Getting real sick of no shows.... Does nobody have any decency these days!?

Seems I may have posted this before, but here it goes again.



I had a Dodge Ram for sale. I had it out at my parents...so this guy calls on it as I was out picking up a pizza. I was nearby so I agreed to go show it. He drives it, says he wants it, we settle on a price. He says he is short $100 and is going to the corner gas station to use the ATM. Okay. So I waited for about 15 minutes. Decided he is a jerkoff and that was his way of blowing me off. Headed home and reheated dinner. Ended up selling it for $200 more to a guy on payments. He was late on a few of them but he finally paid it off. I rarely agree to payments because I know how much people suck and can't keep their word. So it was hardly a surprise when about the 2nd or 3rd payment in, he calls and asks if I would like a "really nice big screen" as a payment instead. Nope, cash, and now. Oh okay...gimmee a few days.

Hey Sledge, I have gotten the jerks asking if I'll bring whatever to come for them to look at because they don't have a car, can't get away, whatever, etc. I would never dream of asking someone to do that.

No, I won't waste my time, gas, energy for you to either decide you don't want it, or offer even less AFTER I waste my time bringing it to you. Some people realllly have a LOT of gall.

Seems I heard something along the lines of "you attract what you are". This has me pretty bummed because I don't feel like I jerk people around and waste their time. I actually feel bad if I inconvenience someone. So I don't get why people think it's OKAY to be a complete @$$hole. Decency and courtesy is in extremely short supply these days.

Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper

Seems I may have posted this before, but here it goes again.

I had a Dodge Ram for sale. I had it out at my parents...so this guy calls on it as I was out picking up a pizza. I was nearby so I agreed to go show it. He drives it, says he wants it, we settle on a price. He says he is short $100 and is going to the corner gas station to use the ATM. Okay. So I waited for about 15 minutes. Decided he is a jerkoff and that was his way of blowing me off. Headed home and reheated dinner. Ended up selling it for $200 more to a guy on payments. He was late on a few of them but he finally paid it off. I rarely agree to payments because I know how much people suck and can't keep their word. So it was hardly a surprise when about the 2nd or 3rd payment in, he calls and asks if I would like a "really nice big screen" as a payment instead. Nope, cash, and now. Oh okay...gimmee a few days.

Hey Sledge, I have gotten the jerks asking if I'll bring whatever to come for them to look at because they don't have a car, can't get away, whatever, etc. I would never dream of asking someone to do that.

No, I won't waste my time, gas, energy for you to either decide you don't want it, or offer even less AFTER I waste my time bringing it to you. Some people realllly have a LOT of gall.

Seems I heard something along the lines of "you attract what you are". This has me pretty bummed because I don't feel like I jerk people around and waste their time. I actually feel bad if I inconvenience someone. So I don't get why people think it's OKAY to be a complete @$$hole. Decency and courtesy is in extremely short supply these days.

HAHAHAHAHAHA: thats some funny stuff....

i picked a steel doge crate couple weeks ago...same deal, put it on kijiji, 20bucks open to trades, lady emails me says will you take ten i don't have any money and REALLY need it bad. i said will you come get it? Oh i don't have car!!!!!! LOL wtf are you kidding me, you low ball me then expect me to drive over an hour round trip in traffic for 10 bucks, i told her she can jump on the bus and I'll deliver it to the bus stop up the road.
bus charges 7 bucks to get up here lol....some people i tell ya

Originally Posted by sledge42

Dude, I had a 2 different guys text me and asked if I would deliver them a $15 tire off a scrap car. Mind you I sell my used tires CHEAP.. Any shop around here will charge $30-$35 bucks for a used tire and then nail them with the "balance, valve stem etc." I'm really trying to do people a favor and make some money off the car- without trying to compete with a shop.. So I had two different guys- one north of me and one south of me ask if I would deliver a tire to them.

My response: Well, let's see, I'd lose billable time, It would cost me $8 bucks in gas.. so no.. it isn't worth it to me to lose $ on what I'm trying to sell you.
One guy got the hint
The Second guy said "Well yeah dude, but I don't have a car that I can get to you.. THAT'S WHY I NEED THE TIRE!" Oy! Maybe he doesn't have a friend.. or a mommy.. or the phone number to a taxi company *Shrug*

Could post in your ads that you will not deliver. However, given the propensity of people to completely gloss over pertinent info, I'd say you'd be wasting your time.