I'm with you Greg. One can get great deals from dopeheads and thieves too! People go to pawn shops, flea markets, and "garage sales" too, only the latter is close enough to "legit" in my book. Police auctions are only legitimized by the fact that the cops cannot locate "rightful" owners. I've never seen a discussion of "hot" merchandise here, I guess its only a taboo if someone talks about it or gets caught.
Dale "remembers the pain of getting my bike boosted from school" Phelps Longmont CO
gpvb1@comcast.net wrote: I think the fact that you can can go and see the item(s) in question prior to a potential purchase is clearly the key to your success there.....
Greg Parker
Ann Arbor, Michigan
> Greg,
>
> You are missing out on a heck of a lot deals. In
> general, people are good. Sure there are a few scams,
> but we need to look beyond that. I have found a ton
> of stuff on CL for cheap!
>
> Ted Baer
> Palo Alto, CA
>
> --- gpvb1@comcast.net wrote:
>
> > Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 21:55:33 -0500
> > From:
> > To:
> > Subject: [CR]Craig's list
> >
> > I'm just curious, has anyone on the list ever
> > purchased a bike off of Craig's
> > list?
> > Fred Durrette
> > Summerville, SC
> >
> > Good question! All the bikes I've seen references to
> > on Craig's list have been either: A) highly likely a
> > scam, or B) priced at 2-3 times their market value
> > IMO. Not somewhere I'd generally go to look for a
> > "bargain," that's for sure....
> > YAMMV.
> > Greg "no such thing as a free lunch" Parker
> > Ann Arbor, Michigan
> >
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