Why are craigslist sellers so dellusional?

[jetset]

Yes I know...been discussed before...

Why do so many place ads with utterly ridiculous prices/expectations? A 2600 unit with 20 games would "easily fetch $250.00 on ebay", and "You won't find a deal like this on a working 5200 unit...system with 8 games, joystick (NOT working) $175.00"

 

Seriously?

 

I understand the idea of getting a really great deal is a pretty crazy one...but if you "just want it gone because it's taking up room", can't you just be in the realm of sanity? SMH.

 

 

/rant off.

[Rex Dart]

Then on the other hand, you've got people practically (sometimes literally) giving away televisions.

I guess Craigslist is like any other place where people gather.

[Crazy Climber]

The big thing about CL is no listing fee's. No fees means no rush. Those guys will sit on that junk for years, lol.

[jetset]

Then on the other hand, you've got people practically (sometimes literally) giving away televisions.

I guess Craigslist is like any other place where people gather.

 

Yeah but who isn't (giving away TV's)? They're pretty much disposable anymore, and the Goodwills are so overstocked with them they won't accept them for donations anymore. Even since the mandatory conversion to digital signal, the older tv's are pretty useless (well for us classic gamers it's gold but I'd bet most of us are well supplied with older tv's)

 

But yea I hear you. Just another mass of mostly morons...

[moycon]

I think maybe some of these folks see stories about how an old Atari cart sold for like $1,000 and then they think..."Hey I got my old Atari and a bunch of games in the attic...Ima make some $$$!! Don't want to be too greedy though, I'll lowball and just ask for $250."

 

Natually they have no clue the games they have are worth about .50 a piece.

 

It's not just Craigs List though. Check eBay sometime. Lots of delusional people in the world. LOL

[toiletunes]

I caught the end of an episode of Auction Hunters, on Spike. They sold an Atari for $250. It was a repeat episode. I don't know if it came with anything special, or if it even worked, but if some random guy from the TV can sell an Atari for $250, then I should be able to do the same thing. </sarcasm>

[+save2600]

CL caters to and attracts the mainstream/general public. Surely can't expect *them* be bothered with such frivolous concepts as reality and awareness.

Edited December 28, 2011 by save2600

[SEgamer]

I caught the end of an episode of Auction Hunters, on Spike. They sold an Atari for $250. It was a repeat episode. I don't know if it came with anything special, or if it even worked, but if some random guy from the TV can sell an Atari for $250, then I should be able to do the same thing. </sarcasm>

 

Let's not forget the other storage show where one guy thought he had a $10,000 NES just because he supposedly saw one go for that much online.

 

Getting back to craigslist, it depends on where you live. I live in an area where people think old = gold. Someone right now is trying to sell a 5200, just the system, for $125. And they have no idea what they have either because the games listed with it are all 2600 games. But other places around me seem to have deals all the time. Too bad they're 3+ hours away and are usually gone within a few days.

[HatefulGravey]

I caught the end of an episode of Auction Hunters, on Spike. They sold an Atari for $250. It was a repeat episode. I don't know if it came with anything special, or if it even worked, but if some random guy from the TV can sell an Atari for $250, then I should be able to do the same thing. </sarcasm>

 

This is what kills me. People watch those shows now to see if something they have is worth something. Every now and then something like this comes up and the leave out bits and pieces of information that make the difference between a $20 collection and a $1000 collection. People get just enough information to be dangerous and things get out of hand. Systems and games on CL in my area have gotten so out of hand I don't even look for things to buy on there much anymore. On the other hand it makes it easier for me to move the extra stuff I get in lots and such.

 

Every now and then I do run across people that say something doesn't work and they just don't know how to make it work. So I can pick that up cheap. Once I even found someone with a mortal crap ton of stuff they just wanted to move and I picked up enough random gaming gear to fill the trunk of my car for less then $100. It can still happen, but it doesn't seem to happen when the ad says they have a system, its always a "broken" system, or missing something or something like that.

 

Someone right now is trying to sell a 5200, just the system, for $125. .

 

The local classic gaming store has one of these for the same price. Controllers don't work and they want another $100 for the 5 games that are with it.

[+Allan]

The local classic gaming store has one of these for the same price. Controllers don't work and they want another $100 for the 5 games that are with it.

 

Maybe you can snag it for cheap when they shortly go out of business. Probably by summer time.

 

Allan

[+wood_jl]

Why not just rant about the population in general, as opposed to the subset that uses Craigslist? What's the point.

 

Also, "dellusional" (sic) is properly spelled "delusional."

[Crazy Climber]

Why not just rant about the population in general, as opposed to the subset that uses Craigslist? What's the point.

 

Also, "dellusional" (sic) is properly spelled "delusional."

Woah, who took a shit in your taco salad today? Somebody is crabby, lol

[HatefulGravey]

The local classic gaming store has one of these for the same price. Controllers don't work and they want another $100 for the 5 games that are with it.

 

Maybe you can snag it for cheap when they shortly go out of business. Probably by summer time.

 

Allan

 

They have been at this for a few year now and they always look like they are about out of business. The place is actually pretty bad off. I really think they just knew I was big into Atari and thought that I would snatch it up at any price. With them knowing how much I collect and how many places I get things from I don't know how they got to thinking I was that dumb but they clearly thought someone was.

 

Of coarse their prices also making moving things locally a little easier as well .

[jetset]

Why not just rant about the population in general, as opposed to the subset that uses Craigslist? What's the point.

 

Also, "dellusional" (sic) is properly spelled "delusional."

Woah, who took a shit in your taco salad today? Somebody is crabby, lol

 

He's just testing this...

 

 

Unfortunately, it doesn't block quoted posts. Pretty much though the quoted post explains the reason for the 'ignore' setting doesn't it?

Edited December 28, 2011 by jetset

[atari2atari]

Why do so many place ads with utterly ridiculous prices/expectations? A 2600 unit with 20 games would "easily fetch $250.00 on ebay"

 

I think maybe some of these folks see stories about how an old Atari cart sold for like $1,000 and then they think..."Hey I got my old Atari and a bunch of games in the attic...Ima make some $$$!! Don't want to be too greedy though, I'll lowball and just ask for $250."

 

Oh teh noes - - that's me asking $250 on craigs! Crap! Edit: dropped my price now!

 

 

http://denver.craigs...2760751494.html

 

Heh, okay, in all seriousness, though, I think that's a fair price - - for a completely rebuilt unit!

 

Not for a "don't have cords, can't test . . . " unit that comes in a cat-pee-covered box.

 

 

 

Thing is - - I'm part of the problem, not the solution. People see that, and then THEY ask $200 - $300 for their un-restored units.

 

(For those that are curious, here's more detail of the parts and time I pour into a rebuilt unit:

 

http://www.atariage....ost__p__2386591)

 

 

FLAME ON if you desire - - I wore my asbestos underwear today!

 

 

 

-a2a

Edited December 29, 2011 by atari2atari

[jetset]

I wouldn't flame, there's a difference between selling a labor of love you put a lot of work and effort in and someone dumping a unit that it only taking up space. Truth be known I think your price(s) are a little high and I would ask how many units you've sold at that price? Still...you've put a lot into what you're selling, and the unit I mentioned had 20 games, yours comes with fifty.

[Grig]

It's such a hit and miss with CL. I live near Bakersfield, Ca. and we have a ton of CL users who want way too much for their old broken pieces of junk. I've called on a few things to try and barter and no one has ever been willing to "give away" that 2600 for less than $200. It's pathetic. Then it stays there for a month and gets re-listed at the same price. I don't get it.

[atari2atari]

I wouldn't flame, there's a difference between selling a labor of love you put a lot of work and effort in and someone dumping a unit that it only taking up space. Truth be known I think your price(s) are a little high and I would ask how many units you've sold at that price? Still...you've put a lot into what you're selling, and the unit I mentioned had 20 games, yours comes with fifty.

 

True, true - - ATARI sales have been sloooooooow this Christmas . . . !

 

Might be a trend thing, however - - all the refurbed Nintendo units I had went immediately, as opposed to last Christmas!

 

I sold quite a few ATARI at $180 to $200 last Christmas, but I wasn't building them up as much at that time, either - - no gold dot circuit boards in the joysticks, for instance, and no paddle controllers included at all, even, sometimes! Wasn't replacing the zener diodes in the sixers, either.

 

Since I added those "upgrades" this year I figured it priced out about right, however I think that the average craiglister has a "financial attention span" somewhere at or under $200 - - even for new XBOX 360s or PS3s.

 

I think I might increase the game count in a few sets to nearly 100, and reduce / remove / or cherry-pick lesser games for other sets, just to switch it up a bit. Sometimes shuffling the stock or "appearance" helps . . . !

 

 

tldr (too long, didn't read summary) - -

 

craigslist, prices crazy, yes, mine, maybe. and don't EVEN get me started on the frivolous flagging wars on there!

 

 

-a2a

[ianoid]

Folks selling on Craigslist are hypermoronic for various reasons.

 

There is no cost of entry so there is no need to think about things. It's free so why not ask a million dollars?

 

There is no identity, so there is no embarrassment to being an ass. Why not create some form of registered user and social network integration? I know, keep it simple, but even some basic buyer feedback system would be huge ('completed transactions' and nonpublic complaints.)

 

There is no frame of reference. People may quote eBay, but even regular eBay users don't understand the difference between asking prices and closing prices, as well as the details therein.

 

They want me to tear my hair out. They hate me so whenever I look at Craiglist they want me to cry at their stupidity. That's the most important reason.

Edited December 28, 2011 by ianoid

[HatefulGravey]

Many many people have suggested things to make the site work better. As I understand it though the person that started that deal doesn't want to change a thing and is pretty pissy when people mention a change. As a direct result Facebook is taking over the game a bit. In my area atleast people are selling piles of stuff on Facebook all the time. I have actually picked a bit up from there recently and I don't even have a Facebook account.

[DrThielegood]

I think you guys are onto something with the auction/storage/pawn shows on TV these days. Folks see things sell for big money on their favorite show and it inspires them to ransack the attic and throws a few hooks in the water. I suppose that, especially these days, the prospect of a bit of cash in the attic is welcome and I have been floored by some of the prices those shows throw around. As an arcade collector as well, CL has always been full of big money "dreamers" who look to score big with beaters, lousy conversions or hellcades.....but.....I just watched one of those storage locker shows sell a beat up Ms.-Pac for nearly a grand. If thats really what those guys are clearing its no wonder that people think that they can ask $250 for their Atari Jr. and a bunch of r1 and r2 games.

[toptenmaterial]

Greed.

[Greg2600]

I caught the end of an episode of Auction Hunters, on Spike. They sold an Atari for $250. It was a repeat episode. I don't know if it came with anything special, or if it even worked, but if some random guy from the TV can sell an Atari for $250, then I should be able to do the same thing. </sarcasm>

Did they sell it or say that's what it was worth? I was watching that episode too, and I don't recall them selling it.

[Crazy Climber]

Why not just rant about the population in general, as opposed to the subset that uses Craigslist? What's the point.

 

Also, "dellusional" (sic) is properly spelled "delusional."

Woah, who took a shit in your taco salad today? Somebody is crabby, lol

 

He's just testing this...

 

 

Unfortunately, it doesn't block quoted posts. Pretty much though the quoted post explains the reason for the 'ignore' setting doesn't it?

I see. Yeah, I took a little time off when I felt the moderation got a little out of hand around here (again) so I have no idea who the current trolls/nusances are anymore. Thanks for the heads up

[+wood_jl]

Why not just rant about the population in general, as opposed to the subset that uses Craigslist? What's the point.

 

Also, "dellusional" (sic) is properly spelled "delusional."

Woah, who took a shit in your taco salad today? Somebody is crabby, lol

 

Why's it "crabby?"

 

First point: The obvious reason there are nutty craigslist sellers is because the world is full of fools. Who would have trouble comtemplating that, save for another fool? I commented. There's no requirement for all comments to be in agreement, but your feathers got ruffled, and mightly easily, I should say. :lol: :lol: :lol: I suggest you work on that.

 

Second point: Misspelling. One should check the spelling of big words when using them. Inarguable.

 

He's just testing this...

 

 

Unfortunately, it doesn't block quoted posts.

 

 

:lol: If you're going to put someone on "ignore," YOU IGNORE THEM. It's incumbent upon you to ignore them. Don't blame the software. Just because it's on your screen doesnt mean you can't ignore it. Can't ignore? Like to argue? You bet you do, and predictably, I might add. This is all in fun, but I'm not at all surprised.

 

What you don't do - if you're really ignoring - is take the time to copy and cut/paste the screen and then upload it as an attachment. It's hillarious, and frankly, I'm flattered to have caused such activity on the part of a clown who claims to be ignoring, but can't. Predictable, but still laughable. Don't let others push your buttons so easily, son. :lol: :lol:

 

Pretty much though the quoted post explains the reason for the 'ignore' setting doesn't it?

 

No, the reason for the alleged (but not practiced, obviously) "ignore" was jetset's attempt to save face in the "Bank Fees: Anyone notice they're rising?" thread when I (a Wells Fargo customer) used literature I received from Wells Fargo (jetset's employer) to prove he had no idea what he was talking about. Let's be honest here.

 

I see. Yeah, I took a little time off when I felt the moderation got a little out of hand around here (again) so I have no idea who the current trolls/nusances are anymore. Thanks for the heads up

 

Nice shot at the moderators. It's entirely appropriate that you're not one. Feel free to take more time off! Also, please put me on "ignore" and please use your judicious restraint to actually ignore me. Thanks for the heads up.