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Adventures in selling things on Craigslist/Facebook Marketplace.
Part 1.
A thread.
Part 1.
A thread.
Item in question: 10 year old Sony surround system that I bought when I lived in an apartment in NYC.
Price new: $200
Selling for: $20
Reason: had no idea what it was worth and wanted someone to pick it up and take it away.
Selling on: FB marketplace
Price new: $200
Selling for: $20
Reason: had no idea what it was worth and wanted someone to pick it up and take it away.
Selling on: FB marketplace
Interested buyer: (in Spanish) is the sound system still available?
Mind you, I speak some Spanish but nothing in my profile indicates this so already an auspicious beginning.
Me: Si
Buyer: (again in Spanish) where are you? (Even though post clearly states it)
Mind you, I speak some Spanish but nothing in my profile indicates this so already an auspicious beginning.
Me: Si
Buyer: (again in Spanish) where are you? (Even though post clearly states it)
Me: (tell him where it is)
Buyer: O.M.G.
Me: ?
Buyer: I’m in (place 20 miles away)
Me: ??
Buyer: I don’t have a car.
So at this point I’m thinking:
- this is not how I thought this would go
- I’m fascinated but the Venn diagram intersection of:
Buyer: O.M.G.
Me: ?
Buyer: I’m in (place 20 miles away)
Me: ??
Buyer: I don’t have a car.
So at this point I’m thinking:
- this is not how I thought this would go
- I’m fascinated but the Venn diagram intersection of:
A. Don’t have a car
B. Inquire about posts that are CLEARLY not within walking distance
C. Make those inquiries in a language not indicated on the post.
B. Inquire about posts that are CLEARLY not within walking distance
C. Make those inquiries in a language not indicated on the post.
If you liked this thread, check out more threads about selling stuff online here: https://twitter.com/alexpotato/status/1305311410579214336
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