I'm tired of flaky people

Maybe this Ot subject is better left to the Tavern....I agree there are a lot of flakes in the world.

I know the civil war and WWI left many homes without fathers.

I think "it" started when the ad executives and wall street got a hold and people started to have to have bigger-better-shinier-faster and impress the neighbors. Then in the 60's and don't even get me started on the 70's thing went to ****.

I will also add I think it's a sad commentary on this country when there are things like T-ball where no one strikes out and everybody gets a trophy, no matter how bad they suck.

I grew up with no father and I went out of my way to make sure my daughter got some values and morals, something I had to teach myself.

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Yeah, in this case I am very glad two people flaked out. I guess the first guy "forgot" to show up TWICE, and the second guy just stopped answering his phone and emails (gee, that sounds familiar)

Honestly though, I've really started to become disappointed in society in general. And I'm not even one of the old timers that can say "I remember when.." I guess I was just one of the lucky ones to get an ideals kick-start from my parents, and was able to form my own ideal structure once I left home.

I only hope if/when my wife and I have kids that I can instill the same sense of morality in them and hopefully make this world a little better. Only thing is it really sucks when you're surrounded by d-bags, you start to feel like there's no hope for you.

Not to bring up a dead thread, but I understand EXactly what you are going thru. I am emailing someone online right now about an 80cc kit they have. It would be kind of nice to know either way, whether it sold or not.

I see dead threads..

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Welcome to the world of Craigslist Jason!
I've bought and sold a bunch of stuff on there and I found out even if the price is rock bottom, there still going to haggle with you. I've learned to weed out the flakes. I've even told a couple of guys that I ended up selling it to another person because they flaked the first time (even though I still had the item).
When I want something on there I always write "Have cash in hand and ready to buy with no haggling" It's always worked for me. Even if the item isn't up to par, I'll tell the seller. It's not what I expected I'll give you $xxx right now and that seems to always work as well.

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Flake alert!!!!!
I sold a scooter on ebay last Thurs....the lady calls me and makes arrangements for me to deliver it for an extra 200 bucks. I told two other folks it was sold.

Today, she calls me and starts whining to me about her poor life and transmission, ect. blah blah blah...

I politely said "Thanks for wasting my time and the 30 dollars it cost to list." She said "Well, I"m the one in the junk yard looking for a new transmission...." I hung up on her.

ebay will not allow negative feedback to be given to buyers anymore. I have to wait 7 days for unpaid item claim to get part of my listing fees back, AND if I second chance offer it to somebody else and it sells, I HAVE TO PAY EBAY ANOTHER 40 DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!

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I have never bought or sold on Ebay, and I never will

I've never sold on ebay before (tried to once, but the item didn't sell), but have bought a few things. I don't really understand why they're changing the whole feedback system, honestly.

That's pretty lame that you're stuck with the ebay bill. how much do you get back once you file the claim?

That's why I only sell things in places that have free listings. Unfortunately that's where all the flakes hang out too