and then the crown jewel of all "stupid people on craigslist" stories:
i posted an ad on craigslist to try to sell my two giant canvases. these things are awesome but are just way too big for our new apartment. i bought them (from a woman who listed them on craigslist) when i moved into the condo w/ the super-high ceilings back in february and they were really cool. anyway, here's the ad:
(i'm posting a screenshot since a link will only be valid for the duration of the listing)
The ad gives you all the important information, like the price, how big they are, and the condition. Last night, i got the following question over email:
How much for your art paintings?
Really, you weren't able to get that info from the ad? Just in case she wasn't the one who saw the ad, say, her room mate saw it and quickly texted the girl to email me about them, I simply replied, "$120 for both." What I really wanted to say was something like "um, did you even read the ad, asshat?" Of course I would never jeopardize a sale by doing that, but it took an enormous amount of restraint not to. She responded with a counteroffer, and I replied "Sure, that's fine, as long as you've got a big truck, these things are massive," just reiterating the fact that the paintings were very large.
Next morning I find this question in my inbox, from the same girl:
Wow well can you give me the measurement of the width. All I have is a pt cruiser but maybe could borrow my room mates truck.
Again, all I wanted to do was type back "OMG?! DID YOU EVEN READ THE AD? I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU READ THE AD because you're asking me stupid questions. here's the link..." But again, I dug deep and was able to summon the strength to reply with the dimensions (but only after typing out hateful retorts & quickly deleting them). I really think she never even saw the ad, there's just really no other excuse for it.
2 comments:
maybe she doesn't know what those two little lines after the numbers mean.
good luck with the job search, try not to get discouraged (:
hahaha yeah, but you know, 62 of any unit seems pretty large to me. but yes i see your point. i did change the ad and just spelled it out "5 feet 2 inches." funny though, the girl's renting a truck and coming to get them tomorrow. sooo...i guess it was worth the frustration. hopefully she'll show up!
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