Craigslist crazy man. LONG (2+ weeks long)

rara855 · June 2011

While I am on a roll and Jack is napping I should get this down too. I bought a vintage jug lamp that ended up being entirely to large for our living room. You can see it here.

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/fuo/2426239845.html

Anyhow, i get an email from a woman that same night I posted. She loved it, needed it yada, yada, yada. Only catch she is in LaGrange watching her grandchildren for a couple weeks so she is sending her husband to get it. Can he call me in a bit. Sure, no big deal. He comes that night still tries to talk us down after on the phone I stated to him, his wife and I settled on the $60 firm cash. She really wants it. He goes through this LONG story about how he is a salesman and do I know the definition of negotiation?! Brain says no and he gets grumpy! He pulls out a wad of hundred dollars bills, no change. We didn't have it either. Boo. So he goes to his car and writes out an IOU for Brian to sign. I am not joking. Brian was like no way. This is craigslist not how this works. So he leaves us a $20 bill and business card. He will be back the next day to get it.

Big mistake.

That was on the 7th of June. It is the 23rd. I have spoken to him 6-7 times. I hear every sob story, intestinal issue stories, how he is hurt, missed work, missed his anniversary, went to a chiropractor, can't work, did I mention intestinal issues? Oh, lord I know so much I never wanted to about this man. I guess I am a push over because it took me until last night to call and leave a voicemail telling him I had someone coming to pick up the lamp this weekend with cash. I needed his address so I could send his 20 back. This has gotten way out of hand. {Oh and he lives 10 minutes from us} He calls me right back, fussing that he promised his wife. I mean he is frantic. He will come tonight but, he has been so sick I mean why am I being so mean and rude. HE HAS INTESTINAL ISSUES! DONT I UNDERSTAND!!!!

I told him that he had to meet me by tonight {thurs}, end of story or it was gone. My phone rings at 11:30 last night, he leaves a frantic voice mail. He wants to bring a money order and leave it in my mailbox because I obviously just want money in my hand and he will pick up the lamp at a later date.

I am baffled. Why would you pay me but, not want the lamp? w/e

Then today. My phone rings at 6:45, 6:55, 7:05, at 7:15 I picked up and told him I would be at Lowes in 10 minutes if he was there fine if not fine. I would mail his 20 bucks back. Have cash. The end. I was livid.

I get there. He walks up all grumpy. He didn't want to pick up the lamp today, why couldn't he have left the money order. Then states he doesn't know how much he owes me. I seriously just started laughing. I say 40 dollars, how were you going to get the money order if you didn't know how much. Hands me one twenty, then the other and asks if that looks like $40 to me. He is all "well does it". I am holding Jackson and looked at the lamp, said "it's all yours finally. I am so glad to be done with this". He grabbed it and turned to me and said I was hard to deal with. I told him he was the rudest old man I had never met and to never call me again. Holy crazy old people. I am done with craigslist for a while. lol

rara855 · June 2011

Haha, and if you read this you get a cookie. Holy long post.

californiafrog7905 · June 2011

Surprise

Wow....there go my summer plans to clear out the attic/storage unit and make some cash!!! Hol-ee CRAP that's insane!! I just worry for you b/c they now know where you live....got an alarm system???

amanda_holbird@hotmail.com · June 2011

OMG! There are some serious f*cked up people in this world. Glad you are done with him.

yellowtulips80 · June 2011

yikes.

hthomas02 · June 2011

that is awesome! I mean absolutely crazy but that is hilarious! people are so freaking weird! I've sold a TON of stuff on craigslist and so far have gotten all "normal" people. don't know how I've gotten so lucky. but that story makes me nervous!

Mrs.Guz · June 2011

Yikes! People are NUTSO!!! Exactly why I don't sell things on Craigslist. Can't risk having to deal with crazies with DH OOT so much.

KT&John · June 2011

mingaling2 · June 2011

That is insane!

shacadu · June 2011

That guy is nuts. I try to meet people out somewhere when I sell stuff from Craigslist unless it's something really big... too many crazy people in the world. At least he's off your back now.

MLvK · June 2011

I think you get a cookie for dealing with him. Hilarious.

DizzyBlonde · June 2011

this is hilarious. frustrating, but hilarious.

Janimal · June 2011

Ugh. We are redoing some rooms and thought about selling stuff on Craiglist, but in the end, we are just giving stuff away to avoid dealing with the crazies. I was thinking earlier that perhaps we should have sold our leather couch and chair from the basement rather than giving it away (picked up tonight) but you have just made me feel SO MUCH BETTER about giving our stuff away. No Craigslist crazies please!

slwprincess · June 2011

WTH. So far we have been lucky- knock wood. The worst I had was the chick who told me she was coming to buy our sit n stand stroller, but really just wanted a demo. After I took it out in the yard and showed her all the features and was ready to close the deal, she says, yeah I thought it would be big enough for all THREE kids. Nevermind... and gets in her car and drives off.

mrsd0907 · June 2011

Some people are just weird! Jeebus. You deserve lots of cookies for dealing with all that. I would have given up a long time before you did! I've never had any people like that, thankfully, and am trying to sell some stuff right. Now I'm worried about all the crazies on there!

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