maybe. Other than that, get a station wagon, save the gas. If your SUV can't haul my baja beetle, it's not an SUV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LouSpaceMonkey Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 I'll say, AWD pseudo SUV's make sense in a few situations- if you're in an area that has inclement weather and you need the capabilities of a minivan that can haul through light snow, maybe. Other than that, get a station wagon, save the gas. If your SUV can't haul my baja beetle, it's not an SUV. Hey, my FJ Crusier is AWD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted February 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hey, my FJ Crusier is AWD Hate to break it to ya, man.. .it ain't a truck. If it was a 60's or early '70's Land Cruiser, when they actually looked a lot like a Jeep. . .but no. That's a glorified car. H3 Hummer? Car. H1 with canvas seats and a mount for a 50 cal? Truck, bruddah. Just how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 I sent the guy an email saying that I'm sticking to cash upfront and face-to-face sale. I doubt he'll even bother to write back, but I could be wrong. We'll see. If it's face to face why would anyone even suggest Paypal? Answer: Because they can reverse the transaction when they get in their car (and before you get home) use their phone to go online and get their money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LouSpaceMonkey Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hate to break it to ya, man.. .it ain't a truck. If it was a 60's or early '70's Land Cruiser, when they actually looked a lot like a Jeep. . .but no. That's a glorified car. H3 Hummer? Car. H1 with canvas seats and a mount for a 50 cal? Truck, bruddah. Just how it is. Well, I'm not a mechanic so the 60's and 70 models are out. Plus, I love my FJ no matter what you say, so there Actually, I recently traded my 06 Jeep Unlimited, for the FJ. That model year for the Unlimited sucked, I got a wierd wobble in the front end when I went over 50 mph and if I hit a pot hole or bump it felt like I was going to role the damn thing. I had the tires rotated , a balance done, new roters. nothing worked. Then I went out on the web, and found other people were the same problem, and Jeep was giving them the run around. Long story longer I got rid of the thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted February 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 Well, I'm not a mechanic so the 60's and 70 models are out. Plus, I love my FJ no matter what you say, so there Actually, I recently traded my 06 Jeep Unlimited, for the FJ. That model year for the Unlimited sucked, I got a wierd wobble in the front end when I went over 50 mph and if I hit a pot hole or bump it felt like I was going to role the damn thing. I had the tires rotated , a balance done, new roters. nothing worked. Then I went out on the web, and found other people were the same problem, and Jeep was giving them the run around. Long story longer I got rid of the thing You're probably not getting 9 mpg either. I'll never have a "real truck" either, though I almost had my wife convinced to buy a mid-70's Ford f250 Factory Hi-boy, until I told her about the mileage. Not long after we passed on that, gas went up to four bucks a gallon, so I was glad she did put her foot down and say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 You're probably not getting 9 mpg either. I'll never have a "real truck" either, though I almost had my wife convinced to buy a mid-70's Ford f250 Factory Hi-boy, until I told her about the mileage. Not long after we passed on that, gas went up to four bucks a gallon, so I was glad she did put her foot down and say no. When I sold my bronco, gas was 3 bucks a gallon and I was putting in 100 bucks every 8 days. It was ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LouSpaceMonkey Posted February 6, 2009 Members Share Posted February 6, 2009 When I sold my bronco, gas was 3 bucks a gallon and I was putting in 100 bucks every 8 days. It was ridiculous. holy crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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