

| Subject: | Re: 86 weekender for sale "best offer" near Santa Cruz, CA |
| From: | Jim Lieb |
| Date: | Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:50:08 -0400 |
Funny, ad says it is a weekender but picture shows vent and camper hookups??? On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 2:44 AM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mar 17, 2010, at 11:17 PM, Peter DiFalco <peter.difalco@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/1648938752.html >> >> Owner is soliciting ridiculous offers and "no bidding war". Is that >> supposed to mean ridiculously high offers? Could read that either >> way. Well, somebody more local than I should try it out and see. >> >> -Peter >> > > > The way I read it is give me a lowball offer like what I am likely to > get OR make a ridiculously high offer that I can't refuse for fear if > losing a good deal while I screw around with the lowballers. Sounds > pretty clear and ridiculous at the same time. If the Seller wants an > auction, they should list on Ebay with a Buy-It-Now price. That is > exactly what he or she is doing. > > This is just my personal opinion. Craigslist should be left as a > community resource. People using it purely for business and setting ip > auctions should use a pay service such as Ebay where that sort of > activity is encouraged. Of late, too many of these auction and > commercial type ads have been clogging up CL. > > Rant off. > > > > BenT > -- Jim in NW Pa Member: PVC Pittsburgh Vanagon Club 1987 Westy "MobyD" the Great White Westfalia Member: TLCA #15764 1982 FJ40 2007 FJ Cruiser
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