Saturday, May 9, 2009

see this pisses me off!

oh there is nothing that makes me feel as elated as when i get a great deal on a vintage item, knowing i got a steal. getting a vintage item for it's full valued price it sometimes worth it and all, but when i look at it i will always think "ugh i paid so much for that even though i love it." as opposed to the initial situation where i will always look at the item and think "god damn that was tight!" see what i mean?

now...to address the title of this entry, nothing pisses me off more than when craigslist sellers list their item title with "$1" and then give a different price in the body of the ad. ESPECIALLY when that updated price is 75 times the original listed price!!!

right this way:
http://richmond.craigslist.org/bfs/1160607479.html


what really gets me is that i have been looking for a metal cabinet with thin long drawers for some time now and when i saw the listing and then the picture i got this sudden rush of excitement and immediately went to copy the email link so i could ask to come pick that baby up. but somewhere in the process my eyes caught the $74 in the body of the ad and promptly wanted to tell someone off. so here i am. still on the internet. blogging about it.
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  1. TikimamaMay 10, 2009 at 2:16 AM

    I've never understood the "$1" in the listings. It never seems to have anything to do with the actual ad. Is it supposed to actually attract people? Well, I guess it got you to look at this one ;) Too bad they are asking so much - that looks like a very practical cabinet!

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  2. AJLMay 10, 2009 at 3:41 PM

    i know! do they think that people actually search for items that are only one dollar? well i initially looked at the description before the price. and generally those listing just say "make me an offer." ugh i am still pretty steamed! haha

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