I knew that Craigslist sale went too perfectly

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
07/27/2016 at 16:04 • Filed to: Craigslist

Yesterday I got a call to buy a Harbor Frieght ladder rack I bought years ago and never installed. Weirdly, I got a second call from another person who wanted to buy it literally like three minutes later. This after it being listed on Craigslist for weeks. The first caller got here first, paid me my asking price in cash, and asked what else I might have for sale.

I rattled off a few tools I was selling, and he mentioned he was looking for a truck tool box. Well, I happened to have a crappy aluminum Husky tool box with a broken latch next to my garage. A friend gave it to me to get it out of his garage, after another friend gave it to him. I’ve been using it to store fire wood. He offered me $50 for it, which he also paid in cash.

This morning I noticed his beater ‘88 Chevy truck pissed oil all over my driveway. I’d be mad if my driveway wasn’t in desperate need of being sealed anyways.

DISCUSSION (45)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:10

Meh, it’s a driveway. It gets driven on, wrenched in etc. I’d be happy to live with it $50 and a little space richer.

OCD-CO > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:10

Gasoline - will wash it away and kill your weeds. No worries, you will be ok.

Party-vi > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:13

My parents had a paver driveway installed for a princely sum, and it’s still covered in Cherokee rust bits and engine break-in soot. Mom is not happy, and dad is still building stuff to provide more stains on the driveway.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > OCD-CO
07/27/2016 at 16:15

And dissolve the asphalt.

OCD-CO > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
07/27/2016 at 16:20

Wow, I guess gas is powerful then cause that has never happened to me?! That or his driveway was made in 1948 and there is nothing left.

Gas will not dissolve his asphalt, lol.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > OCD-CO
07/27/2016 at 16:25

OK, come over to our house, look at our driveway, let me tell you the circumstances and then you can lol all you want.

Yes, gas is powerful. We fill our lawnmower on the concrete now...

DynamicWeight > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:29

The fuck is with craigslist people parking in the driveway? You park on the street where you belong pleb.

shop-teacher > DynamicWeight
07/27/2016 at 16:30

Hahaha!

Klaus Schmoll > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:30

I had a friend with an old Polo who would always park in front of my parents’ house, despite being repeatedly told not to do so. My dad made me crush kitty litter into the oil stains with a rubber hammer, let it soak for a few hours and then power wash it off. It worked, but after I had done that twice I would just yell at him to get his piece of ...... off our property.

Invinciblejets > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:30

That was your issue with the Craigslist sale.... Really?

Kinja in general is just weird...

shop-teacher > OCD-CO
07/27/2016 at 16:30

Eh, it will be covered up when I get the driveway sealed.

shop-teacher > Party-vi
07/27/2016 at 16:31

Ha!

shop-teacher > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
07/27/2016 at 16:31

I’m not pissed, but I would be if my driveway had already been sealed.

shop-teacher > Klaus Schmoll
07/27/2016 at 16:32

Yeah, that would get old quick.

shop-teacher > Invinciblejets
07/27/2016 at 16:33

Yeah.

OK.

MonkeePuzzle > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:34

thought this was going to end differently, like the purchase was just to scope things out and this oil trail is all that is left of your vehicle they/he stole.

shop-teacher > MonkeePuzzle
07/27/2016 at 16:35

Haha, that would have been a much darker end.

OCD-CO > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
07/27/2016 at 16:36

Well just because you have peeked my interests, I will drive home tonight and LOL myself to oblivion as I pour gas on my street.

I have a concrete driveway and I know that doesn’t dissolve.

Sorry you are scarred by gasoline.

The Stig's former college room mate > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:36

When I was 16 my Ford Ranger’s gas tank sprung a leak and proceeded to relieve itself of about 10 gallons (just filled it) of Sunoco’s finest onto our week-old freshly-paved driveway. It ate a hole about 1' wide all the way down to the gravel base. To make matters worse, we live about 30 miles from the closest asphalt plant, so paved driveways are rather expensive. We got it fixed, but you could always tell where it was patched. i was never allowed to park in the driveway again until i went to college.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:40

Still worlds better than being murdered though, which is how most Craigslist transactions I’ve been a part of go wrong. Well, I mean wrong for the other person, I’m fine.

shop-teacher > The Stig's former college room mate
07/27/2016 at 16:40

Ouch! I can only imagine the look my dad would give me if my vehicle had done that. I shudder to think of it, actually.

shop-teacher > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
07/27/2016 at 16:41

So you’re saying you’ve murdered several people?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > OCD-CO
07/27/2016 at 16:45

Yeah, concrete’s good. Besides cracking.

Asphalt... it’s porous and petroleum based to start with. Pour some gas on it, leave it overnight (or maybe a couple days depending on the condition of the asphalt—if it’s newer it might hold up better, dunno) and it’ll do stuff for you. Heck, even carb cleaner messed with ours. There’s a reason gas stations use concrete by the pumps. Makes me wonder how many potholes started as gas leaks...

And I like gas, but I prefer it to be running through an engine :)

MonkeePuzzle > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:48

my view of the story may have been influenced by the ordinary setup (1st sentence) and horrific twist (2nd sentence) of these reddit 2 sentence horror stories I’ve been reading all morning...

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/co…

The Stig's former college room mate > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:52

i think the only thing that saved me from being murdered was the fact that it wasn’t leaking when i parked it. the seam on the tank burst some time overnight.

Pixel > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 16:54

The current engine in my ‘64 C10 leaks oil like a bastard. And it runs so rich gas leaks down past the worn rings and mixes with the oil, which thins it out and makes it leak more.

Whenever I use it to pickup my latest craigslist find, I park on the street until I get express permission from the seller to be in their driveway.

I figure Valdezing their driveway is a bad way to start a business transaction.

shop-teacher > MonkeePuzzle
07/27/2016 at 16:55

Yeah, a morning full of those will alter your expectations.

I’ve sold a lot of stuff on Craigslist, and I really don’t have any horror stories. Some people are annoying as fock, and I’ve had my fair share of no-shows and whatnot, but nothing remarkable. This guy was super nice. Perhaps not the sharpest spoon in the shed, but really nice.

shop-teacher > The Stig's former college room mate
07/27/2016 at 16:56

That’s brutal. The only thing that would’ve saved me from being murdered, is my first POS car was a hand-me-down that my dad made me buy from him ... so it would’ve been kinda his fault too :)

shop-teacher > Pixel
07/27/2016 at 17:00

The funny thing is, and I left this out of the story for brevity, he actually came over twice. First he came over and bought the ladder rack, and he parked in one spot of the driveway. We then negotiated the sale of the toolbox, and he left to go find a currency exchange to get more cash. When he came back, he parked in a different spot. All the oil was under the second spot, so I wonder if the truck had just then started leaking. That poor truck was BEAT!

OCD-CO > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
07/27/2016 at 17:02

You and I are just running with this thread....

My buddy did an oil change in his Audi S5 and then left it in my driveway the day after. When we came home his catch pan decided to let loose of all that he missed. I had a 3 foot pool descending down my concrete driveway.

I normally use brake cleaner but this one was too much - gasoline to the rescue.

I completely follow you on the asphalt destruction though. I am going to go home and try it.

TheJMan92 > Pixel
07/27/2016 at 17:02

Hey, my Mercedes does the same thing! You can tell where I usually park at work, and were I’ve parked only one or twice.

The Stig's former college room mate > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 17:02

Technically, this was a hand me down as well. He bought the truck new in 87. two years into ownership, he got a company car so this became an extra vehicle, just for going to the dump or the lumberyard. So when i got my license, he gave me the truck. it was 6 years old, had only 40k miles on it, and looked practically new. Only problem was, it spent the last 4 years parked on grass. so while the paint was mint, the underside was a rotten mess. Within 6 months of being driven daily, i had to replace all the brakes, tires, exhaust (including cat), shocks, brake lines, fuel lines and gas tank. the bedsides used to flap in the breeze on the highway because the braces had rusted out.

MonkeePuzzle > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 17:06

I only had one creepy one. Turned up at a guys house, dark street, dark night, no one else around, and he walks into the dark alley beside his house and just beckoned me to follow. Ahh no thanks pal.

Probably worst of all, the seat he eventually returned with had cigarette burns and was a waste of time.

I hoon, therefore I am > Pixel
07/27/2016 at 17:20

I bought a ‘66 GTO a number of years ago. The seller expressly forbade me from starting it in the driveway because it would dump oil everywhere (not that the street in front of his house was much better). It was a good excuse to do a 5-speed swap after I bought it, though.

shop-teacher > The Stig's former college room mate
07/27/2016 at 18:17

Wow!

shop-teacher > MonkeePuzzle
07/27/2016 at 18:18

Ugh, yeah that’s no bueno.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 18:48

...no?

LongbowMkII > The Stig's former college room mate
07/27/2016 at 19:42

Built ford tough.

shop-teacher > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
07/27/2016 at 19:53

That was not very convincing...

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 20:14

Did you see my truck on Craigslist though? I guarantee you'll barely be murdered at all if you come see it.

shop-teacher > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
07/27/2016 at 21:26

As long as the price is right ...

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > shop-teacher
07/27/2016 at 21:31

Oh, you don’t pay with money here.

*Vincent Price laugh*

I think I’d actually be a terrible murderer. I’d have to post on Oppo like “Nice Murder or Crack Pipe?”

shop-teacher > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms
07/27/2016 at 22:57

Yeah, even this interaction could get you busted.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > OCD-CO
07/29/2016 at 13:26

How’d it go?

OCD-CO > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
08/01/2016 at 09:24

Dang, I wasn’t to try it!

I got home Thursday after work and my furnace gave up the ghost the second I walked in the door. I had to take it apart and seek out parts. It ruined my whole weekend and I didn’t even mow. So, I didn’t break out the gas.

I will not forget!!!