The great thing about CL is it is a true, old-school Bazaar, straight out of the Middle East.
Buyers are under no obligation to be polite or follow the strictures of the seller when they make an offer, sellers are under no obligation to humor a buyer who returns with a stupid bid.
Its a free-for-all wherein, if a consensus can be found, a transaction will occur. Its a new culture for Americans.
All the bellyachin' (which I do myself) is just that.
Precisely. That is why I ebay