Fun with Craigslist

[NWFlyer 2]

I'm trying to get rid of some old furniture (tv stand, coffee table, and sofabed). I'd give them away, but after experimenting with the "free stuff" section, apparently there's something to this "perceived value" thing, so I'm actually trying to sell these things. Got rid of the table and TV stand, and just had a visit from a couple of college girls who want the couch but need help to carry it since it weighs more than a small house.

But in the process of selling stuff ... it's been fun.

Today's college chicks sit on the couch and say "Oh, it's so much better than our couch last year." I ask about it and they say "Well, it was college housing. And everyone calls them the chastity couches. Really narrow and uncomfortable." I nod, vaguely remembering the days when I had to actually work to find a comfortable place to have sex. Note to men who want to meet college chicks - sell cheap furniture. Another pair bought the table.

Then there's the email I just got:

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my name is Tae hoon

I saw your bed in craigslist.

I wanna check out your bed.

please send e-mail back to me as soon as possible.

thank you.

Yes, let me get back to you right away so you can "check out my bed."

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[Shotgun 1]

Maybe Tae hoon has discovered that looking for used beds on Craigslist is a good way to meet chicks.

[skysprite 0]

I've never taken Craigslist very seriously and have always looked at it for a laugh, but people really are able to sell stuff through it. If you can sell stuff AND get a good laugh, even better!

~skysprite

[NWFlyer 2]

Good point.

Oh, and then there were the people a couple years ago who bought an old twin bed I'd had in my spare room.

Woman about my age shows up with a kid about 3 or 4 years old in tow. I ask "Oh, is the bed for this little guy here?" She says no, it's for her brother, who is staying with her family for a little while. She goes to get her father from the car so he can help her carry the bed out.

Dad comes in and I ask them "Do you want the mattress cover, too? The bed's a lot more comfortable with it, and I don't have a need for it." The woman says yes, but dad rolls his eyes and says, "We don't want him to be too comfortable. He's here because ..." and makes a drinking motion with his hand "and he's here to dry up."

Okay, thanks, gramps. Way too much information.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[NWFlyer 2]

Best of Craigslist is a regular read for me. Much of the site is not to be taken seriously, but I have had good luck buying/selling random stuff on there.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[Andy9o8 2]

I just "discovered" Craigslist recently, as we're helping the older kid look for a used car. (BTW, it really is a good resource for used cars..). By accident I started reading Best of Craigslist..didn't have any idea what it was at first...OMFG!!! - that stuff is too funny. My only regret is BOCL doesn't get refreshed with new stuff often enough.

[DougH 270]

Freecycle message boards are also great for a good laugh!!

"Hello my name a Lauralie... I am disabled. I am looking for a free hot tub, plasma tv, and jazzy scooter.... thank you and god bless"


Ahhhhh!!!! A disabled Christian! Let me get over to homedepot and rent a truck, hold on tight Lauralie, your free hot tub is on its way.

"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall"
=P

[NWFlyer 2]

This morning, we have stream-of-consciousness craigslist.

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i was wandering if you still had the small hide a bed and what kind of shape is the bed in and all the working parts?

Wander on, man, wander on ... just not to my house.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[Thanatos340 1]

I too saw your bed on Craigslist. I have just a few questions if you dont mind.

How many people will it hold?
How many Restraint Attachment Points does it have?
How Secure are the attachment points?
If I were to come by to look at it, Would you call a few friends over to help us test all of the above?

Thanks.

[micduran 0]

I've bought and sold my campers through Craigslist. Best of is hilarious!

And the Yahoo groups are a stitch. The loser beggars on that site crack me up. "I need $7000 by Friday and I'll pay you $7500 on Monday". Sure you will.

Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours.

[NWFlyer 2]

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I too saw your bed on Craigslist. I have just a few questions if you dont mind.

How many people will it hold? As many as you can pick up at the strip club
How many Restraint Attachment Points does it have? The wonderful thing about sofabeds is that there are many pieces of metal that can be pressed into service for a multitude of uses, including, but not limited to, restraint attachment points
How Secure are the attachment points? These are non-certified attachment points, so I must be honest and say that you would be taking your chances that one might fail at a critical juncture.
If I were to come by to look at it, Would you call a few friends over to help us test all of the above? For you, of course. As noted, I have a large contingent of college girls interested in my furnture.

Thanks.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[NWFlyer 2]

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Maybe Tae hoon has discovered that looking for used beds on Craigslist is a good way to meet chicks.

Tae hoon wrote me again today. Same message.

I think he really likes me.

Alas, he cannot come "check out my bed" because it has now gone home with two very happy college chicks. Win-win because I am very happy to have that corner of my living room free... free to become cat central, that is.


oh yeah, and note to the ladies. When you sell heavy furniture to college girls... they bring their college boy friends to come pick the stuff up. I feel like such a cougar checking out the eye candy.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[Shotgun 1]

Well, you could always invite Tae hoon to come check out your other bed.