Sketchy Craigslist stories

[numbnuts240]

as automotive enthusiasts, i'm sure plenty of you have utilized craigslist to unload extra parts in an effort to offset the cost of our sometimes expensive hobby. i thought it's be entertaining to share some of our more interesting and/or sketchy experiences in the online land of casual encounters.

i have an extra dash from a 280z as well as the rear bumper from my 260z that was just taking up unnecessary space in my basement, so i decided to post them up for sale on cl for a few bucks (both still available if anyone is interested).

here's my ad for reference

the first response i got was an email containing a phone number along with a request to call the guy back. now my ad only listed the dash and bumper with descriptions of the respective items. that's all. when i called, his first question was:
"what else do you have?"
"i'm selling a bumper and a dash."
"do you have the clam shell for the steering column of a 280zx?"
"i'm selling a bumper and a dash."
"how about the rear panel that covers the inside of the tail lights for a 280zx?"
"i'm selling a bumper and a dash."
*click*
he f*** hung up on me. i understand i'm not the greatest people person, and i would have understood a bit more if i had initially stated in my ad that "i have a butt load of other parts", but i thought it was pretty clear that i was only offering the two items. maybe i'm just a grouch, idk.

next email was from a guy interested in the dash.
"is the dash still available? i can pick it up immediately."
"yes, it's still available."
"what's you address?"
"i'm at work, and will be here for at least another hour. i don't know when or if i can be available to meet today."
"well i'm in your state now, i don't know if will still be around in an hour. i really need a dash, the last one i called on was for a zx even though the dude said it was for a z. what's your address?"
"well i can tell you that mine is most definitely for a 280z, it says so right on the passenger end of it. also, the picture of it shows that it is clearly an s30 dash, not s130."
"sounds good, what's your address?"
"we have yet to discuss a price."
"ok, how much? what's your address?"

i stopped responding. ok sketchy mcsketcherson, i will not be giving you my address. i wasn't planning on having someone come to my house. there would have been a meet up in a very public place, with cameras, me with a knife in my pocket. i've heard of too many bad situations where people were shot and robbed over $100 sneakers.

my buddy that is selling his cutlass (see link in sig, but nao) got an email asking about the wheels in particular.
"are the wheels body color?"
"i'm sorry?"
"i was wondering if the wheels were color matched to the body."
"they're black, just like in the pictures. they're the ss2's. the ss3's are color matched (i may have the designation wrong, that's what i vaguely remember him saying)"
"yeah, i was going to tell you that. that's all."

really dude? you email random people selling stuff to just try and call them out on possible being wrong about something? d!ck.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I recall once calling random CL hookers at 3am from a certain hotel room in a certain town in a certain state that may be named "Pennsylvania". Certain people may or may not have been in my hotel room.

[numbnuts240]

"soooo, how much for all of us? we're not cops."

[ADDirishboy]

Oh that hooker night was a drunk night indeed.

Back on topic, people on CL are borderline retarded. When I was selling my 87 yota pickup, I had a guy email me saying I was stupid for saying that the truck was turbo'd from the factory because "Nissan never did that". Um, I'm selling a Toyota, not a Nissan. And Toyota absolutely turbocharged some of the pickups with the 22re.

Back off topic, come visit AZ you chode.