Craigslist flakes.

[kuntrygirl]

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That's almost as bad as someone asking me to "meet" him 2 1/2 hours away to drop off the item I had for sale.

 

[TinkleTurkey]

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That's almost as bad as someone asking me to "meet" him 2 1/2 hours away to drop off the item I had for sale.

I like when I'm giving something for FREE and then they ask if I can deliver that. Um.... Push your luck much?

 

[19hhbelgian]

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But what if he really just wants to come get some of the manure? Have you ever responded to him? Or, does your ad state that you will not respond to emails?

 

[ranchhand]

I've had that happen, no way I'm driving to give you something, unless I get a receipt that I can deduct from my taxes!

There was one guy looking for a roo, and I let him come to the house. I finally tossed him off the property, he got REALLY weird. Two days later I had a dog attack and lost 13 hens. The ONE thing I remember was that he had his dog in the car, where he planned to transport chickens. My pens are padlocked now.

 

[TinkleTurkey]

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How was he weird? That's something that I always worry about, someone will come just to check out what I've got and come back when I'm not home.

When someone asks when they can come, I tell them that I have friends over and its not a good time, instead of stating that I'm not home. And I don't give them my address until I know that I'll be there all day. And then I tell people that I'm always home I don't really go anywhere... which is mostly true lol

 

[ARose4Heaven]

I've shared this story before, but it fits so well here...

I posted on CL a pair of adult Rouen ducks, one drake, one laying hen. This guy called and said he would send his girlfriend to get them. No problem

She shows up after dark, with a document box, (like paper comes in), no lid, just the box. Says her BF sent her to get the little duckies to be friends with their orphaned Pekin. I says, "these are full size ducks, are you sure?" She gives me the money, and I help her to the car with the ducks. She has a nice car, velour seats and all. I ask her again, "Are you sure you want these in your car?" She says, "no problem, this is my old yucky car" I ask her how far she has to go. 30 minutes, says she.

Oh boy! I wish I could of seen that drive. 2 full size Rouen ducks loose in her car!

Obviously, Craig's list does not require smarts.

 

[Irish Cluck]

I put a slate Brunswik tourney sized pool table up on CL about a year ago. It needed alot of work and after looking at what else was up there I figured that the value to me was that it would be getting out of basement so I posted it for free.

1st Caller
"Hello I'm calling about the free pool table"
me
"Yes"
caller
"How much are you asking?"
me
"thank you for calling"

2nd caller was much better, said he'd be buy to pick it up on a Tuesday. I made sure to remind him that this thing was slate and weighed a freakin ton so he better bring help. He said he would have two guys with him. Well he showed up with his 9 year old nephew and his 72 year old uncle who was dragging an oxygen tank and "borrowed" Frito Lays truck that was still FULL of bread racks.

On second thought maybe I don't want the type of people who respond to "free" ads on CL to know where I live.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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[ranchhand]

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How was he weird? That's something that I always worry about, someone will come just to check out what I've got and come back when I'm not home.

When someone asks when they can come, I tell them that I have friends over and its not a good time, instead of stating that I'm not home. And I don't give them my address until I know that I'll be there all day. And then I tell people that I'm always home I don't really go anywhere... which is mostly true lol

Same here, I'm almost always here, with a couple guns around. We're in a rural area that stays pretty iffy, lol. Since that guy was around I no longer give people my address, I meet them in a grocery store parking lot- and the folks at the store know me well.

First, he called from a nearby feed store I frequent, to get directions. He blew in in about half the time it would normally take, in a really trashed BMW. Dog in the car, looked like a mix. No cage, no boxes, nada. I was in a pen, chasing down a rooster for him. Instead of saying hello, here I am, he came into the pen behind me and was just flat in my personal space, looming over me. So much for bio security, too. Startled the hecky-doo out of me.

I showed the rooster to him. He saw my hens. Waltzed into their pen. Wanted to/insisted upon buying some hens. I told him the rooster was for sale, the hens weren't. He kept going on about the hens. Okay, I DO NOT have hens to sell. WHAT exactly is your situation? Turns out he had one hen, all the others had died. So he wants one rooster? I told him that is not the best thing for your hen, you need more if you're going to have a rooster. Okay, so now he wants my hens again. NO, the hens are not for sale and I will NOT sell you a rooster either. Sorry, no business being done today.

Then he starts wheedling. Tells me he'll pay anything I want for the hens, even suggests $50.00 each. Tells me he has an outdoor show on the Discovery channel. Not sure what that had to do with anything......Okay, offers $100.00 per hen. No, the hens are NOT for sale. Meanwhile, he is a big guy looming over me and I am pretty twitchy by then. Both dogs are in the house, they're useless anyway. This guy was huge. Dogs would have loved him, as a source of treats, maybe.

I finally cowgirled up and told him there was absolutely no way I was selling him anything and he needed to leave now. After 15 minutes more of his BS, I got him in the car and he peeled out. I had a beer. (Okay, two beers.)

Since then, I never let people come to the house. I know longer put our phone number in CL ads, because I can ignore emails and block them if I have to.

It may have been coincidence, but 2 days later my pen doors were hanging open and it was a bloodbath. Had to have happened in the early morning hours, I was up pretty late that night. I suspect he came back with the dog, but have no proof. So I now lock the pens and meet 6 miles away.


A bit OT, but just last week I asked the manager of the local TSC if I could sell some adult chickens from my truck in their parking lot. Not only did he say yes, but he is now interested in having a bigger event, like a Chicken Swap/ Meet and Greet!

 

[hippiehen]

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*GASP*