Craig's List Evaluation
I put an ad up for my stupid laserdiscs at CraigsList Seattle, didn't expect much of a response, because they are kind of a "white elephant" item, even when I bought them I got most of them practically free. They are the size of LP records and as brittle as old china, plus most movies must be "flipped" at least once because they couldn't fit the info on one side.
Even so, I posted them at a very attractive "Cash on the barrelhead" price, just to discourage people who want to dicker.
Yet I keep getting inquiries from people who want to ask all kinds of esoteric questions such as "Is the "Jason and the Argonauts" set from the Criterion collection?" Who the hell cares??? It's got 3D fighting skeletons!! ...But more disturbing than that, the wording of the inquiries seems to indicate that they will be wanting to make an offer. (although they are trying to be cagey and act uninterested, yet they each emailed me) I suspect they are dealers or folks who buy crap to sell on Ebay (which is OK if they like wasting thier time and not making any dinero)
So... Lesson learned. You get what you pay for... I will raise the price a bit to cover the cost of a Little Nickel ad.
Even so, I posted them at a very attractive "Cash on the barrelhead" price, just to discourage people who want to dicker.
Yet I keep getting inquiries from people who want to ask all kinds of esoteric questions such as "Is the "Jason and the Argonauts" set from the Criterion collection?" Who the hell cares??? It's got 3D fighting skeletons!! ...But more disturbing than that, the wording of the inquiries seems to indicate that they will be wanting to make an offer. (although they are trying to be cagey and act uninterested, yet they each emailed me) I suspect they are dealers or folks who buy crap to sell on Ebay (which is OK if they like wasting thier time and not making any dinero)
So... Lesson learned. You get what you pay for... I will raise the price a bit to cover the cost of a Little Nickel ad.
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