Do you screen Kijiji buyers?

[To Be Quite Honest]

Mostly when looking for room-mates.

If you can't introduce yourself, make complete sentences and seem approachable in the first message, then you probably are not going to be hearing back from me.

Oh, and you need to be employed.

For most other things I sell it right at the front door which is in a stair hallway so people can't see in my house.

[Rhettzky]

I'm not usually that sticky about it. I've sold a bunch of stuff on Kijiji lately and had people come by my house to check it out. A futon, globe, kitchen table and chairs, and most recently our truck.

The truck is trickier though, I had reservations about letting a stranger drive off in my truck. What would happen if they got into an accident and ended up not having insurance? Would I be screwed? That would kind of suck.

[CaptainCrunch]

If somebodies email is maskedanalripper@shaw.ca I might be ok with meeting him in a backalley by his house. Other then that I'm pretty paranoid.

[Yasa]

What if they're an analytical therapist, and their e-mail address is "tobias@analrapist.com"?

[Jing]

Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil

I do, for sure. This article is yet another good reason why.

http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald...tml?id=5034384

This guy was an idiot. Why would you meet someone in a dark parking lot to sell an expensive phone?

[Kidder]

I'm extremely curious who the inevitable first Kijiji serial killer will be and what the media will dub him/her.

The Kijiji Killer?
The Kijiji Cutter?
The Kijiji heartshapedazz rapist?
The Kijiji amputee?
The Kijiji detainee?
The Kijiji Fotze?

[CaptainCrunch]

The Locke Ness Monster?

[mykalberta]

I have never bought anything off their, only sold and its always been smooth.

My much younger sister kind of got shafted by a seller in Edmonotn offering a pair of conert tickets and the seat numbers are 1 and 11.

Of course she trusted that pair meant beside each other. After that I will be much more cautious personally if I ever buy anything.

[THE SCUD]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

i have never bought anything off their, only sold and its always been smooth.

My much younger sister kind of got shafted by having no common sense.

Of course she trusted that pair meant beside each other. After that i will be much more cautious personally if i ever buy anything.

fyp.

[Travis Munroe]

How do you guys handle ridiculous low balls? I know its easy to delete the email however sometimes I am very tempted to reply.
I was offered 50% of what I posted my car for at 3am lastnight via email.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by fotze

I find if I cup them with my left hand and rub them against my chest...

Like mamma like son

[4X4]

Originally Posted by Realtor 1

How do you guys handle ridiculous low balls? I know its easy to delete the email however sometimes I am very tempted to reply.
I was offered 50% of what I posted my car for at 3am lastnight via email.

I don't even reply. I've sold a couple of vehicles on Kijiji and I got tons of stupid lowball offers. The first few offended me, the next few made me laugh, now I just roll my eyes and delete.

I think there are people that make a living buying things on kijiji for lowball prices and then reselling them for what they're actually worth.

[Nammer403]

i usually reply to the polite people and then usually check for someplace public to meet up,

[mykalberta]

Originally Posted by THE SCUD

fyp.

Our you could say a 19yo girl blindly trusted that some guy wasnt a a complete duchebag - but I guess its it depends how you were brought up.

[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by Yasa

What if they're an analytical therapist, and their e-mail address is "tobias@analrapist.com"?

A few years ago I met a girl and we exchanged email addresses. Her's was therapist##@hotmail.com. I was a little leary of her, since she seemed aggressvie and her email address was the rapist. It turns out she was a physical therapist that graduated in ##. I just kept thinking of Sean Connery on SNL Celebrity Jeopardy and talked like that around her. Needless to say the relationship never went anywhere.

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Originally Posted by Realtor 1

How do you guys handle ridiculous low balls?

You can tie them in a knot, you can tie them in a bow. Throw over your shoulder like a continental soldier?

[THE SCUD]

Originally Posted by Realtor 1

How do you guys handle ridiculous low balls? I know its easy to delete the email however sometimes I am very tempted to reply.
I was offered 50% of what I posted my car for at 3am lastnight via email.

I always respond back with:

"I give you great price, just for you, asking price plus $50, FIRM"

if they reply back, I keep upping the amount.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by mykalberta

Or you could say a 19yo girl blindly trusted that some guy wasnt a a complete duchebag - but I guess its it depends how you were brought up.

No, it doesn't depend how you were brought up. It depends how street smart you are.

Some people need to be screwed over to realize that they always need to do their due diligence whenever they are involved in a deal. Others assume that they will be dealing with good and honest people. These people tend to need many lessons in this arena and usually wind up being screwed over HUGE before they learn their lesson. "But the guy on the phone said he only needed my credit card number to pay for incidental expenses on the free trip..."

[trackercowe]

http://dontevenreply.com/index.php Greatest site ever for dealing with kijiji scumbags and lowballers.

Original ad:
MULTI-DISC CD player wanted
WTB a CD changer that can hold at least 50 CDs. Must be in good condition. Email or call 215-***-****
From Me to *********@*********.org:

Hello,

I am selling my 60-Disc Technics SL-MC4 CD changer. This thing is in excellent condition and works great. I have included a picture of it. I'm asking $75 for it. Please let me know if you are interested.

Best,

Mike

Attachments:



From Steve ******* to Me:

Mike, the CD player looks good. Does it have a remote? If so, I can pick it up tomorrow. Where do you live?

Steve

From Me to Steve *******:

Steve,

It does have a remote. Tomorrow works for me, I work in Manayunk near the hospital and can bring the CD player to work with me. We can meet anywhere around there in the afternoon.

Just one minor thing though, and I truly am sorry about this, but I accidentally tripped over the CD player in the dark earlier and chipped the side of the plastic cover. There isn't a screen there and it does not affect the performance whatsoever, but I just thought I should let you know. I've included a picture of the small chip.

Mike

Attachments:


From Steve ******* to Me:

No worries... That is fine. What's your phone number? Mine is 215-***-****.

From Me to Steve *******:

Steve, I'm really sorry, but I accidentally damaged it a little more. I really should have moved it out of the middle of the hallway, because I just tripped over it again. Unfortunately I was wearing steel-tipped boots and cracked the plastic cover around the screen. A few of the buttons got mashed in as well. You can still play songs 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9, though. Or just use the remote. It still plays CDs fine, and I've included a picture of it powered on so you can see that it still works.

Once again, I am terribly sorry about this. I am going to knock $10 off of the price for your inconvenience.

Mike

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From Steve ******* to Me:

Could you drop the price down to $50? That looks pretty bad.

From Me to Steve *******:

Sure. It is my fault for tripping over it anyway.

From Me to Steve *******:

Hey, it's me again. I was loading the CD player into my trunk to bring to work tomorrow, but then my friend called me and I got distracted. Long story short, I forgot the CD player was behind my car and I accidentally backed over it a little bit when I went to go to Wawa. Thankfully I hit the brakes before I crushed anything important, but the back frame is a little bent.



I assure you that the CD player still works. On the bright side, the car must have popped that chipped plastic cover off of the front, so now you can clearly see the real screen. I think it looks better, don't you? From the front, staring at it head on, you can't even tell that the back is bashed in like that. Seeing as I improved the looks from the front, I am going to bump the price back up to $60.

I am going to try my best to bend the metal frame back to the way it was. Once again, I am very sorry about this.

Mike

From Steve ******* to Me:

Are you kidding me? That thing is ruined. What a freaking klutz you are! How didn't you realize it was behind your car?

From Steve ******* to Me:

Oh, and you have the nerve to charge me MORE money for breaking it worse?

From Me to Steve *******:

Don't worry, I can fix it. I'm working on fixing it right now.

From Me to Steve *******:

Okay, I've got good news and bad news. The good news is, the CD player still works. The bad news is that I was smoking a cigar while I was trying to repair it, and it accidentally set part of the CD player on fire.



As you can see from the picture, some of the CD player has melted. Thanks to my 2 months experience as a volunteer firefighter, my instincts kicked in and I was able to extinguish the flames with my coffee before too much of the CD player melted. It still can hold about 33-35 CDs, and all that stuff that melted on the right side wasn't important anyway.

Unfortunately, I drink expensive coffee and it was nearly full when I had to use it to put out the fire. Therefore, I am adding another $3 to the price of the CD player to bring the grand total to $63.

Once again, the CD player still works. I think it sounds even better than before. It is now in my trunk and ready to be sold to you tomorrow. I'll give you a call when I have my lunch break so we can meet up for the sale.

Thanks,

Mike

From Steve ******* to Me:

You must be stupid if you think I'll pay $63 for the charred remains of your CD player. I can't believe how badly you managed to #### that thing up. How are you still alive? How have you managed to make it this far in life, when CLEARLY you are too foolish to keep even a CD player from being burned to a crisp? I really want to know! Please, Mike, tell me.

From Me to Steve *******:

I'm sorry if I upset you by bumping the price up to $63. Let's just call it $60. Deal?

From Steve ******* to Me:

...how are you this dumb?

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

http://dontevenreply.com/index.php Greatest site ever for dealing with kijiji scumbags and lowballers.

Original ad:
MULTI-DISC CD player wanted
WTB a CD changer that can hold at least 50 CDs. Must be in good condition. Email or call 215-***-****
From Me to *********@*********.org:

I don't get it - how is the original ad a scum or a lowballer?