Everything that is wrong with Craigslist

"Dale Franks" (DaleFranks) 05/26/2015 at 13:02 • Filed to: Craigslist

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Here you go. One single Craigslist car ad that displays nearly every error it is possible to make in a Craigslist ad. I can’t even grasp the train of “thought” one must go through to write an ad this devoid of reliable information, and this incomprehensible.

How many errors—including impossibilities—do you count?

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CalzoneGolem > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 13:05

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Well it appears to have a picture of the vehicle taken during the day time.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 13:07

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pretty sure that's a scam ad

Alfalfa Romeo > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 13:07

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Well it’s missing “Ran when parked” and the Craigslist finger...

TheHondaBro > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 13:09

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But it has 4 cyclinders!

Milky > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 13:11

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Honestly, I’ll take a wrong cylinder count over “V6” … that irritates the hell out of me.

CalzoneGolem > TheHondaBro 05/26/2015 at 13:15

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Right, can’t have 6 without 4.

E92M3 > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 13:22

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Let's hope this is a scam ad and NOT an actual person with a drivers license.

Uug > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 13:23

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it’s a scam/fake

Alfalfa Romeo > Milky 05/26/2015 at 13:34

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I’d rather still see V6 than V4.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 13:36

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I don’t even know what he’s selling.

Milky > Alfalfa Romeo 05/26/2015 at 13:38

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Whats wrong with that?

They’re just engine swapped.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 13:52

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If that ad is real, I’ll eat a tire.

shop-teacher > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 14:01

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Yes! I’ve been trying to find a Jeep “countour”, but they are very rare!

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fhrblig > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 14:14

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That’s pretty impressive, to have your mind wander so much that you start writing an ad for a Grand Cherokee and morph it into an ad for a 4-cylinder Contour. “$1500 or best SQUIRREL!”

Dale Franks > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 05/26/2015 at 14:28

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And that’s another thing: How can you tell the scams from people who actually have cars?

I’ve been trying to buy a cheap POS for the relatively rare days when I don’t want to ride my motorcycle, and trying to find it on Craigslist has been enraging.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 14:37

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way too cheap of a price, usually wrong info, usually just one picture (or multiple pictures on one image), and they almost always have odd prices (like the $1588 in this one), and if there is an email in the image itself, it is 99% of the time a scam

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 05/26/2015 at 14:42

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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Uug 05/26/2015 at 14:43

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No way!!! I can’t believe it! A scam on craigslist???

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 05/26/2015 at 15:06

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Well that would make it a hell of a lot easier, but i’m not going to need to eat a tire, that ad is fake as heeeellllll

Tekamul > Dale Franks 05/26/2015 at 15:10

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I think that’s a Turing Test. If you reply in earnest, it will setup an face-to-face meeting, then a T1000 will pull your face off.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 05/26/2015 at 15:33

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But just in case it MIGHT be real, there’s your Plan B.

;-)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 05/26/2015 at 15:41

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Thanks for the backup my man.