The craigslist killer didn't get me (this time)

[Bikeguy Joe]

I responded to an ad on craigslist for someone to move a few things into a horse trailer for 50 bucks. The job took 40 minutes, and I got 50 bucks, a nice lamp, a Fenton glass tray, and 5 VINTAGE runner sleds!

I also escaped with my life.

Thanks for listening,

Joe

 

[Ilikeabikea]

Joe just think if you could do that about 3 times a day. Well and not get killed by a jealous ex husband..........

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

Fo'Sho'!

Three times a week would more than do it for me.

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

Almost forgot to add- there was a ladies bike from the 70's as far as I could tell, and a self sealing tube (26"). I left the bike behind as it was in O.K., but not great shape, with two flats and really bad tires.

My question is how long is a self sealing tube good for?

 

[Cavi Mike]

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

pic of what?

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

She on her way to Oregon, or Kansas City. (depending on which story you believe) I am 50 dollars richer, and have a small assortments of old sleds..... Is that what you want a photo of? There's all different kinds of 'em!

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

Or did ya' want a time stamped pic of my being alive and well?

 

[Acraze]

ha just be glad he wasn't like a modern day H. H. Holmes, I watch a documentary last night about him.

 

[Allen_Wrench]

Hey Joe, you wanna help me move a rather heavy, rolled-up carpet and two bags of quick-crete up north to a buddy's rowboat on Lake Superior. Catch is: we gotta have it dropped off at 2 am. What do ya say, 'bout $60?

 

[motortriker]

Afraid of Craigslist and WalMart ain't so bad ?

Heck, the deals on Craigslist beat the deals at Walmart a lot !

Craigslist bike and trike deals are the best !

Just stay away from the Craigslist kids that want to meet you and do the deal at the WalMart parking lot !

http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/bik/2989536894.html

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Schwinn-Meridian-Tricycle/5679542

 

[Cavi Mike]

Pics of the lamp, tray and sleds!

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

Hey Joe, you wanna help me move a rather heavy, rolled-up carpet and two bags of quick-crete up north to a buddy's rowboat on Lake Superior. Catch is: we gotta have it dropped off at 2 am. What do ya say, 'bout $60?

I am there, does the 60 bux include my gas money?

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

Pics of the lamp, tray and sleds!

Here ya' go!

 

[Grongebis]

Nice Thrifty use of time and resources. And I love that lamp.. My wife would hate it.

 

[Allen_Wrench]

Hey - my dad had an old sled with a red arrow on it, like that one in the pic. I wonder what kind those are.

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

Hey - my dad had an old sled with a red arrow on it, like that one in the pic. I wonder what kind those are.

The one with the red arrow is the venerable Flexible Flyer. It's 5" model vintage unknow,=n. There is also a Yankee Clipper a Gladding Champion Fastback, a little one that is not marked, and the larger one with the fancy chrome steering bar and bicycle type hand grips.

Anybody want one? 5 bucks! Local pickup only...

 

[Bikeguy Joe]

Nice Thrifty use of time and resources. And I love that lamp.. My wife would hate it.

This is kind of what I do. Craigslist jobs, buy/fix/sell flea market items, buy low, sell high on ebay. Handyman stuff. It keeps life interesting, and pays the bills, just barely.

 

[Grongebis]

This is kind of what I do. Craigslist jobs, buy/fix/sell flea market items, buy low, sell high on ebay. Handyman stuff. It keeps life interesting, and pays the bills, just barely.

I've done a couple craigslist jobs because of boredom.. THey were rather frustrating.. I couldn't imagine doing it all the time. People are too demanding.
I'd end up in a fight, or maybe it would drive me so crazy that I would answer jobs just to murder people. Lol probably not that, I'd probably just stop doing it. But still, complete strangers have a tendency to be pushy and snooty.

 

[rustycase]

lol

First time I was ever on a sled was on Orchard Avenue in Willoughby Ahaia.
Could have been one of them! lol

Don't see 'em much out here... mostly saucers.
and I could count the snowmobiles on the fingers of one hand!

I'm trying to learn how to search craigslist... it's really hard!
People don't use a word, or mis-spell it, and what your looking for will never show up!
There's great deals out there, but it takes a lot of constant searching to stay on top of things... and then yah gotta RUN with the money to get there first!

Difficult haggling over the price of something, long distance, via emails...
Then, fuel cost puts a crimp in driving over to have a look at things, especially in the low dollar range. Fuel just went up again, today. :-(

Best
rc