Another type of scam?
 

Or at least a pretty slimy way of bargaining.

I've got an old guitar amp listed on kijiji. I listed it over a week ago, so it's buried way deep by now, and I haven't had any action on it at all. Been meaning to bump it up, but haven't. Anyway, 8:18pm I get this email:

would u take 175 fore the marshall amp???

I said sure, when do you want to pick it up?

9:39pm I get this email:
I'll give $125 cash. I'm serious and I will show up.

Spidey sense is instantly tingling, but still I said I just got an email an hour ago with an offer for $175, if he doesn't show I'll let you know.

9:53pm he writes back:
My offer is more than fairy dust and dreaming, it's cash.

I reply: Why do I get the feeling you're the same person? In any event, at $125, I'll just keep it. He responds: Not the same person. OK keep it.

I think that's just way too much coincidence that 2 people email me within one hour of each other. Maybe I should write him back and tell him I sold it to the first guy! :)

You mean he didn't offer to trade you a slightly stained mattress for it? Its not worth my time anymore for the CL's and other places.

Sold a Jeep a while ago.

About ten minutes after posting an ad on craigslist, got a real low-ball offer, which I refused.
Guy called back over and over again, but still expected me to drop to his price.
When he insisted "I'll bring CASH!" over and over, my response:

"Do you think I was hoping to get paid with lolly-pops and pixie sticks?"

Finally told him I would donate the Jeep to charity berfore I would sell it to him at any price.
That's what it took to shut him up.

All kind of whackos out there......

Old you say? How old? Tubes or SS?

And, will you ship?

Nothing too special, Wolfe - it's an MG50 dfx, probably 8 or 10 years old.

$110. Mostly cash. :)

And a coffee at the next Saturday meeting.