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We're having to sell 8 or 9 things through Craigslist/Classifieds right now and let me tell you...

Posted by David (aka David) Sep 2 '11, 10:09

conversations among total strangers are very, very weird.

"Yeah, I'm interested in the tv. Do you like the Vols?"

"Yes?"

Responses:

trying to buy a wireless keyboard for Rockband - they want to sell it to me, but won't text me with a time?? what? -- nm - Epiphany Sep 2, 10:13
I think that might be code for something. Just have to figure out what. (nm) - musubi Sep 2, 10:11
You should put up a sign in your apartment: [N] Days Without Fire -- nm - nubby Sep 2, 10:11 1
- you can tell this one has a doctorate. -- nm - TFox Sep 2, 10:11
"I'll like your favorite team if you buy my tv." -- nm - Strongbad Sep 2, 10:10
I'm trying to buy a mirror on CL right now. the seller's enthusiasm is painful. "come over on friday!!!!! after work!!!! go state!!!!" - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 10:10 6
- It's such a buyer's market. We listed a couple of sofas we have in storage and I noticed that there were 700 (!) furniture listings a day. -- nm - David Sep 2, 10:11 5
  - I'll bet that if you put some of the phone numbers through cl's own search you'll realize that some are dealers listing their whole inventory individu -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 13:58
  - we're such a college town that august and sept CL is like no man's land. a furniture listing goes up and comes down within hours. - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 10:13 2
    - We're a huge college town as well. That's probably the explanation right there. -- nm - Kim Pine Sep 2, 10:17 1
      - yeah, a bad time of year to sell. can you wait till october? -- nm - amanda "late sleeper" jones Sep 2, 10:21
  - lot of dealers, and lot of crap, if it's like here. but still... -- nm - TFox Sep 2, 10:12
"Maybe instead of buying it, I could just come over and watch it?" - TFox Sep 2, 10:10

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