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Old Feb 12, 2021 | 10:02 PM
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Minty craigslist finds

I'm going to use this thread to post the trash I come across on craigslist.

https://quadcities.craigslist.org/ct...276780703.html

96 Saturn with over "$10,000 in enhancements." LOL Complete with stickers, a wing, and subs. What a treat. The DIY leather steering wheel looks like something from Silence of the Lambs.


 
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Old Feb 13, 2021 | 06:37 AM
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Stupidity abounds on Craigs List but it is good for a laugh now and again.

The problem is those fools think they're offering something very desirable and that their price is completely fair too.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2021 | 06:48 AM
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how about a 2005 dodge with a cummings for $30,000?
https://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/d/ten...275598650.html
or this 111,000 mile 2016 cummings with a lien on the title for $41,000?
https://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/d/hope-dodge-ram-3500-diesel-dully/7268619180.html
 
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Old Feb 13, 2021 | 06:53 AM
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^^ That second link doesn't exist now---wonder if the seller removed the listing?
 
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Old Feb 13, 2021 | 07:19 AM
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interesting. i wonder why it don't work?
anywho, here is a copy/paste:

Dodge Ram 3500 Diesel Dully - $41,000 (Hope, New Jersey)

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© craigslist - Map data © OpenStreetMap2016 dodge ram 3500 mega cab

VIN: 3C63RRML1GG202760
condition: excellent
cylinders: 6 cylinders
drive: 4wd
fuel: diesel
odometer: 111367
paint color: white
size: full-size
title status: lien
transmission: automatic
type: pickup
This cummings “million-mile engine” is just broken-in at 111,367 miles and has all the power you need. Runs excellent, well maintained, fuel filters and tires were replaced less than 3 months ago. The mega cab offers an abundance of leg room in the back. Great sound system, blue tooth, several USB ports front and backseat, standard AC outlet, as well as a CD player. Heated and air-conditioned seats! 5th wheel package has receptors for a hitch, lighting, and plugs.
  • do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers
 
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Old Feb 14, 2021 | 05:43 AM
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interesting. i wonder why it don't work?
anywho, here is a copy/paste:
Thanks for the copy & paste!

How was it determined there was a $41k lien on the vehicle? And with that listed VIN was it made in Mexico?
 
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Old Feb 14, 2021 | 10:57 AM
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Every once in a while you can find a good deal on CL. Picked up this 16' Chaparral ski boat for $2,000. Only had to put a battery in it, replace the seats and have the top recanvassed.




 
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Old Feb 17, 2021 | 03:33 PM
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https://quadcities.craigslist.org/hv...278808782.html

Only $6,500 for a few hundred chinese casters. What a bargain.
 
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tankless hot water heater on craigs list for $900
https://cnj.craigslist.org/app/d/tre...270955706.html
bigger unit from lowes where he got it from for $749
https://www.lowes.com/pd/A-O-Smith-S...or-Natural-Gas
 
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Old Feb 17, 2021 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
tankless hot water heater on craigs list for $900
https://cnj.craigslist.org/app/d/tre...270955706.html
bigger unit from lowes where he got it from for $749
https://www.lowes.com/pd/A-O-Smith-S...or-Natural-Gas
We have similar ads like that in our area. It's usually Harbor Freight tool boxes. I think the sellers think by assembling the tool box they can sell it for more? I really don't get it. I messaged one guy about his price being higher than the store and he didn't respond.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2021 | 05:37 PM
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there is a guy here that has had a used rusty repainted western snow plow mount on craigs list for 4 years now. for $250 more than a brand new one costs.
when i informed of the fact, his reply was "than go buy a new one"
which i did.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2021 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by tjc transport
tankless hot water heater on craigs list for $900
https://cnj.craigslist.org/app/d/tre...270955706.html
bigger unit from lowes where he got it from for $749
https://www.lowes.com/pd/A-O-Smith-S...or-Natural-Gas
Lowes link is busted
 
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Old Feb 17, 2021 | 05:50 PM
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I've been browsing CL almost daily since 2012 or so. There's a seller (presumably a hoarder) who has been trying to sell her junk for as long as I can remember. I've seen her ads for years and years and you can always tell it's hers because they all get posted at the same time and the pictures all have tan carpet. I messaged her one time just saying how her ads were making CL worse. I got no reply.

$10 soccer flag https://quadcities.craigslist.org/sp...270442207.html
$25 Microsoft Office 2003 https://quadcities.craigslist.org/sy...272921861.html
$5 Disney World VHS (advertisement) https://quadcities.craigslist.org/em...271909911.html
$4 The Sound of Music VHS https://quadcities.craigslist.org/em...266459848.html
And my personal favorite.. $50 Introduction to Floral Design Series 12 VHS Tapes https://quadcities.craigslist.org/ar...267409700.html

She has 50+ ads at any given time and the ones above have been posted for YEARS. Just throw all your trash away, nobody wants it clearly. It's garbage!
 
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Old Feb 18, 2021 | 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by muhford

She has 50+ ads at any given time and the ones above have been posted for YEARS. Just throw all your trash away, nobody wants it clearly. It's garbage!
Show us some of your valuable stuff maybe? We need contrast.

As to calling her stuff garbage remember "one man's trash is another man's treasure........" Maybe she honestly feels what she's listing is valuable or useful to others?

She's doing no harm on a FREE classified sale site so why bother her with insults etc? Said Paul McCartney let it be.........
 
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Old Feb 18, 2021 | 03:21 PM
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As to calling her stuff garbage remember "one man's trash is another man's treasure........" Maybe she honestly feels what she's listing is valuable or useful to others?
It's her treasure all right. I have many hoarders in my family who think trash is treasure and it negatively impacts their lives, unbeknownst to them. Hoarders need to hear the hard truth.
 
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