Comments on: People Are Strange http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/05/18/people-are-strange/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:39:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tweeting Too Hard | Battery In Your Leg http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/05/18/people-are-strange/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 Tweeting Too Hard | Battery In Your Leg Tue, 26 May 2009 19:41:53 +0000 http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/?p=2606#comment-2044 [...] & vote on what you think are the most self-important Tweets here. Of course, my stupid rant the other day about Craigslist users would probably earn me a spot on there. Or is it self-important to assume my [...] [...] & vote on what you think are the most self-important Tweets here. Of course, my stupid rant the other day about Craigslist users would probably earn me a spot on there. Or is it self-important to assume my [...]

]]> By: Sean http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/05/18/people-are-strange/comment-page-1/#comment-2014 Sean Thu, 21 May 2009 15:15:22 +0000 http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/?p=2606#comment-2014 Oh, I fully admit to whining, though you're probably going to raise some eyebrows with the sexism. At any rate, negotiation over price is the norm on Craigslist. Thus why he kept lowering the price over time, as he realized no one was biting. Really, it's a fully accepted practice to 'make an offer' on used merchandise, regardless of where it's being sold. He eventually ended up getting back with me, so I obviously overreacted. Normally it's not the kind of thing that would get stuck in my craw, but I think I'd had a bad day. Oh, I fully admit to whining, though you’re probably going to raise some eyebrows with the sexism.

At any rate, negotiation over price is the norm on Craigslist. Thus why he kept lowering the price over time, as he realized no one was biting. Really, it’s a fully accepted practice to ‘make an offer’ on used merchandise, regardless of where it’s being sold.

He eventually ended up getting back with me, so I obviously overreacted. Normally it’s not the kind of thing that would get stuck in my craw, but I think I’d had a bad day.

]]> By: Eclex http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/05/18/people-are-strange/comment-page-1/#comment-2013 Eclex Thu, 21 May 2009 14:15:10 +0000 http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/?p=2606#comment-2013 You sound like a whinging little girl... if he has asked for $5 then that's what he wants, what is difficult about that? nothing odd about it. You sound like a whinging little girl… if he has asked for $5 then that’s what he wants, what is difficult about that? nothing odd about it.

]]> By: Sean http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/05/18/people-are-strange/comment-page-1/#comment-1995 Sean Mon, 18 May 2009 20:08:50 +0000 http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/?p=2606#comment-1995 @Jeff Yeah, that's what I couldn't understand. Why not simply state you won't go any lower? Why get bent out of shape about it? It's truly odd. @Jeff

Yeah, that’s what I couldn’t understand. Why not simply state you won’t go any lower? Why get bent out of shape about it? It’s truly odd.

]]> By: Jeff http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/05/18/people-are-strange/comment-page-1/#comment-1994 Jeff Mon, 18 May 2009 19:08:19 +0000 http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/?p=2606#comment-1994 That's really odd. It would make more sense if he said 'I'd really prefer not to drop the price any further' instead of just telling you where to stick it. Huh. Well, anyhow, good story. That’s really odd. It would make more sense if he said ‘I’d really prefer not to drop the price any further’ instead of just telling you where to stick it. Huh. Well, anyhow, good story.

]]> By: Cecilia http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/2009/05/18/people-are-strange/comment-page-1/#comment-1993 Cecilia Mon, 18 May 2009 16:52:46 +0000 http://batteryinyourleg.com/blog/?p=2606#comment-1993 Haha, yeah that's pretty strange. Haha, yeah that’s pretty strange.

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