Ugh, craigslist - NDR

[sawyerthedestroyer]

I figured I'd post here since CL comes up a lot.

I posted some of DS's crap on CL and got a response from an interested buyer. She asked a ton of questions, I thoroughly answered them, she seemed satisfied and wanted to meet. I agreed to meet an hour and a half away ONLY because I was going there anyway. She picked the time and location and I agreed.

I gave her my phone number, she declined to give me hers because she's been "royally" disappointed by CL sellers in the past. I e-mailed her before leaving and told her I wouldn't have access to e-mail and to please call me if anything came up.

I showed up 15 minutes early. She didn't show up at our meeting time. I hung around for another thirty minutes because I have a small child, I know sometimes it takes awhile to get out the door.

I even called H, who was not with me, to log into my account to make sure she hadn't e-mailed me anyway. Not a word.

Forty-five minutes of my life wasted on that asshole. This is exactly why I won't drive long distances for the sole purpose of selling something.

[housegeek]

Wow wtf. I pretty much always get a phone number since I drove 45 minutes to get somehting and the chick showed me up.

[house]

Let this be a learning experience. I never bother with anyone who can't be reached by phone. Call/text. Deals off. If she is "royally" disappointed by sellers, you should email her to say how "royally" annoyed with such "No show"customers like her.

[house]

What items were you trying to sell? Can they not be consigned? CL is a hassle. I don't post anything for sale there anymore for this very reason. I don't have time to waste or play tag.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

Yep, definitely getting a phone number from now on. I was trying to be accommodating or whatever.

I e-mailed her when I got home, told her for someone who has been "royally let down through craigslists sellers" in the past she certainly isn't a five-star buyer and thanked her for wasting my time. She came back and claimed that she e-mailed me to let me know she wouldn't be there. Um, hello, moron, I told you I wouldn't have access to e-mail and gave you my phone number for that very reason. I didn't call her an idiot, but it would have felt good.

[kellygordon]

ooops! Should I be concerned? I wanna buy a car from CL. Should I drop them?

[emoflamingo]

This is why I don't do CL. If I can't sell it at consignment sales for kids, I toss it in the Goodwill box. Sometimes, I feel generous and give it to people for their yard sales and let them keep the money. Hell, I'm still carrying a tub of nice work clothes I can't fit (and not because of my 'delicate condition') that I need to take to try and sell, but I am too lazy.

My H, on the other hand, does it still. And gets mad when people stand him up. He actually got stood up this weekend, but it was a miscommunication so they actually met up a little later that day for his sell.

[Deleted]

Wow. We're going through that right now and have had 3 flakes already trying to sell our old bedframe. I've got a potential buyer coming by the house tonight and hopefully this dang thing will be out of my life forever.

[winofairy]

I've been pretty lucky with CL in the past. I've had an occasional no show but it is what it is.

I was excited to have the swap/shop board on GBCN and have actually sold a few things on here.