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Craigslist Fails, Bloopers and Ads That Make You Say, “What The Heck Were They Thinking???”

Do you have luck finding  great deals on Craigslist?  I have found some great treasures like my huge, oak roll top desk and some antique furniture for incredible prices.  However, it does take some searching and the luck of good timing.  While browsing ads, you are bound to run into some ads that truly will have you scratching your head.

There are people selling things who cannot even bother to close a drawer or dust the top off a desk or dresser, take pictures of a mirror showing their shirtless selves in the background, think anything old is antique, vintage or worth a lot of money.

I want to share some recent “What the Heck?” moments with you and let me know if you have found some funnies in your neck of Craigslist.  Another brilliant ad are the ones that say something like “curb alert” or state that if this does not sell tody it will be on the curb tomorrow but the asking price is firm.  LOL, yes let me come pay you tonight instead of getting it off the curb tomorrow.  I am so amused that they are not budging on the price now but in less than 24 hours they don’t care to even get one dollar for it.  These had to be the ones who were at the top of their marketing class!

Enjoy:

Fine old chair the ad states, just needs upholstering. I have no idea what could have caused those rips and I am telling you now be very wary if he says it is from a pet free home, but it’s yours for $75 much to the cat’s dismay.

cat chair

Found an Antique Snuggle Bear in the Antique listings, was not aware the Snuggle Bear was a sought after item much less an antique!  $15 is the asking price for this heirloom!

snuggle bear antique

Should I close the drawers and at least kick the mess away from the floor?  Nah, that is such a quality piece that people will not even notice.

Messy Dresser

Man in the mirror times 2!

miror with man in pic

 

Guy in Mirror

 

They said it will be clean when you pick it up.  Eww, if you are going to clean it, how about wait until you do to list it for sale.

Toilet Dirty

 

Felicity is an antique? I guess so since she is listed as an antique doll.  People should really look the word up and vintage, discontinued, collectible or old do not qualify everything as antique.

felicity 1

Felicity

I myself would not classify this as Antique but apparently this man does along with “Highly Collectible” and for $30 he will even let you take some VHS tapes to go with it!    Hey better jump on this fast it only has minimal flaws!

Vintage TV

ANTIQUE INDUSTRIAL REPRODUCTION DISTRESSED LARGE WALL CLOCK – $185 (sold by an antique store)  I know he says reproduction but he says, “sold by an antique store”.  He fails to mention he picked this up at Hobby Lobby on the bi weekly 50% off sale.

Clock Antique

Yeah that looks like the back of an antique! LOL

Yeah that looks like the back of an antique! LOL

Are they selling the rocking chair or the plants? Apparently the rocking chair because they need to buy a plant stand.

childs rocking chair plants

Now for something sad, sometimes the furniture itself is so embarrassed it leaves in what we call “furniture without borders.”

The dresser is trying desperately to get away and almost made it, until the woman found it and is trying to force it back in the house

women behind the mirror

The dresser distraction was not in vain because it allowed the coat tree  to high tail it down the road.

Coat Tree in Road

This is for sale under Vintage Artificial Fruit!  That certainly looks exactly like what you buy in the Walmart craft aisle.

Vintage Artifical Fruit

Listed as Metal Thingy–Guy selling it says he has no idea what it is but it has to be worth something.

Metal Thingy

Hey wait, I have seen these before.  I guess the sales were not so brisk with the man in them.  Now we have the dog sitting patiently on the stairs

mirror with man 2

Guy in mirror 2

Look the ultra safe Vintage Lawn Darts complete with several layers of dust and filth.

Vintage Lawn Dart Set

 

 

 


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My Craigslist Deal of the Century!!! Tell Me About Yours!!!

I haven’t purchased many things on Craigslist.  In fact, I am thinking, that I have only used Craigslist in the past to list things I had for sale.  However, the other day, I found the greatest desk on Craigslist.  I saw the listing late one evening when I was working into the wee hours of the morning like I typically do.  I thought the listing had to be a joke, since I have seen many listings on Craigslist that were fakes and offering something really great for a small price just to play with people’s minds.  So I jokingly sent a link to the ad to my husband’s email since he had the good sense to be in bed asleep.  The next morning I asked if he had seen the link, he said yes but he thought it was for another similar desk he had seen a day or two ago for at least 4 times as much and he told me the guy emailed and said the desk was sold.  I told him that this was a different desk and he told me to call the guy and see.  It was about 10 am and I was sure if this was a true listing this desk would have been taken by now.  The only contact given was a cell number and a man’s name.  I think that may have helped us because had it had an email contact he would have been swamped with emails.

I was not too sure what to expect as the phone rang, but an older gentleman answered and I asked if the desk was still available.  He told me it was.  With my jaw dropped, I asked if there were any problems, thinking their must be something seriously wrong for it to be so inexpensive.  He not only told me there were no problems, he told me they had a kid free, smoke free, pet free home and there was not so much as one nick on the desk.  I put my husband on the phone and he made a deal with the guy and the guy told him that we sounded great and if we said we were coming that day, he would hold the desk.

My husband had some metal things to cart to the dump and recycling station so he figured while he was traveling down to pick up the desk he would stop at the dump and get rid of it.  So he packed up the bed of his truck and took off with both little ones to travel about 1.5 hours each way to get this beauty.  I was still expecting there to be a catch.  Well, when he arrived at the dump, the scales were closed and so he could not get rid of the load.  He called the man who said his phone had been ringing off the hook about the desk which scared my husband, so he told them man he was coming as is to pay for it.  So he called me and let me know what happened.  When he arrived at the man’s home, he said the desk was pristine, all wood, gorgeous oak, just as the man had said.  It even had the paperwork from the manufacturer with a lifetime warranty!  He said it was purchased for his wife and they were now moving down to Myrtle Beach, SC and selling the desk.

The next day he went back and boy was that fun, the desk was huge, thankfully the top could be unscrewed and the hutch as well to make the moving easier but it was still so heavy.  He thought at first he was going to have to make 2 trips to pick up everything including the chair.  Now, I was thinking if that was a third trip that this was not turning out to be such a bargain given his time, gas and everything but he was able to maneuver things and get everything in.  When I saw it for the first time, I really could not believe it.  After we got it set back up, I went to dust it and I do not think this desk was ever really used. The interior of every drawer is flawless, just like brand new.  The desk drawer on top was lined with brown felt and there was not so much as a speck on it or any wear.  The pen/pencil tray did not even have a lead mark.  When I dusted and looked at the cloth it was white, no dirt, ink transfer anything to even say that someone had used the desk.  I really had to sit and just look at it for the whole thing to sink in. The roll top also locks as well as the two file drawers. I truly think this is my Craigslist find of a lifetime.

See how clean and unused the drawers are.

So I am curious, have you found something stupendous on Craigslist or a similar online classified service.  I would love to hear your stories.


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