So I’ve tapped the Craigslist vein to sell some items that I no longer need. So far I sold my old bed and mattresses that went with it. It looks like a 3 piece bedroom set that we’ve had for years [it was my sister’s] will be sold this week if they people interested like what they see in person, a wall mirror that I just don’t have wall space to put up without cluttering things and a cabinet I bought not to long ago that I thought I could make work, but it’s just taking up space. [It ended up being wider than I thought]
The latter I listed today and I had three people respond so far. The first, we’ll refer to them as Potential Buyer 1 or PB1 [lazy typer] mailed me asking questions about the make of the cabinet, hardwood, pressed, MDF, etc.
PB2 responded not to long after PB1’s initial response. I let them know the item was still up for sale and that yes, they could come by today and see it and where I was.
PB1 responds with their second question. I answer. Then another about dimensions. I answer. They respond and ask for directions and when would be a good time to come over and it sounded like the cabinet could fit in their vehicle. I answer. I get an response from PB2 saying they need an address and a number. Despite that I listed a number to call if any were interested or had questions in the ad, I let it go. And seeing that since PB1 is talking about taking the cabinet tomorrow, anything short of it not being what they think it is, which would be hard given that pictures have been provided, said cabinet is thus consider sold. I was gracious enough to let PB2 know that the item’s just been sold, gave an apology and thanked them for their interest in it. PB2, whose name is apparently Barbie, responds: ‘You are a twit’
Now let’s, for a moment, disregard the erroneous use of twit here and focus on a few factoids. Mizz Barbie there waited three hours to ask for an address and a phone number [the latter was pre-provided] after I responded. In that time, PB1 ‘bought’ the item. True PB1 could say not interested after looking at it tomorrow and declaring it’s not up to snuff for them, but PB1 expressed interest in purchasing, not just looking. I did say ‘or best offer’…and that’s inclusive of the person who is going to buy said item, not just come by and look at it. I can put it on display in my front yard if I wanted that. So basically that three hour break put her out of the running. Plain and simple. Truth hurts and all that. Next, it’s stupidity and arrogance to not entertain the possibility that there’s someone else wanting to purchase that item. Even in newsprint, it’s the nature of the classified to potentially have already been sold. There’s no falling back on the ‘you didn’t give me a number to arrange to see it sooner’ because a number was provided in the ad. So Miss Barbie M can go cry in her alphabet cereal and maybe Scrabble herself a better retort. I was considerate enough to let her know that the item was sold instead of just not replying at all, which is neither silly nor annoying. In most instances, it’s considered being courteous. After that, she can take her ‘u r a twit’ swimming in that milk mush gray matter of hers and neurologically choke on it.
Adamus says
It’s craigslist, babe. Not exactly known for high intellectual and social standards of its generic crowd. 😛
Chelle says
Granted, but it’s still a sad state of affairs. I’ve noticed that the older generation that have contacted me use a totally different approach. Something was lost, that’s for sure 😛
Adamus says
“Something was lost, that’s for sure”
True, and MySpace swallowed it. 😉
Chelle says
omgz, no wai!
😆
couldn’t resist