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09-22-2015 , 05:35 PM

#26

bigben241

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 373

its ******ed but the concept is to protect themselves as buyers. A big portion of everything sold on CL is likely stolen

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09-22-2015 , 05:46 PM

#27

loK2thabrain

Tiger > Jack

Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23,204

Yeah but would a bill of sale on scrap paper make any difference if somehow the cops did get involved?

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09-23-2015 , 02:08 PM

#28

Alobar

Born Ready

Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 40,926

yeah, I think if im selling fake or stolen merchandise, a BOS is going to be pretty worthless as well

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09-23-2015 , 02:51 PM

#29

jmakin

banned

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 27,807

A friend bought a stolen iphone off CL. Cops came knocking at his door a few weeks later. He was pretty easily able to explain what happened, they took the phone though iirc.

Like a year later he was subpoenaed (wow that's a horrible word to spell) in a trial against this guy who'd been running an iphone theft ring and got his money refunded eventually.

Moral of the story: don't buy **** off CL.

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09-23-2015 , 02:54 PM

#30

Alobar

Born Ready

Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 40,926

howd they find your friend?

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09-23-2015 , 03:49 PM

#31

jmakin

banned

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 27,807

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Originally Posted by Alobar

howd they find your friend?

They traced the sale to the seller's craigslist account, they had been building a case against him already and my friend was unfortunate enough to be the last guy in the line.

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09-23-2015 , 07:55 PM

#32

idun215

veteran

Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 3,015

I've sold about a watch($450)4 collectible teddy bears ($100) Apple TV ($90). Never once was i asked for a receipt. I just got alot of lowballers.

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09-23-2015 , 10:32 PM

#33

PFunkaliscious

veteran

Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 3,061

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Originally Posted by idun215

I've sold about a watch($450)4 collectible teddy bears ($100) Apple TV ($90). Never once was i asked for a receipt. I just got alot of lowballers.

I am one of those lowballers. I have been trying to buy a mountain bike off of CR for two weeks. Every one that looks decent, I automatically take 20% off, or more.

I have made 10 offers and have not received one response yet.

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09-24-2015 , 01:15 AM

#34

de captain

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,514

Seems like a solid strategy

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09-24-2015 , 07:44 AM

#35

mosdef

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,290

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Originally Posted by 702guy

maybe he wants a receipt for tax purposes?

Possibly if he intended to add some zeroes to the end of $20 and claim them as an expense for his small business or something.

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09-24-2015 , 08:01 AM

#36

housenuts

1st Quartiled the 500

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 53,532

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Originally Posted by browser2920

Sold a lathe once on CL. No problems. Guy said it would look great in his living room. Seemed normal to me.

was it this lathe?

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Originally Posted by LFS

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/34...mate-hell-248/

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09-24-2015 , 12:58 PM

#37

youtalkfunny

dumbest smart person his mom knows

Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 21,758

[meme]That's the joke[/meme]

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09-24-2015 , 01:32 PM

#38

idun215

veteran

Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 3,015

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Originally Posted by PFunkaliscious

Hey go for it. Somebody listed a cable modem for $75. I needed one to replace my comcast rented modem. So i low balled him and i got for $35 if i agree to drive the 30mins to him to get it.

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09-24-2015 , 02:00 PM

#39

Yakmelk

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 13,812

I usually accept low ball offers just to get rid of the stuff I have laying around unless its some kind of valuable item that goes for over 500 bux.

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09-24-2015 , 07:58 PM

#40

wet work

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9,711

Whipping up a little bill of sale seems like no big deal imo. Kinda strange I guess for so little $$ but whatever. Anyway, I've bought 5 cars/trucks off of CL at this point and every one has been a good experience.

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10-02-2015 , 09:56 AM

#41

nebluefc

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 420

I've bought and sold a lot of Craigslist. It's generally works out fine but one time I was moving out of an apartment and had some furniture listed. A guy emailed me, offering to buy a few items (like $200 worth) using forever stamps. Yep, dude wanted to pay me in postage.

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10-02-2015 , 11:13 AM

#42

Playbig2000

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 13,425

the guy is probably worried that it doesn't work so he wants to be able to get his money back and/or threaten you with small claims court or some bull ****.

I sold a 65 inch tv, helped load it into the guy's car which it barely fit into, and I almost forgot to take the money. He said "Oh yeah.. Here you go" but he never asked for a receipt.