thefuz
03/08/2011, 11:07 AM
I'm still laughing... have something listed on craigslist (no, this is not an ad - please don't kill me mods!!) and got this reply almost immediately:
I was told by my assistant that your item is still for sale,i would have love to come and see it,but my scheduled is very tight.I will mail out your payment once you provide your full name.phone number and address.I can only pay via Money order as am on a business trip now,pls let me know where to send your payment to because i wouldn't want to lose it to some else.I don't mind adding ($50) dollars so you can keep it in my favor,you should get your payment in 4-5 working days i will appreciate if you can get the ad off craigslist so i can be sure you are keeping it in my favor.Please let me know as soon as you receive it so i can start making arrangement for the pick-up.
Thanks
Gotta love it when you can find exact phrases repeated (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=I+was+told+by+my+assistant+that+your+item+is+still+for+sale) across numerous spots on the interwebs. I assume you've all seen things like these before... but just in case ;)
Later in the day, I received another similar reply but offering $60 above my price. They must have some bots out there that autorespond to posts above a certain $ amt. Sinister!
I was told by my assistant that your item is still for sale,i would have love to come and see it,but my scheduled is very tight.I will mail out your payment once you provide your full name.phone number and address.I can only pay via Money order as am on a business trip now,pls let me know where to send your payment to because i wouldn't want to lose it to some else.I don't mind adding ($50) dollars so you can keep it in my favor,you should get your payment in 4-5 working days i will appreciate if you can get the ad off craigslist so i can be sure you are keeping it in my favor.Please let me know as soon as you receive it so i can start making arrangement for the pick-up.
Thanks
Gotta love it when you can find exact phrases repeated (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=I+was+told+by+my+assistant+that+your+item+is+still+for+sale) across numerous spots on the interwebs. I assume you've all seen things like these before... but just in case ;)
Later in the day, I received another similar reply but offering $60 above my price. They must have some bots out there that autorespond to posts above a certain $ amt. Sinister!