Am I the only one who has bad experiences on Craigslist? I swear that place is a barren wasteland of flakes. I'm trying to sell a brand new perfecto 75g on there. I've had numerous people contact me about it, and even had a guy "commit" to buying it. Of course this has me telling others who have contacted me that a sale is pending, thus scaring them off. Well this guy who said he'd buy it has now apparently fallen off the face of the planet. If this was the first time this happened it would be one thing, but this has happened 3 or 4 times to me selling on that place.
Another time I was selling a 16g bowfront and stand on there, and I had a guy commit to buy it. He offered me like $10 less than my asking price by email, and I told him it was his, come and get it. So when he shows up, he proceeds to try to barter his way down another $30 off of what he committed to. It's not like he said he was just "coming to look" the guy said "I'll take it, can I come pick it up tomorrow?"
And not just aquarium stuff either. One time I was selling a 19" monitor on there for like $20, which is a good price to begin with, and it seemed every other person that contacted me wanted me to either give it to them for free, or offer $5.
Another time I was selling a 16g bowfront and stand on there, and I had a guy commit to buy it. He offered me like $10 less than my asking price by email, and I told him it was his, come and get it. So when he shows up, he proceeds to try to barter his way down another $30 off of what he committed to. It's not like he said he was just "coming to look" the guy said "I'll take it, can I come pick it up tomorrow?"
And not just aquarium stuff either. One time I was selling a 19" monitor on there for like $20, which is a good price to begin with, and it seemed every other person that contacted me wanted me to either give it to them for free, or offer $5.