Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:59 pm
Craig's List gripe
I don't know why people have to be such 
on Craig's List. I've been trying to find an inexpensive key cutter in my area, which is like trying to pull hens teeth to begin with, but then, I try to contact these people and they don't reply. A lot of people won't reply to you if an item is already sold, but when it stays up after you try to contact them you begin to wonder if someone just figured out that someone out there is looking for something in particular and they want to pull your chain.
I found a Foley Belsaw model 200 that was a 2 hour drive away and I told the seller I'd pay his asking price and drive to him to pick it up. No answer. Then, last night a post shows up (I find it about 10:00 PM) from only about 45 miles away for the same machine with 800 key blanks. This is a must call poster, so we start calling this morning and I last call them at 8:00 PM and it still goes straight to voice mail. I don't know how many locksmith students there are out there, but I doubt it was sold within the space of 16 hours, but then again, it seems as though some people just sit on Craig's list waiting to grab something like this.
I know of other machines that are at least 3 hours or more drive away, one way. (Also Craig's List) I don't have the money or time to waste driving there if I can't get a better deal and if I got there and the seller gives me the "oh, I just sold it before you got here" routine you can probably figure out how mad that would make me.
I've looked here. I've searched the web. If you can't find it on CL you aren't likely to get a machine on the cheap and unfortunately I'm not in a position to buy new right now. It's going to be hard to pay for a decent deal if I do find one. Yeah, life happens at the worst time and this hasn't been the year we needed, so gripe done. Good picking friends.
on Craig's List. I've been trying to find an inexpensive key cutter in my area, which is like trying to pull hens teeth to begin with, but then, I try to contact these people and they don't reply. A lot of people won't reply to you if an item is already sold, but when it stays up after you try to contact them you begin to wonder if someone just figured out that someone out there is looking for something in particular and they want to pull your chain.I found a Foley Belsaw model 200 that was a 2 hour drive away and I told the seller I'd pay his asking price and drive to him to pick it up. No answer. Then, last night a post shows up (I find it about 10:00 PM) from only about 45 miles away for the same machine with 800 key blanks. This is a must call poster, so we start calling this morning and I last call them at 8:00 PM and it still goes straight to voice mail. I don't know how many locksmith students there are out there, but I doubt it was sold within the space of 16 hours, but then again, it seems as though some people just sit on Craig's list waiting to grab something like this.
I know of other machines that are at least 3 hours or more drive away, one way. (Also Craig's List) I don't have the money or time to waste driving there if I can't get a better deal and if I got there and the seller gives me the "oh, I just sold it before you got here" routine you can probably figure out how mad that would make me.
I've looked here. I've searched the web. If you can't find it on CL you aren't likely to get a machine on the cheap and unfortunately I'm not in a position to buy new right now. It's going to be hard to pay for a decent deal if I do find one. Yeah, life happens at the worst time and this hasn't been the year we needed, so gripe done. Good picking friends.
