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Tell him he will have to wait to come over when your husband is home, and that you want to go thru the bag before you refund his money.
The only thing I have ever bought from Craigslist was my daybed, and pretty much had to meet them at their house, lol. We went to look at it, and the mattresses it came with, left half as a deposit, got a receipt for that, and then came back with a truck on the weekend. THey helped us to load it, and then...came out and gave us two sets of sheets and a comforter that had not even been included in the ad....so I did good. But I am really leary of CL offers. Be careful. |
Do not give the money back.
You did not misrepresent the boxes. I have bought on CL and not disappointed. I did buy 1 item on EB and not what was advertised, but I kept it anyway. J J |
He'll be here any time. We'll see if he leaves all the items or just takes the money. I'm not having anything to do with him. It's not worth it.
I'm safe inside, door locked with my dog:> Again....it's all well and good to meet at a neutral spot in the future for this kind of thing. But, large items and sewing machines have to be tested in the home:< I won't buy another sewing machine on someone's "word" again! |
Please post back again after this scum bag has picked up his cash ( and not left the fabric...I am soooo jaded) so that we know you are safe.
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I would say as is, its yours. Bought and paid for. Now live with it. If he looked through it, he must have liked something in there. I have never heard of having to give back his money. Make a report with the police, sheriff or whoever and I would not return his money. That's just me.
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Originally Posted by SWEETPEACHES
This is what I've learned from posting a couple items on CL for sale.
Get a new email address specifically for CL. I'm getting all kinds of crazy emails inquiring about my items. If I answer back, they now have my real email address and I get tons of spam! The following is an email I got after I told him my item was still available: "Thanks for your reply concerning my inquiry. I am quite comfortable with the price and condition, I will also add $50 to your asking price that is for you to hold it for me, Please provide your full name, Address and your Phone number so that I can send your payment. I will be paying you by Check. The payment will be mail as priority express mail which you will receive next day,As for delivery,I will make arrangements for the pick-up after you have received the payment. If this meets your approval,kindly get back to me as soon as possible,with your name, phone # and mailing address where payment will be sent to, so that I can have my assistant get the Check and mail it to you. Note: As soon as you have your money in hand, we can talk about the picking up of the item. I would like you to take the posting off craigslist today. Best Regards. Mitchell Graye" I smell SCAM Mitchell Graye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAS to be the same Mitchell Graye (sometimes spelled Gray) who responds to resumes listed on line. Sends out these offers of employment that he needs a personal assistant, who he will only communicate with by internet or "the occasional phone call". The job description is very sketchy and of course, as part of applying to be his personal assistant he needs just a bit of information about the applicant. WOW if that doesn't stink of identity theft I don't know what does. |
UPDATE:::::
Well, he came, took the money and left everything. I went through it all quickly but didn't see anything missing. In the future I will post on my ads in clear letters NO REFUNDS I'M NOT YOUR LOCAL BIG BOX STORE. He's wasted a lot of my time and energy and I'm not going to allow someone to have that power over me again for a few bucks! Anyhoo....it's over and I'm still alive and safe thanks for worrying about me:> |
So proud that you are safe. In this wicked old world one never knows.
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Wow. me too!!
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Originally Posted by Candace
I've had very good success with Craigs List except for one purchase. I've sold several things too....well now's my time for a problem with SELLING. I 've had listed for quite a while, 2 large boxes and 3 large bags full of yardage and scraps. One box had misc. beads, trim etc. I was asking $25. A man answered the ad, came here and looked through several of the bags, seemed nice and gave me the money.
I get a rude e-mail telling me he wants his money back tomorrow because he should have looked through it better and it's garbage that he can't make anything out of. I specified it was yardage and scraps and he looked at it here.... I told him I'd refund his money IF I was home tomorrow but I'm not waiting around for him. Now I'm worried he'll vandalize my house or whatever. It really is a very good idea to meet people so they don't know where you live. :< And now I have to deal with all this over $25. So not worth it! And yes, you are right about meeting them in a public place so they don't know where you live. |
Originally Posted by Candace
UPDATE:::::
Well, he came, took the money and left everything. I went through it all quickly but didn't see anything missing. In the future I will post on my ads in clear letters NO REFUNDS I'M NOT YOUR LOCAL BIG BOX STORE. He's wasted a lot of my time and energy and I'm not going to allow someone to have that power over me again for a few bucks! Anyhoo....it's over and I'm still alive and safe thanks for worrying about me:> |
Sorry you had to go through this. What a scary situation. I would have done the same thing, returned his money and gotten my stuff returned, that way you are rid of that craziness.
I only gave away one thing on CL and it was leftover wood from my building my fence and deck. I couldn't haul all of it to a neutral spot so I had my daughter with me while the guy loaded it up. He was going to use it for a tree house for his sons. He was really happy with it. You have to be careful with folks nowdays. |
Just recently, I posted an ad on CL and two separate responses with regular sounding names replied with the words "I would like to find out more about your product". I never responded back. Too weird.
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Originally Posted by SWEETPEACHES
This is what I've learned from posting a couple items on CL for sale.
Get a new email address specifically for CL. I'm getting all kinds of crazy emails inquiring about my items. If I answer back, they now have my real email address and I get tons of spam! The following is an email I got after I told him my item was still available: "Thanks for your reply concerning my inquiry. I am quite comfortable with the price and condition, I will also add $50 to your asking price that is for you to hold it for me, Please provide your full name, Address and your Phone number so that I can send your payment. I will be paying you by Check. The payment will be mail as priority express mail which you will receive next day,As for delivery,I will make arrangements for the pick-up after you have received the payment. If this meets your approval,kindly get back to me as soon as possible,with your name, phone # and mailing address where payment will be sent to, so that I can have my assistant get the Check and mail it to you. Note: As soon as you have your money in hand, we can talk about the picking up of the item. I would like you to take the posting off craigslist today. Best Regards. Mitchell Graye" I smell SCAM To High Heaven. |
Tell him to meet you at the police station instead, if he wants his money that is.
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glad he returned your items. Hope he doesn't bother you again. Stay safe.
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Originally Posted by SWEETPEACHES
This is what I've learned from posting a couple items on CL for sale.
Get a new email address specifically for CL. I'm getting all kinds of crazy emails inquiring about my items. If I answer back, they now have my real email address and I get tons of spam! The following is an email I got after I told him my item was still available: "Thanks for your reply concerning my inquiry. I am quite comfortable with the price and condition, I will also add $50 to your asking price that is for you to hold it for me, Please provide your full name, Address and your Phone number so that I can send your payment. I will be paying you by Check. The payment will be mail as priority express mail which you will receive next day,As for delivery,I will make arrangements for the pick-up after you have received the payment. If this meets your approval,kindly get back to me as soon as possible,with your name, phone # and mailing address where payment will be sent to, so that I can have my assistant get the Check and mail it to you. Note: As soon as you have your money in hand, we can talk about the picking up of the item. I would like you to take the posting off craigslist today. Best Regards. Mitchell Graye" I smell SCAM |
Originally Posted by Candace
UPDATE:::::
Well, he came, took the money and left everything. I went through it all quickly but didn't see anything missing. In the future I will post on my ads in clear letters NO REFUNDS I'M NOT YOUR LOCAL BIG BOX STORE. He's wasted a lot of my time and energy and I'm not going to allow someone to have that power over me again for a few bucks! Anyhoo....it's over and I'm still alive and safe thanks for worrying about me:> |
Originally Posted by clynns
It might be worth it to make a police report so something is on file about it. Just to CYA.
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Sorry, fired off response before I read all the Postings
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Originally Posted by kathome
Originally Posted by SWEETPEACHES
This is what I've learned from posting a couple items on CL for sale.
Get a new email address specifically for CL. I'm getting all kinds of crazy emails inquiring about my items. If I answer back, they now have my real email address and I get tons of spam! The following is an email I got after I told him my item was still available: "Thanks for your reply concerning my inquiry. I am quite comfortable with the price and condition, I will also add $50 to your asking price that is for you to hold it for me, Please provide your full name, Address and your Phone number so that I can send your payment. I will be paying you by Check. The payment will be mail as priority express mail which you will receive next day,As for delivery,I will make arrangements for the pick-up after you have received the payment. If this meets your approval,kindly get back to me as soon as possible,with your name, phone # and mailing address where payment will be sent to, so that I can have my assistant get the Check and mail it to you. Note: As soon as you have your money in hand, we can talk about the picking up of the item. I would like you to take the posting off craigslist today. Best Regards. Mitchell Graye" I smell SCAM Mitchell Graye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAS to be the same Mitchell Graye (sometimes spelled Gray) who responds to resumes listed on line. Sends out these offers of employment that he needs a personal assistant, who he will only communicate with by internet or "the occasional phone call". The job description is very sketchy and of course, as part of applying to be his personal assistant he needs just a bit of information about the applicant. WOW if that doesn't stink of identity theft I don't know what does. |
Originally Posted by Sheila_H
I would send the man back an email copying the ad and tell him that he had a chance to look through the stuff before he purchased it. You identified what he was getting and the fact that he took time to go through it he wouldn't have a leg to stand on in a court room. Sounds like one of those people that are not happy unless they are complaining or trying to take things from honest people. I wouldn't allow him to come back to the house, if he does tell him you will call the police.
I don't think you do have to have a return policy like Walmart. I don't think you have to have a return policy at all. Most places say--"no returns " |
Whenever we sell a small item on Craig's list, we meet in a neutral place. Good luck.
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