Craigslist you landed yourself right in the crapper.
Do you remember when you first met Craig and his list? A lackluster monochromatic website with no obtrusive banner ads and dancing women advertising mortgage rates (go to weather.com — she is so annoying). Craig was very intriguing, and the endless press he has received regarding his refusal to sell or advertise is even more the reason to use the site —
Except for the myriad of wackos that post, respond, and no-show. Three years ago I made a rookie mistake and posted a Garage Sale three days prior to the event. I also did a really inexcusable thing and posted the address. Had I thought better, I would have given cross streets and let people figure it out on the day of. But no, I posted the address - my parents address. Needless to say, Creepy McGee came to the house late on Garage Sale Eve to inquire about all the “goodies” I had for sale. Oh yeah, I failed to mention that I kinda hyped up the sale. I may or may not have said something along the lines of “Huge Designer Furniture and Fashion Sale. Everything Must Go” when what I really should have said was “Post Graduate Student Cleaning Out The Garage”.
But the real reason I don’t like Craiglist anymore is because people are so unreliable. When there is no fee tagged onto posting or responding, no one is accountable, and things like (oh I don’t know) me having to THROW OUT a mattress in the rain instead of giving it someone who could sleep on it happens.
