The $h#& you see on craigslist...

[Clark Addison]

I am ashamed to admit my inexperience, but I have never bought anything off of Craigslist. Would I be correct in assuming that this is a venue in which bargaining is common and expected?

[cougjunkie]

I am ashamed to admit my inexperience, but I have never bought anything off of Craigslist. Would I be correct in assuming that this is a venue in which bargaining is common and expected?

absolutely. Pretend you are at a yard sale or a swap meet.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

absolutely. Pretend you are at a yard sale or a swap meet.

Or a street corner with the nice young lady/boy/tranny leaning in your car window. It is a negotiation.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Meeting women on Craigslist

For all of those guys that think meeting women on Craigslist and then conning them out of some money is a good idea, I present this story:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/10/wisconsin.sex.assault/index.html

A few women on the side here and there and a few thousand dollars extracted from them and next thing you know they superglue your penis to your stomach.

[Babs]

I <heart> craigslist!

I tell you what, craigslist plus a down economy is an absolute goldmine.

Need someone to haul off old king-sized mattress and 3-4 other household items. Pay negotiable. Reply to Jake with bids.

('Jake' is babs, btw.)

Bidder one: "You won't find anybody to do it for less than $95. I can do it later today. Just let me know where to show up."

Bidder two: "I do this kind of thing all the time. I'll do it for $75."

Bidders three and four: $50.

Bidder five: "Normally I'd charge 45, but business is slow and I'll do it for $35."

Folks, I think we have a winner. lol.

[landpoke]

I tell you what, craigslist plus a down economy is an absolute goldmine.
('Jake' is babs, btw.)

Bidder one: "You won't find anybody to do it for less than $95. I can do it later today. Just let me know where to show up."

Bidder two: "I do this kind of thing all the time. I'll do it for $75."

Bidders three and four: $50.

Bidder five: "Normally I'd charge 45, but business is slow and I'll do it for $35."

Folks, I think we have a winner. lol.

I thought this was going to be about the casual encounters portion of cl. Disappointing.

[FN Phat]

You should have called your home teachers. This could have been done for free

[Babs]

You should have called your home teachers. This could have been done for free

yeah, I totally meant to convert before the move so I could call up the EQ.

[BlueHair]

yeah, I totally meant to convert before the move so I could call up the EQ.

It's actually more effective if you "keep them on the hook" rather than convert. You could get all kinds of free stuff.

[Solon]

We sold almost all of our furniture on craigslist when we packed up to move. We met a few weirdos but got way more money than we would have at a yardsale.

[RobinFinderson]

It's actually more effective if you "keep them on the hook" rather than convert. You could get all kinds of free stuff.

No kidding! Missionaries still pop by from time to time and ask "Is there anything we can do to help you guys out? Yard work? Anything?" If it wouldn't make me feel bad, I'd love to have them help finish some concrete (if I could trust them not to eff it up... there is always the one elder who can barely tuck in his shirt, let alone finish concrete). The ironic thing is, they would probably love to do some work for us, just as a diversion from the usual stuff they have to do. If I could get the work without the invitations and 'spirtul messages,' maybe... but in the long run, Mexicans are cheaper than missionaries.

[Katy Lied]

Need someone to haul off old king-sized mattress and 3-4 other household items. Pay negotiable. Reply to Jake with bids.

Wrong strategy. Here's what you should have posted:

Old king-sized mattress and 3-4 other household items. $35 for the lot. Please haul off by Tuesday.

[Babs]

Wrong strategy. Here's what you should have posted:

Right. This is what my sister said, too. But it's illegal to resell mattresses in the state of Oklahoma. Plus it's just plain nasty.

[LiveCoug]

Craigslist is great, but for local Utahns, KSL Classifieds is king! Love it!

[Katy Lied]

Right. This is what my sister said, too. But it's illegal to resell mattresses in the state of Oklahoma. Plus it's just plain nasty.

I'm not giving up so fast:

3-4 Household items, $40. Will consider a 50% discount if you haul off a king sized mattress.

Dang it, I just know you can get anyone on CraigsList to do anything you want if you use the right approach.