Thread: I hate selling stuff!!!

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Been doing it for awhile trying to clear out old project left overs.

It seems that FIRM means nothing to anyone but you. I often tell people to stay home if they are not prepared to pay the stated price. I've already done the bargaining/haggleing and the price is set. They ask anyway.

I get trades offers from assorted household junk to far inferior parts tho I state NO trades, Even had a guy offer his WIFE for a night to bring his price up to mine on a car sale once-I passed tho she was a looker. If I'll consider a trade I'll state it.

Tho I state NO shipping on some items + NO paypal they still ask. I often get sales pitches on how I should use PP. Been there ,done it- NEVER again.

No delivery means I cannot/ Will NOT deliver by any means up to + including paying a towing company out of my pocket.

I have gotten to the point that I am going to list ONE BIG list on CL and let it run. After a couple more months what is left is going in the crusher.

We have had some good luck lately with craigslist. Of course there are the ones that ask your bottom price or make an offer without even seeing the item - which of course is an immediate delete. Then there are the 419 scammers that want to send twice as much and their agent - another delete button. So far, all have paid asking price without a dicker regardless of the fact that we do have a somewhat lower price. One way we found to weed out the lookers is to ask them to call, regardless of whether they send their phone number. I think it gets the real buyers instead of the "maybe's". Then we might not sell something, but so far, we have done well enough for new tires for the camper @$200/each plus register it for 2010.

Anyone want a couple of bare early almost virgin 351W blocks? One with a crank? Cheap!!