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Craigslist: the good, the bad, & the DERP!
wiggy:
^^^ YES!!! All of that is EXACTLY the sort of BS that I experience. Learn to make an offer, morons.
mojoeskateco:
I once had a deal lined up and then the guy wanted me to look up the bus route to my place for him. I just gave up at that point.
quickfingers818:
--- Quote from: mojoeskateco on April 10, 2014, 03:22:31 PM ---I sell on Kijiji a lot and I'd say about 75% of the people that reply lack basic reading comprehension and common sense.
I make my asking prices very clear and also state that they have to pick up at my place and state the area that I live in.
The questions I get asked the most are:
1. How much for item "x"? (as opposed to making an actual offer based off the price I've put)
2. Where abouts are you located? (The add says the area of the city I live in along with the postal code)
3. Can you deliver here? (It says right in the add that I don't)
The worse is when people try and lowball you on a low priced item and then ask you to deliver it somewhere half an hour a way. Common sense should help them figure out that no one in their right mind is going to burn an hour of their time and gas $$ to sell something for $5.
One good thing is that there lots of lazy people that don't take a picture of everything they have or take the time to list things. I'll usually take the 2 mins to ask and sometimes I can snipe a good deal this way.
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This here is exactly why I just choose to purchase games on eBay. I'm sure a lot of you guys are thinking, "man what an idiot, he's paying market value for his games," but I honestly prefer to not deal with idiots and weirdos on Craigslist. Why go through the hassle of arranging to meet up with a complete stranger who may be wasting your time when I can buy my games at the comfort of my own home with just a few clicks of a button? And keep in mind when it comes down to it, yeah you are paying a premium for games but if it makes you happy then price is no object (unless of course it interferes with your life expenses). I just recently purchases Mighty Final Fight for the NES and paid close to eBay going rate for it and I got a lot of crap from a buddy of mine. But if I really wanna play the game and it makes me happy to have it in my collection then whats the big deal? Its not like 70 bucks is gonna make me go broke.
mojoeskateco:
I find buying isn't as bad. There are some sketchy people but usually they are too dumb to fool you into thinking they are legit.
I can tell by the tone of most emails who I am dealing with.
As for paying a premium to get something good like MFF - I'm all for that and do it quite often.
ebay isn't much of an option anymore for me as their international shipping program is just retarded expensive for Canadians now and the majority of the items I want are in the USA. Also there is a chance that I get hit with a customs fee and HST when the item shows up.
I'll use NintendoAge and the local retro shop which is basically priced the same or lower than ebay prices but without the shipping and I can inspect the items first hand.
I basically have two streams of $$ to put towards collecting and I put them towards different things.
I give my self a budget of about $60-$100 per paycheck to spend on newer games which allows me to pick up the Collector's Editions that I want for current gen stuff.
I also hit up thrift shops, yard sales, look for lots online, and keep what I want and resell what I don't want - any profit here goes towards expensive retro titles that I want for my collection. I find it's easier to pay market price with "free" money. I realize that it takes lots of time to buy and sell stuff but I like it and treat it more as a hobby that makes me some extra cash to grow my collection guilt free :)
TDIRunner:
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/vgm/4362185183.html
This is an interesting ad. He is open about the Game Gear not working. However, if it is unreparable, I still think the games, cases and A/C adapter alone are worth the $20. I talked to him today and we are going to try and meet next week. If I can get it working, I will be really happy. I'm looking for a Game Gear that I can mod to get video out to a TV.