"Jake The Skull" (WishIhadaHolden)
04/07/2014 at 10:40 • Filed to: None
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"Jake The Skull" (WishIhadaHolden)
04/07/2014 at 10:40 • Filed to: None | 7
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I love surfing the Craigslist, it's always exciting to see those interesting barn finds, the great deals, and all those classics that you'll never be able to afford. But let's all be honest, many of the sellers on Craigslist are complete idiots. Here are some of the things they do that piss me off the most:
"Low miles!!!1!" Really? When did 185,000 classify as low? You see this on almost every post and I'm beginning to think that nobody really knows what low means. Maybe they think it's just a word you add before the word miles. Like it's some kind of sentence enhancer.
"Rare!!!1!!" Bullshit. your just....your just spewing bullshit. An original 1965 Shelby Daytona Coupe? That's rare. Don't try to entice me because only 5,523 1981 Malibus came with Landau tops. Nobody gives a shit anyway.
The sideways portrait. How Goddamn hard is it to take a picture? Seriously.
The zero focus on car given. This goes with the sideways portrait. Listen. This isn't that hard. Get that hunk of shit out of the garage, into some nice lighting, and stand far enough away so you can get the WHOLE FUCKING CAR in the picture. Also, I really don't care for your pimple faced prom picture. Nobody does.
Not cleaning the car. I mean, I really don't even know what to say. I thought this one was obvious.
Poor gramar. U NO WUT IM SAYIN
There are a lot more too, but I figured this is a good list to get started. So tell me Oppo, what pisses you off on Craigslist?
505Turbeaux
> Jake The Skull
04/07/2014 at 10:43 |
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backing up your point with this post a few weeks ago. http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/do-you-even-po… shit is just shameful
zadtheinhaler
> Jake The Skull
04/07/2014 at 10:58 |
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Not that I haven't ranted about this before:
1- ALL CAPS WILL NOT ENTICE ME TO BUY YOUR VEHICLE FASTER.
That shit is fucking hard to read. It's not an infomercial at 3am. Stop it.
2- "Runs great" and "needs transmission" do NOT belong in the same ad. They just don't unless you are selling two cars, and one of them I can jump into, start up, and drive away. If you want someone to buy your busted-ass whip, advertise it as a parts- or project-car.
3- Be reasonable - Just because you spent $3500 on glue-on shit from Canadian Tire/Pep Boys does NOT mean that it increases the value proportionally. That tacky shit is YOUR taste, and generally no-one else shares it.
3a- Affixing Ferrari badges or anything from another marque is only going to fool the kind of mouth-breathing troglodytes that can't afford the price you are asking for your three-coiled steamer. There is no "535i Vtec GTR". Fuck off.
4- Spell-check. Grammar. Fucking use it. Any ad that looks like it was filtered through a teenager's cellphone is going to get ignored.
5- Word cloud. I'm looking for a Suburban. Don't sell your crap-canned Civic by having every model known to mankind listed at the bottom of your ad. Spam belongs in Hawai'i and Monty Python skits. Although that *one* ad that had "Tatra" had me suspecting a fellow Jalop was trollin'...
Brewman15
> Jake The Skull
04/07/2014 at 10:59 |
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My latest Craigslist anger issues is the tags. There's two kinds.
1. Listing the cars you would accept for trade. You may be selling/trading an 18-year old bro-truck , but I don't want to see it when I'm searching for old BMWs, Mercs, Volvos, Saabs, etc...
2. Just listing every damn car out there like this :
Tags: Toyota Honda Lexus Acura Nissan Infinity SUV Car 4WD AWD Luxury TOYOTA,HONDA,NISSAN,MAZDA,KIA,VW,MITSUBISHI,CHEVY,DODGE,VOLVO,JEEP,BMW,CADILLAC,PONTIAC,SUBARU,BUICK,GMC,ACURA,SATURN,LINCOLN,INFINITI,CHYSLER,MERCEDES BENZ,JAGUAR,OLDSMOBILE,SCION,AUDI,IMPORT
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Jake The Skull
04/07/2014 at 11:01 |
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I think you may have stumbled across an interesting business opportunity: charge people $10 to come by, take some decent pictures, and do a decent craigslist ad for them.
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zadtheinhaler
> Brewman15
04/07/2014 at 11:02 |
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Yup, I have a special hate-on for word clouds. Fuck those guys.
Big Bubba Ray
> Jake The Skull
04/07/2014 at 11:09 |
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A problem I've recently run into a little bit too often would be sellers not leaving their proper contact info in the ads. One guy in particular didn't link an email to the ad, but he did leave his phone number. Turns out, the phone number was completely wrong. I flagged the ad for no contact info, and the guy eventually just took the ad down.
I'm still salty about it because the car was a beautiful black Saabaru with a 5 speed and was right within my brother's budget for a car.
JeffFurbs
> Brewman15
04/07/2014 at 11:11 |
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Tags tick me off so bad...I want to report those people. But it doesn't really affect me so I don't
deekster_caddy
> zadtheinhaler
04/07/2014 at 11:16 |
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Just went and searched local CL for "Tatra" because of your post. No hits, but worth a shot!
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zadtheinhaler
> 505Turbeaux
04/07/2014 at 11:17 |
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Gawd I hate pics like that. If you've got Cerebral Palsy or MS, give your phone to a friend.
An epileptic 5-year old could do better with crayons.
Nothing
> Brewman15
04/07/2014 at 11:18 |
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Tags are my #1 annoyance...especially when searching car parts! Otherwise, I rarely read the text of an ad, I'm just there for the pretty pictures.
jkm7680
> Jake The Skull
04/07/2014 at 11:23 |
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Not responding to inquiries. The car isn't going to fucking sell itself.
Lying about the car, no. That 2001 Civic is not supercharged or rare by any means.
keeping the car listed, even after a sale. What good does that do?
JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
> Jake The Skull
04/07/2014 at 11:36 |
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The worst for me is the damn dealers psoting in the BY OWNER section! ANd they do it on purpose and try to hide it. A simple Google search shows you have over 20 listings at the same time!
POST IN THE DEALER SECTION! Then I won't care!!!!
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zadtheinhaler
> deekster_caddy
04/07/2014 at 12:11 |
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It's *always* worth a try.
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zadtheinhaler
> jkm7680
04/07/2014 at 12:12 |
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>keeping the car listed, even after a sale
All. My. Fucking. Rage.
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jkm7680
> zadtheinhaler
04/07/2014 at 12:16 |
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It happened to a fellow Opponaut trying to get a Miata from some old geezer. Sold it from right under him.
Übel
> Brewman15
04/07/2014 at 12:27 |
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I'm usually okay with listing acceptable trades, since it actually adds useful information to the ad. Those spam clouds, however, have no excuse.
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zadtheinhaler
> jkm7680
04/07/2014 at 12:30 |
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"...and that's why I put him in the wolverine cage, your Honour."
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jkm7680
> zadtheinhaler
04/07/2014 at 13:58 |
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"Sir, my Dog was hungry! I didn't kill him and make a skin suit of him."
Be seated Mr. Lecter
Stef Schrader
> Jake The Skull
04/07/2014 at 14:11 |
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Too many irrelevant tags, scammers and (especially if you're selling) lowballers.