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submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
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[–] [email protected] 61 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Me: yes, it's still available Them: never to be heard from again

[–] [email protected] 42 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Me: no, sorry I just sold it to someone else.
Them: I'll come pick it up in half an hour.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair, this one is common on Facebook because it's the stupid top auto reply thing that is way too easy to fat finger when browsing listings

[–] [email protected] 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That doesn't explain why people have done it on Craigslist since before Facebook existed, where they have to open an email client, type it out, and send it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago

Because they assume that the seller is not The Perfect Human and remembers removing the ad once they’ve sold the thing?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I add this to my listings

"If the post is still up, the item is still available. I will remove the post as soon as it is no longer available. If you message me and ask me if it's available, I will block you."

And then I block them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

“Is this item still available” is usually the default text when you go to respond to a listing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Not on Craigslist it's not! I don't use Facebook ~~marketplace~~ anything.