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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - For the second time this week, an outsider obtained a permit so the almost daily anti-Walker sing-along could take place at the State Capitol without any arrests.
That didn't sit well with some members of the Solidarity Singers – who've refused to get state permits required for Capitol gatherings of 20 people or more.
The administration said Elliot Doren of St. Paul Minnesota took out a permit for Wednesday on behalf of the Solidarity Singers.
Group members pride themselves on gathering without permits, saying they shouldn't need approval from the government to protest the government. They've been getting citations for over three weeks, after Capitol Police began a crackdown. More than 200 citations have been issued.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says it's trying to find out how much taxpayers are spending for the extra police work. The paper does not have an answer yet – but the administration does report spending almost $13,000 to remove chalk marks and graffiti that protestors have been leaving on the Capitol sidewalks since the pro-union protests of 2011.
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Kyle King made $8 an hour when he started working as a cashier at the Burger King across from Boston Common. Nine years later, he is up to $8.15, logging fewer hours and living with his brother in Roxbury because he can't afford a place of his own.
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Selz Cabot Mayo was born in Pamlico County, North Carolina on September 20, 1915. After attending high school, he received a B.S. in Sociology from Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College) in 1935. Mayo went on to earn an M.S. degree in Rural Sociology from North Carolina State College in 1938 and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina in 1942.
Mayo joined the faculty of North Carolina State in 1939 as an instructor, and remained with the University for 42 years, until 1981. During that time, Mayo was a professor in the Department of Rural Sociology, and became the head of the department in 1960. In 1963, he was named head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology as well, and in 1965 the Department of Rural Sociology was absorbed into the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Mayo remained the head of this department until his retirement in 1981. During his career at North Carolina State, Mayo also taught courses at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Shaw University.
Always active as a professor as well as a community member, Mayo had broad interests, including farm labor, demography and population, health services, education, and social change. All of his interests revolved around his main professional focus, rural communities and their development. Mayo edited the journal
Upon Mayo's retirement in 1981, Frederick L. Bates remarked, "His career-long goal has been to bring the message of sociology and its research methods to other fields, particularly to fields such as education, engineering, and to the technical fields of agriculture, and to social work." Mayo continued to work after his retirement on a history of sociology at North Carolina State University. Mayo died at the age of 68 on November 16, 1983.
This collection contains materials relating to both the personal and professional life of Selz C. Mayo. It documents his correspondence, research, writings, and membership in organizations primarily while he was professor of Rural Sociology at North Carolina State College in the 1940s and 1950s. The correspondence includes letters to and from researchers, professors, professional organizations, students, and community members. This correspondence documents Mayo's communication with others who shared his research interests, and those for whom he recommended materials pertaining to rural sociology. The research materials include both notes and collected secondary resources on rural sociology and extension activities. The documents relating to Mayo's research reflect his interest in rural people and education. There is a sampling of Mayo's own in the Writing series that demonstrate his professional and academic interests. These include both articles and booklets. Finally, the organizational documents describe Mayo's active involvement in the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers and the North Carolina Rural Church Institute, among others, through correspondence, memorandums, minutes, and organizational information.
This collection is organized into four series: Correspondence, Research, Writings, and Organizations. Mayo, with some assistance from his secretary, had organized his papers into roughly these four groups. Correspondence was organized alphabetically, chiefly by surname. The Research series has been maintained in the order in which Mayo left them. A collection of Mayo's writings were received and filed together. Organizations were divided by group, and have been filed this way.
This series contains correspondence between Mayo and other researchers, professors, organizations, students, and others. The three main categories of the correspondence series are People Related to Research Interests, Organizations Related to Research Interests, and General. Letters are arranged alphabetically according to personal name or organization name.
This series includes notes, speeches, lists, statistics, and a booklet about two research topics in which Mayo was interested: extension activities and the study of rural sociology in the south. The contents of each folder were filed together originally, and this arrangement is preserved.
The Writings series contains a small sampling of Mayo's writings on rural communities, distribution of healthcare specialists in North Carolina, and other rural sociology topics. Several articles are reprints from sociology journals, and one article is a progress report written for the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. Also included is a booklet about changing population trends in North Carolina. These writings, which cover a broad span of time, were originally grouped together in the collection, and this organization is preserved.
The Organizations series contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and other organizational information about several groups to which Mayo belonged. The Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, the North Carolina Rural Church Institute, and Committee for North Carolina were all organizations in which Mayo contributed his expertise on rural sociology. Mayo's participation in the School of Agriculture Open House Planning Committee and the State of the University Conference Committee reflects his long-standing relationship with the University. Each organization's materials were originally filed all together, and have since been broken down into smaller categories, such as correspondence, conference materials, and so on.


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A Mensa three-year-old girl named Alexis Martin has an IQ above 160, which is higher than Albert Einstein's IQ and higher than 99.9 percent of the world's population. Three-year-old Alexis Martin has become officially the newest genius in the chapter of Arizona's Mensa organization which only accepts individuals that have an IQ in the top two percent of the world. According to a Feb. 17, WRTV report, the doctors who tested Alexis said that she tested so high, "they couldn't even calculate her IQ score."
According to her dad, Ian Martin, Alexis showed signs of some unique abilities at the age of one and that she began reading when she was two years old. "From 12-18 months old, we'd be driving around in the car and she would recite her bedtime story from the night before," he said. "She didn't just recite them, she recited them exactly."
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Villager picks up 18 awards at CPA convention
The Academy Awards may have been the big event of the past weekend, but The Villager took home 18 honors in the Colorado Press Better Newspaper Awards at the 2013 Colorado Press Association convention.
The ceremony, which was held Feb. 23 at the Westin Hotel in Downtown Denver, honored newspapers from across the state for excellence in such areas as editorial, advertising and layout/design.
Among The Villager's nine first-place awards was a staff award for Best Public Service for both page design and editorial coverage of the 2011 local elections.
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Judge Forces Parents to Spank or Pay
The Texas judge who gave parents the option to spank their kids in court or pay a fine has been warned to stop the controversial practice.
In Judge Gustavo Garza's court if your kid has been charged with truancy, you get two options: either pay a fine of $500 or spank your kid with large plank emblazoned with "Board of Education" in front of everyone in the courtroom. In one such incident a father reluctantly paddled his 14-year-old daughter because he could not afford the fine. According to reports, Garza chided him for not hitting her harder.
Recently, the judge got his first warning to curb his practice because he "subjected the students and their parents to public embarrassment, humiliation, fear and pain, and failed to maintain proper order and decorum in the courtroom as required by the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct."
But Garza disagrees with the criticism, saying the spankings have a positive effect and reduce truancy.
Licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Chrystal Evans thinks the practice of public paddling as a method to combat truancy is severely flawed. "Public spanking would give the children a sense of shame and guilt and that feeds into the whole reason they're probably truant in the first place," say Dr. Evans.
Do you think any good can come from Judge Garza's method of punshiment?
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Good for the Judge because someone needs to get these Kids to mind. The courts interferred with my children life's so much I couldn't even get them thru school. Because mom allowed them to what every they wanted. The courts told me she has a right to have our children 50% of the time, I fought this for 12 yrs. Now we have 3 uneducated young men without jobs and no future. I was told by our judge that kids could live out of a suit case, and they would do just fine, the oldest is 22 with a wife and 2 kids and no job and living with me now, and also unemployed. So some one in the courts system needs to figure it out. Because If I was allowed to raise my kids they would have least got education. Oh yes and my 18yrs has not step into a school since he was in the 8th grade when mom got full custody of our children. So I would just like to thank the courts in southern Ohio, the judge was so right. At least this judge is making a differance.
Oh my God, Any & All Gods, this judge is completely & serverly damaged himself if he believes that hitting in any shape or form is beneficial. I think some one needs to stand him in the middle of court romm and paddle him for his stupidity and for the promotion of violence. I honestly don't believe this man should continue in his current position as a judge. Wake up
America. These children are our future. It is our duty and responsiblity to give them every chance at a happy & successful future free from violence. Stand up and being counted and help stop this absurd behavior. Shame on you judge. You have lost your better judgement, its time for you to step down & reevalutate your own principals. Get a grib man. Make a difference, not a disturbance. My sympathy is with the family who was forced to stand before this man who clearly has taken full advantage of his position., extra hugs & kisses for your daughter and for you. Stay strong and stand firm in your beliefs.
I can see some lawsuits coming out of this. It would not to be hard to show or prove emotional disstress related to an incident of being physically punished and humiliated in public. Here is another example of a failed and outdated justice system run by people who have no understanding of contempory society.
Shame and guilt are not the reasons a child is truant, so I'm afraid the Dr.'s comments are flawed as well. Kids are truant because they don't feel like going to school.Thay are not ashamed or guilty about it, only disappointed when they are caught. Perhaps the judges decisions are flawed but let's face facts; kids can be apathetic and not want to go school without it being a sad state of victimhood.
i vote for you i want to thank the judge,that is one of the best news i have heard in years,i think in my opinion that he is doing what some parents are scare to do,because of these stupid laws.
I for one do not like this cheap publicity stunt. If they can't afford the fine, then the kid should be made to work it off, by doing community service. Some trash picking would do truant kids and their parents some good. All paddling with a board does is make the kids hate and resent authority figures.
"I think some one needs to stand him in the middle of court romm and paddle him for his stupidity and for the promotion of violence."
Just what are you promoting here, Peggy?
Who does this make stupid?
How is this allowed when parents can have their kids taken away for spanking them? I guess that doesn't happen in Texas. How traumatic for the kids.
About time !!
Children cut school because they have no fear. Think about it this way if they end up in jail what do you think will happen to them? or because they are not where they are suppose to be what would you say if they are kidnapped and forced into the sex trade industry.
14? Isn't that a little old for a spanking, especially if they are using that paddle as intended, on a bare bottom? Bordering on sexual abuse, in my opinion…
Way to go judge. Not fearing authority is the reason why so many of our young adults become the prisoners in today's society. We need to take things back to the old way of doing them. Happy spoiled children do not breed a better future, but make a society of cry babies you blame everyone else for their screw ups in life and wind up becoming the dead beats we all pay for. Way to go judge your taking one brat out at a time. This is coming from a 32 year old mom of 2.
is this all the doc has to say about this?
Wow … so lets get this straight, in our state of NH if I am to strike my child with an object I am breaking the law and can be arrested and have my child removed from my home, however in Texas a judge can force you to strike your child with a wooden paddle and do so in public, not only causing physical injury but humiliation to the child?
Is it just me or does something seem seriously screwed up with the way the system works?
This is not only 'bordering' on abuse, it IS abuse. I think the judge should be asked to resign his position… and if anyone else forced a parent to abuse their child — especially in public — I should think this man should not only step down, I think he should be arrested and incarcerated, not to mention evaluated by psychiatrists, to find out why he enjoys watching pain of others. Isn't this called 'Sadism' ?
The only thing you teach someone when you hit, is to hit. 14 is too old for a spanking, and public humiliation (for self-gratification on the judge's part??) went out with the Dark Ages. I don't believe in striking a child, and I also believe the boards of education everywhere should stand up in protest!
I don't know if spanking is going to help with truancy but they need to try it in courts where kids are caught with drugs and are doing serious crime.
Child buttock-battering for the purpose of gaining compliance is nothing more than an inherited bad habit.
Its a good idea for people to take a look at what they are doing and learn how to DISCIPLINE instead of hit.
There are several reasons why child buttock-beating isn't a good idea. Here are some good, quick reads recommended by professionals:
Plain Talk About Spanking
by Jordan Riak
The Sexual Dangers of Spanking Children
by Tom Johnson
NO VITAL ORGANS THERE, So They Say
by Lesli Taylor M.D. and Adah Maurer Ph.D.
Most compelling of all reasons to abandon this worst of all bad habits is the fact that buttock-battering can be unintentional sexual abuse for some children. There is an abundance of educational literature, testimonies, documentation, etc, available on the subject that can easily be found by doing a little research on the topic. Just a handful of those raising awareness of why child buttock-beating isn't a good idea: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Center For Effective Discipline, PsycHealth Behavioral Health Professionals, Churches' Network For Non-Violence, Parenting In Jesus' Footsteps, Archbishop Desmond Tutu (supports Global Initiative), Global Initiative To End All Corporal Punishment of Children, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Countries where child buttock-beating is illegal: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Austria, Cyprus, Italy, Denmark, Latvia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, Iceland, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Spain, Costa Rica, Republic of Moldova, and more in process. In fact, the United States was the only UN member who did not sign the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Former Animal Planet host Donald Schultz was sentenced to community service and $9,000 in fines for selling two endangered lizards online.
New York Times editorial: Snowden 'justified,' deserves lighter punishment
The U.S. government should grant former NSA contractor Edward Snowden clemency or a plea bargain given the public value of revelations over the National Security Agency's vast spying programs, the New York Times editorial board said on Thursday.
Fort Hood shooter sentenced to death for 2009 killings
A military jury on Wednesday sentenced a U.S. Army psychiatrist to death for the 2009 mass murder of 13 people, mostly unarmed soldiers, at Fort Hood, Texas, which the convicted gunman said he committed in retaliation for U.S. wars in the Muslim world.
WikiLeaks soldier Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years
Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier convicted of the biggest breach of classified data in the nation's history, was sentenced today to 35 years in a military prison.
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Photos of the living conditions inside of Ariel Castro's home were also shown during the sentencing to describe what the three young women had to endure for 11 years.
VIDEO: 'Your hell is just beginning,' Cleveland kidnap victim Michelle Knight tells Ariel Castro
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The New York Times best-selling author of Ransom weaves the delightful, sensual story of two lovers destined for high adventure and blissful rapture!
A child bride, Sara Winchester had grown into a winsome beauty, joyfully anticipating the day when her husband Nathan, Marquess of St. James, would return to claim her heart at last. Charmingly innocent, she dismissed the ancient feud that divided Nathan's family from her own.. .and she was totally unaware of his past exploits as the notorious pirate, Pagan. The man who now stood before her was perplexing, arrogant and powerfully handsome... a warrior-gentleman whose gentle touch aroused her to the wildest, deepest pleasures of love.
Nathan had never bared his soul to any woman, but he was soon utterly beguiled and exasperated by Sara's sweet, defiant ways. Aboard his ship, The Seahawk, she was brave, imperious and determined to win his heart completely - yet upon their return to England, her love would be sorely tested as a vile conspiracy tried to tear them apart. With their future at stake, they would discover the true destiny of their passion... for all time!
©1991 Julie Garwood (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
This is book 3 in JG's fantastic series The Crown Spies and, as usual, she delivers her winning formula for us Historical Romance lovers to suck up, revel in and enjoy in a storyline that includes adventure, fun, romance, sex, thrills, laughs, intrigue and of course, likeable H/H's who's endings are always tender, inevitable and predictable but it's the journey we all love to hear about and share in.
Nathan and Sara's story was filled with entertaining characters who are involved in a hilarious lol story that'll have people scowling and looking at you believing you've gone totally mad (but hey who cares). Nathan is handsome, arrogant, possessive, dominant, protective to loved ones and he growls and scowls at everybody especially when he captures Sara, his childhood bride, as he is finally ready to fulfil a bargain made years earlier and needs to both consummate and procreate to seal the deal. Sara, a delicate beauty who's naive, quirky, trusting, giving and loving but is also prone to screaming and crying...... and she's just the remedy Nathan doesn't realise he needs to break down the walls surrounding his heart.
Great secondary characters who help to make this one of the best in the series and I'm soooo looking forward to book 4 Castles which is Sir Colin's story - so please please Audible keep your listeners happy and add it soon.
Could easily be a stand alone listen but it does mention characters from previous books.
Worth a credit? It's definitely creditworthy, especially for the 12 and a half hours of listening pleasure it gives you, but it's an unbelievable bargain at under $10 - so save your credits for a more expensive, but maybe not a more worthy or enjoyable, listen.
"Very Funny moments but not much substance!!!"
The book was not as great as I had hoped. The heroin seemed simple minded and naive. She had a good heart and beauty but that's it. A bit disappointing so I can not recommend this book unless if you are willing to listen through this for the few funny moments here and there.
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"Romance on the High Seas"
The Gift, by Julie Garwood, is the wonderfully, romantic story of Nathan, the Marquess of St. James, and Sara Winchester. I enjoyed this book, as narrated by Susan Duerden, and found it to be an absolutely captivating third installment to JG's: Crown Spies Series.
Sara is young, and a romantic, at heart. Those of us who love a great romantic tale will fall in love with her and be able to relate to her "rose-colored-glasses" view of the world, where she wants to believe she lives.
Nathan, of course, on the other hand is a strong, possessive, warrior of few words; making them perfectly entertaining characters, involved in a funny, adventure.
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It's all about romance in my library! I have a wonderful husband, children and my grandchildren they are my rock.
"Very Entertaining!!!"
Funny! Entertaining! Exciting!
Sara was so cute! I loved her character. Nate was good too! A totally a manly man!
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The same. It would be a good movie
"Narrator Ruined It"
I really enjoyed the book when I read it, but the narrator gives every male character a harsh whispery tone that really turned me off. Ugh.
"Really enjoyed this book"
With a book by Julie Garwood plus narrated by Susan Duerden I knew I would love it!
I wasn't disappointed at all!!!!!!
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"I don't remember so much whispering"
Kinda 50/50 I read the book before and J. Garwood has been a favorite author for a number of years But the narration had me cringing every time I heard a "whisper" The by play between the characters has always been good but I kinda wish I could comfortably read some books myself instead of listening.
The other books in the series. I will still get "The Lyon's Lady" even if it has the same narrator.
The 'whispering' raspy drawn out. Probably trying for sensual but falling short. I don't remember so much whispering when I first read the book. Please Ms Duerden try something else when narrating. Perhaps there should be two narrators, one for male characters and one for female....
cringe. The by play still had me laughing " .. he calls me Damnit Sara ... " I was waiting for that part in the story and wasn't disappointed in that
"Can't wait for the next one"
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read the previous one and found this one very interesitng and it held my interest as well. I look forward to the next one.
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I found this book great entertainment .
I laughed & cried & got disgusted with the girl.
I enjoyed all three books connecting this family.
"Great Book in the Crown Spies Series"
This is my least favorite of the Crown Spies Series. The story is just as great as the others but I wish the heroine in this story was less…annoying? She is annoyingly child-like and naïve. You can't leave her alone – when she tries to be independent, she becomes a nuisance. I do have to admit, it makes for a great storyline. I love how the crew has this love hate relationship between her and her "lovely parasols!" Everything you don't want on a ship abroad happened and it all started with her. If I were part of the crew, I would be absolutely miserable! Food poisoning, fires, ship damages, and unforeseen extensions to an already long journey really brings the story together.
The characters within this story are very enjoyable. Though I find Sara to be very annoying, I do enjoy reading how sweet Nathan is to her. When she is so completely doubled over in pain from her monthly, Nathan is so clueless on how to help her. It's the sweetest thing for him to go to her Aunt to find out how to make it better for Sara. I think that saves the whole story – well, that and the plague-like accidents Sara seems to leave in her trail.
The narration…are there words to describe it? I would like to say, first, that the voices of the different characters are actually pretty great. There are a few men's voices, though, that sounds like harsh grating whispers – I could do without that. Also, there is a rhythm to her narration and it is repetitive. So much so, that it took a lot out of me just to finish the story. To me, it was quite like listening to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" throughout the entirety of the book. No bueno!
Overall, the two things I found to be annoying in the story is minor. I honestly think I'm being picky. But we like what we like right? I absolutely loved the storyline. I love the characters. I'm on the fence about the narration. Though she does better during this story than the others, I still was able to enjoy the story. I probably won't recommend this audiobook to anyone but the book itself is a great read!
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Furniture and Scambags: Adventures on Craigslist
Published on - December 3rd, 2009 (by J.D. Roth)
This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks.
I've already told you how the wife and I weed out our closets every summer and have a yard sale with the results. Last weekend, we did some big off-season pruning because — in a little more than a month — we're moving to a smaller house (though it's way cooler, closer to work, and in a better school district). Consequently, we have to get rid of a good bit of furniture.
Here's the evolution of my furniture-buying history:
|Stage of Life
|Type of Furniture
|College student
|Dorm fare, boxes
|Single college grad
|Goodwill castoffs, sturdier boxes
|Wedding gifts, furniture relatives no longer use
|Up-and-coming professional
|Begin to buy "nice" furniture because we'll keep it forever
|Family man moving to a different house
|Sell "nice" furniture on Craigslist
Okay, so we have bought furniture that we're likely keep for a very, very long time. But we're also selling items that we thought we'd keep for much longer than we did — and getting a fraction of the price we paid. One example: I always wanted a roll-top desk, but I thought I didn't deserve one until I became a real writer. So when I wrote my first book for The Motley Fool, I rewarded myself by using part of the money I earned to buy a swell-looking cherry roll-top desk, designed specifically to be used with computers. And I loved it…for a while.
But then I outgrew it. I don't know why exactly, except that I now prefer to sit in a comfy chair with a laptop in my (guess!) lap rather than sitting at a desk — perhaps because I sit at a desk all day at work. I don't want to come home and do it for another few hours. And the desk also takes up a lot of space, which we don't want to devote to a desk in our new home.
So here's my new thinking about furniture: Like clothes, furniture can wear out its style and usefulness. Our tastes in homes and the accompanying contents change; it just doesn't make sense to pay up for something we may no longer want or have space for a few years later.
The flip side is that cheaper furniture may not last even a few years. That's been our experience with the dressers we bought from Target and IKEA. So, for now, I think our best strategy is to buy high-quality stuff used. Or go back to eating off sturdy boxes.
Adventures on Craigslist
Obviously, other people agree, because within 48 hours of our listing seven items on Craigslist, we've sold three (including the roll-top desk). I assure you, they're getting good deals. And we're raising cash to buy furniture more appropriate for our new place — off Craigslist, of course.
That said, I've been the target of two attempted scams and possibly a third. Here's how one went down: I received identical emails from "Mr J Benson" at firstname.lastname@example.com, regarding two of the items we were selling. He asked if they were still available. I replied that they were, and again received two identical emails, as follows:
Thanks for the prompt response. I have instructed my
account officer to mail (overnight) a certified
check, while you hold this item for me. Let me know
when you receive the check and I will have my mover
will come pick up at your place. Please forward me
the following info so I can issue your check . . .
1.Your full name
2.Your mailing address(Physical as Ups does not deliver to P.O.Box}
3.Your phone number.
** Please note that I will overnight the payment,and
you should receive it tomorrow. I appreciate you
holding this for me. Please delete the posting as I
am definitely buying it from you and it would be sad
for me to have the payment in the mail only to be
informed of the its sale also am deaf and will like to be contacted via
This immediately smelled stinky to me, and a quick Google search showed that plenty of other people have received this identical offer. From what I can tell, here's how the scam works: The check that gets delivered is for more than the item being sold. The "buyer" instructs the seller to deposit the check anyhow, and just wire back the difference.
Perhaps you can guess how this ends. If not, here's how it ended for a woman in Hawaii, according to a news story:
The buyer agreed to purchase the furniture for $230. She said she would send a check for $2,452 and asked the seller to deposit the check in the bank, deduct $230 and then send back the balance via Western Union. She said she would send a male friend to Western Union to pick up the check because she couldn't leave the house. The seller agreed with the arrangement. After sending a check for the balance through Western Union, she learned that the original check was bogus.
The second scam attempt was similar — a woman saying she wanted to buy our couch as a Christmas gift for her father-in-law, and she'd send a check. I replied that I only deal in cash, and face-to-face. Her reply: "Cash on exchange is my preffered means of payment but i dont have the time .I believe you know how hard it is to get a job these days.Pls bear with me." I don't think we'll be selling this person our couch.
The third interaction may be a scam or not. I'm selling my PlayStation 2 (including a bunch of games), and here's the email I received:
I wanted to ask if you could help my son he really want a system but i lost my job last month and i couldn't do thanksgiving good and he was sad and now he thinks christmas is going to be the same but i dont have money i was hoping i could work something out with you to help him im a good handyman i just dont like seeing him like this can you help and put a little smile on him for christmas if you can thank you and god bless if not that ok i just wanna to try to make it better for him
The only possible scam here is that he wants a free PlayStation when he could afford to pay the $90 I'm asking for it. Or maybe his story is legit. If it is, I'd be willing to help him out. Not sure what to do about this one. What do you think?
To sum up…What have I learned over the weekend?
- You may not keep furniture as long as you think, so it may not be worthwhile to pay a lot or buy it new.
- Accept only cash. Experienced sellers tell me that transacting through PayPal has worked for them, though I don't have any personal experience on the seller side with it.
- There are a lot of people on Craigslist who should be shopping for books or software that will improve their spelling and grammar.
If you want to get rid of stuff, Craigslist works — but you have to be careful of scambags. Though I've never sold anything on other sites — such as eBay or Amazon — they might work as well. If you've used them, let us know about your experience in the comments are below.
J.D.'s note: I'm a huge Craigslist fan, but you absolutely have to watch out for scambags, as Robert calls them. In my younger naive days, I'd let "buyers" talk me into all sorts of things. For example, I traded my Nintendo Gamecube for an obsolete digital camera instead of getting cash. And I also let somebody trade me a computer that ended up being on death's door. I've learned that as the seller, you can't put up with any monkey business.
This article is about House and Home, Odds and Ends
I had a good one on Ebay just the other day (item is relisted and still up for sale – let me know if you want a used (and not quite functional) video camera!)
I had a 'buy-it-now' option on the auction, and received notice that someone had used that. Sweet, I thought, I get enough money to satisfy me right away and I don't have to deal with all the questions from a normal auction. I sent the buyer an invoice through Ebay, and awaited a response. The next day, I got an email from "paypal" saying I had money – $100 more than the auction+shipping fees. It also included a note to please ship the camera to Nigeria (rather than the Ebay buyer's profile location in Washington), and that's what the extra money was for. I then listed the item as unpaid, gave negative feedback, reported the "buyer" profile, and relisted the item.
I would continue a dialogue with the third "scam." It may be legit. I usually sell on ebay and have had good success, but use craigslist for furntiure. But I give my furniture away. I don't think people would actually pay me for my trash picked furniture and my curbside deals.
I'd contact the last guy and make an offer. As long as you are careful you won't be scammed.
I see where you are coming from on the issue of furniture. Furniture is kind of like cars, can be very expensive for brand new furniture and there is lots of used furniture that can be had at much better prices.
We're in the newlywed/professional stage and we've bought some new furniture and we are saving up for a new couch. We expect to be in our home for the next 20 years and the couch we have selected will fit our living room lay out much better than our old couch. While I could find a new to me couch second hand, I still would not have the size, shape and color couch that I want. We've been in our current home now since 2004 and the only new furniture purchased was a dining room table and chairs (solid wood, will keep for the next 20 years). So we think we are entitled to have a couch that fits our living room, style and life and we are willing to pay for same. The couch we have picked out will run $5000. And while that is a lot of money, we'll pay cash for it and we'll get good and enjoyment out of it.
After the couch, we will save for a new bed as we are sleeping on the same bed I bought straight out of college, and I think after that we will save for a new t.v. and retire the 1980s set that we have now.
I refuse to deal with eBay anymore. I went through crap when I tried to sell an iTouch a few years ago. The first time I listed it, the buyer was similar to the above commentors story. Except, eBay actually suspended their account for a week to determine if the person was legit or not. In the end, eBay decided they were, I did not agree and did not contine the sale. Then I relished it and the same thing happened!
So I had to pay $30 in listing fees for nothing. I ended up selling it on CL anyway.
I don't even mind the scams on CL because they are so obvious. No, I won't hold an item for you. No, I won't accept a check. This is standard CL etiquette.
Some of the best furniture we've gotten (a kitchen table and chairs, two dressers, and a coffee table) has been through a local consignment shop that deals primarily in higher-quality furniture. The great thing about this is that (at least in this store) prices start high, but then drop the longer the item sits in the store. We've gotten some great deals on quality furniture this way.
I love craigslist, and have sold quite a few things on it, but I've also found that not everybody shows up when they say they will. I quickly learned not to turn down second and third offers because someone was "coming to pick it up." I tell the second and third, etc. that someone else has expressed an interest in it and if they don't want it I'll be in touch asap. Then I tell the first that I have another offer, come get the item or I'm selling to the other person. For my dog kennel, the first guy who had been stringing me along showed up in half an hour after that happened.
I don't know that I would give the 3rd guy a deal. It sounds fishy to me.
Not to sound "greedy" or stingy here, but you started out posting on Craigslist because you had stuff to sell to benefit your family, not to give stuff away. Remember that you are the person you are trying to benefit here. Gotta watch out for number 1.
Based on personal experience, I don't think the situation with the PS2 is a scam, per se – but I do think it's somebody who is trying to get something for nothing (or next to nothing.) The mention of the poor little kid and the "god bless you" are a dead giveaway.
The type of Craigslist buyer that is prevalent around here (heck, probably everywhere) is the one who does a good job of communicating with you, shows up on time with cash in hand and then spends a half hour nit-picking and fault-finding and finally offering you half of what you are asking. It's not the lowball offers that I object to (you never know unless you ask, right?) it's the last minute haggling and fit-throwing over the piddly little things, even after the sellers have been honest in their description/photos in their ad. It's used furniture, people – what do you expect for $100? No, I won't sell you my solid wood dining table with 2 leaves and 6 chairs for $40.
maybe for #3, since he states he is a handyman, he could barter his services for the game.
I'm not sure why furniture from Ikea is automatically 'low quality'. My parents still have their Ikea dropside dining table they bought used 20+ years ago, and a 15 year old Poang chair that is still in daily use. Some quick research with Consumer Reports puts Ikea in the top 5 kitchen cabinet manufacturers (and the lowest price by a factor of two).
That being said, any cheap chipboard type furniture (Ikea does have some low quality and cheap junk) doesn't stand up to an active family. Or even worse, if you try and move it once assembled. Go for solid wood, or plywood if you can. Avoid particleboard, pressboard,chipboard etc. As hobby woodworker, the term hardwood solids just scares me.
I to have sold a few things on Craigs list. Two Items I did eventually ship out of state. The first took a month of emails as I did not want to deal with the risk of shipping. Pay pal worked in both of these instances. Last summer I began to notice a big up turn in people offering to help me make money. Etc from my postings. I delete these. I now have my own store front, do ship out of state and have been able to include Google check out. Large items still go on Craig's list.
Health issues are forcing us to down size.
Yeah, #3 sounds like he may be wanting to barter services – may or may not be a good deal if you need some work done.
I've sold and bought a ton of stuff on CL and the one thing I have learned (besides just ignoring all the #1 and #2 emails I get) is that for every ten people that say they will come by, eight will flake out. So always keep all ten of those people on the line with 'I have someone that says they are coming to get it, but if they flake out your next in line', and say that for everyone. Don't just shut them down by saying it's sold till you no longer have it in your possession.
Oddly enough, I found that listing stuff for free has an even higher flake/serious ratio. People don't even seem to read the descriptions, they just see free junk and want it.
I once put up a soda vending machine for free, all it needed was one of the vend motors replaced to work. I literally got 150 emails in 10 minuets of listing it from people saying they would come *NOW* to get it – two people showed up. One in a Geo Metro thinking he could strap a 900lb soda machine to his roof by himself (wtf?), and one guy in a mini-truck with a couple friends. The mini truck guy got it, although he pretty much destroyed the back end of his truck with it dragging on the street as he drove (scraped) away
Some people offer barter for goods on Craig's List. Some don't. If you want cash, tell the man you will take cash only. If you want to barter to get unlicensed handyman work done around your new house with no recommendations, go for it, but I wouldn't do it. Personally I don't have a lot of sympathy for people who tell sob stories trying to get money, it's been my experience that the people with actual sob stories don't go around acting like that, and the people who act like that are scamming you.
I agree that #3 looks like he wants to barter. I'd see about fleshing it out a bit before you decide, but I wouldn't knock it out if you do have some things for which a handyman would be useful.
I'm with Lindsay- I think #3 is a "sob story" trying to scam you. If he were serious about trying to obtain a free Playstation for his son, he could have spent 5 minutes trying to correct the grammar and spelling in his post. If he cared enough- he could have taken the time.
I recommend selling on Amazon Marketplace. I had a number of annoying experiences on eBay and thus for most items I do not sell on eBay. eBay is only really good for stuff that is fairly obscure or collectible which can't be sold on Amazon and is unlikely to be sold on Craigslist unless you are in a major metro area (and maybe not even then). I've had good luck with such items allowing international buyers, as long as I make shipping high enough, there are some folks out there willing to spend some money to buy items that perhaps they can't find in their home countries.
Craiglist is just hit or miss, but I always list there first because it's free. As long as you always do in person cash transactions, should be OK.
Amazon Marketplace is awesome because the stuff stays listed for 90 days, it doesn't cost you anything if it doesn't sell, and if it does sell the person has already paid and Amazon deposits the money directly into your bank account (minus their fee). I found this a very easy way to sell things like books, electronics etc., just be sure to be honest in your description and price the item accordingly compared to others being offered.
If an honest, competent handyman wanted to barter work for a playstation, he would do so without resorting to emotional blackmail. I call scam.
Maybe I'm jaded, but #3 sounds like a scam to me. First, there's the grammar – we don't normally write the way we talk. Then he's mentioned he's a 'handyman' and wants to work something out. That would require you revealing your address. Then this 'handyman' gets real handy in the middle of the night with your Christmas presents and whatever else appeals to him.
If you really want to pursue it, ask for his address and tell him you'll donate the Playstation to his son. Then see what his response is.
Craigslist is a hit or miss proposition. I have successfully sold several things, but I have had my fair share of scammers and flakes. I have had several of the #1 flake mentioned above. What gets me going is when I get a response that is so poorly worded as to be incomprehensible, completely in "textspeak" or what appears to be Klingon. Most times I don't respond. I know, my loss, but past experience has jaded me in dealing with these types.
I also never have the potential buyer come to my residence to examine the item. I am just not a very trusting individual anymore. Of course, so far everthing that I have sold is either small or moves under its own power.
Craig's list is full of moochers who want things for free. I would prefer if they would stick to freecycle instead.
Whatever you do, don't list something as free. You'll get all sorts of weirdos at your house. I try to charge at least a few bucks for things to weed out the scaries.
Another scam if you're selling something:
"My brother-in-law just had a great experience making some extra money…please contact me if you're interested". It's someone trying to sell a pyramid scheme.
I agree with Alex @ #11. Furniture from IKEA is not automatically inferior. I redid my kitchen with IKEA cabinets and spent less than 3K doing it.I also get a 10 year warranty which is more than what I'd get if I went with Home Depot.The cabinets were simple to assemble too. I went to one of the fancy Kitchen remodeler and got a price tag of 25K for the same cabinets.Wood is good, but doesn't make sense all the time!
It's possible that #3 is legit. However, I do agree with MissPrism, the emotional blackmail is a huge turnoff.
I recognize that some less web-savvy people might not understand that many scams use that approach, and don't realise that doing it makes them sound like a scammer. *sigh* If that's the case, I feel sorry for the guy, but I still would not trade with him.
If I had listed a PS2 and wasn't on the lookout for a handyman, I would not consider it. I'm not going to invite a person I didn't know, whose services I didn't seek, into my home/yard/whatever. Sorry, but internet scammers have ruined it for legitimate people, and you can't be too careful these days.
ETA: I agree with the people saying that something from IKEA is not automatically junk. I've had some pieces for years and years. the only things from IKEA I've ever had to get rid of were decorative items that no longer matched my decor, and a desk that I outgrew. I will fully admit that they are not the same quality as solid wood furniture, but then, it's not supposed to be. If you are hard on your belongings, they will show more wear and tear than if you are gentle, regardless of what they are made of.
I'd be a bit freaked by the handyman thing. I'm a bit wary of letting strangers in my house in the first place, and for the contractor, you probably won't supervise the guy every minute he's in your house. So here's my math: broke guy + unsupervised in house = I wouldn't do it.
I'm surprised no one's mentioned Kijiji yet. Maybe it's just a Canadian site? I prefer Kijiji for both buying and selling. Buying, because it features photos and a more "eBay-like" listing interface, selling because there are no listing fees, even if your item sells. It's entirely ad-revenue driven. I find the audience is plenty big, I've had no problem getting offers when selling things. When I'm looking for things, I find Kijiji has more items listed in the same category than Craigslist does.
Of course, the same "scam-avoidance" rules apply. In all my ads, I make it clear that the exchange must take place in person, I will not ship, and I will only accept cash. You'll always get some people from out of town wanting your item, and if they're legit, I feel a little bad for them. However, I made it clear in my ad, "LOCAL PICKUP ONLY," and I won't ship. There are always plenty of local people willing to buy my item, so Joe OutOfTown will just have to check the listings for his OWN city, if he's legit.
I've also found that Amazon marketplace is a good replacement for ebay. The only problem I've encountered is that there are certain items you can't see through marketplace. Books, DVDs, and software are easy to sell, but I tried to sell a new in box salon hair dryer and was unable to list it.
Whatever I can't sell on marketplace goes to craigslist, if I can't sell it on craigslist it goes to goodwill. I don't trust ebay anymore.
I like the comment how you outgrew your 'nice' furniture. So many people talk about buying "high quality expensive" furniture and they end up selling it long before it wears out. What's the point?
And what are people doing with this "cheap" IKEA furniture? – we have all kinds of furniture from there and it lasts just fine.
As another commenter mentioned out kitchen cabinets are from IKEA and they are pretty good. (And they weren't cheap either).
A few thoughts…
1) The state of people's writing and grammar abilities is heartbreaking and terrible. It's depressing. Get a clue, people. And if you didn't learn when you were young, take some initiative and teach yourself as an adult. You'll never advance far in life with a writing ability like some of the emails referenced above.
2) I would not deal with #3. It's not straight-forward enough to me to seem honest. If I were honestly making such an appeal, I'd be way more direct. I wouldn't make so many attempted tear-jerker references to my child, Thanksgiving, etc. And besides, how can a child be disappointed by Thanksgiving?? All you need to do is serve a decent meal. No child is expecting gifts or will notice if some expensive food items are missing from the dinner. It makes no sense. And given how much I hate bad grammar, I would recoil and delete the email immediately anyway. Perhaps that's snobby, but I don't care. I'm not asking for genius, but at least show an ability to use a period!
3) I love Ikea. I'm not sure why it seems all the rage to knock their furniture. I'm now a professional, and I could afford to pay more for furniture. Sometimes I do. But, I often still choose to buy from Ikea, and I have had many of their things for years with no sign of problems or early wear and tear. Their design is great. Even if something were cheap and fell apart in a few years, I've still gotten my money out of it given how cheap some things are. I have a few stylish Ikea bookshelves that I love, and I'm guessing they will last forever. They just sit there holding my books and decorations — it's not like there's any way they could break or show that they were less than $200 each.
I've learned a lot today! Great post and discussion.
To add to the Ikea thread: I have a bedroom se that I bought new. Really pretty. Maybe the quality depends on how well you put it together because I have to tighten all the darned screws every coile of weeks. Never again!
I've learned a lot today! Great post and discussion.
To add to the Ikea thread: I have a bedroom se that I bought new. Really pretty. Maybe the quality depends on how well you put it together because I have to tighten all the darned screws every couple of weeks. Never again!
I would be careful of the Playstation email. My husband and I were trying to sell a Wii on Craigslist and got a VERY similar email. Some sob story from this lady about how her son really wanted a Wii for christmas, but she couldn't afford it and could he buy ours for a ridiculously low price ($45) with money he collected from selling chicken eggs that he had been picking up for a year.
We said nope. Sounded way too much like a scam.
Some thoughts on the the third "scam" with the PS2. I am a long time user of craigslist. I have bought and sold probably close to 100 times over the past few years. I have received emails very very similar to what you are describing which leads me to believe that it is in fact a scam of some sort, thought I am not sure in what way. Although I am not a grammar expert, I would never do business with anybody that types that poorly. There is no excuse not to type correctly, especially when transacting business. Craigslist or not, everyone knows that you should use periods, commas, and capital letters. My advice is to stay away from this. I sold my PS2 and 14 games about a year ago to a couple whose friend had leg surgery and was laid up for a few months. I think I got $75 for it. Good luck!
I have successfully sold items on Craigslist over the past couple of years. However, you do need to beware of scams.
Here's another one to add to the list: people selling cars that are not in their name!
My husband is looking for a work truck . He recently looked at one a guy was selling supposedly for his uncle, and the seller told him this big sob story about his son's birthday coming up and he needed money to buy a gift. My husband looked at the truck, it was in horrible condition and barely able to run and declined to make an offer. It was all very fishy!
I love Craigslist! I bought and sold my car on Craigslist, got apartments, rented art studio, bought and sold furniture, sold camping equipment, etc. You never know what you'll find on the site! In fact, I met the first group of my friends through Craigslist 'activity partner' when I moved to Boston after college!
I've also gotten a scam email before when I was looking for a new apartment. I actually corresponded with the person several times but he was 'in London' and couldn't be there in person. I was suspicious especially after the emails got a bit strange. On the other hand – many years ago before CL got popular, I was looking for a roommate in Boston and the guy was in Senegal studying abroad. The plans fell through but I did meet him in person! So I guess anything is possible.
Robert – I think you should meet the PS2 person face to face. Maybe he is being honest and really want to buy a present for the son. You can usually tell once you see their reactions in person whether they are being honest or not.
I don't really like eBay that much because you are not dealing locally. I think they only things I sold on eBay were collectors items.
In my experience, I have had several scammers use really bad grammar and almost no punctuation. I suppose they are trying to look real? It sounds snobby, but really horrible grammar is a red flag for me.
CL is great! We're buying a new house and buying anything we "need" for it off CL, great deals, I've also been selling on there for a while and had great luck, you get to see the best and worse of people.
On guy #3 I would get a little more info. It would be less fishy if he just said, will you barter work for it instead of giving a sob story. I'm a Christian but a random God Bless in the middle of a business transaction throws me off, people show their faith through their heart and actions, not words. I would get more info (details) by email and then get him on the phone and verify, see if the story matches up. I would not let him in the house whatever you do, he may be too desperate! So a little outside painting, landscaping should be fine.
Something else my husband and I consider as we are starting to buy more "nice" furniture is kids (which we don't have yet) and what future kids may potentially wreck or damage.
Regarding #3 CL responder, I would delete it and not think twice. If he really can't afford the console how could he afford a single game? These things are not cheap. Also it is sad, but I agree with the poster who said that "God bless you" is an instant clue-in to sketchyness – how sad!
So timely! We have a kitchen island that we bought when we got our house (we had zero drawers or counters). We just redid our kitchen and listed the island, and someone came to look at it this morning. She offered the list price for the island but also wanted the chairs included, and said she'd leave me a check for part of it and come back on Sunday to pick it up (it obviously would not fit in her car today).
So… from this it sounds like I should ask for cash and leave the item listed until she pays (in cash) and picks up??
Thanks for any advice — we've never sold anything this big!
LOL! I agree – there are a LOT of people out there that need grammar lessons. I can barely read some people's emails.
Great article!
I have bought and sold countless items via craigslist, including cars, collectibles, mundane every day items and more. It's a great way to get rid of some junk and find some new treasures.
There's a reason why craigslist has multiple warnings about mailing payments, wire transfers, direct deposit and other non-cash methods of payment.
For some reason, it warrants repeating. Only deal face to face directly with the buyer/seller. Only pay or accept payment in cash. If someone isn't willing to meet you in person, or won't make the deal with cash, it's a scam. Period.
Loved the story, I have sold many many things on Amazon and Ebay and have (knock on wood) not had the problems I have heard so much of on Craigslist. I agree with your story and am in the process of weeding out lots of "stuff" as I type. I believe I will try craigslist for the large furniture pieces and keep writing
If you pursue the barter – make sure the person has the skills necessary to get the job you negotiate done correctly. I would remind you, like others have, that 1) you're trying to make cash off this sale and 2) long winded stories riddled with bad grammer is a huge red flag, scam or not.It may not be worth your time to try and deal with this individual.
Proceed with caution, but enjoy the new sales venue! I love craigslist, it's really a great way to clear out bulky items that wouldn't be easy to ship and there's no listing fees!
"There are a lot of people on Craigslist who should be shopping for books or software that will improve their spelling and grammar." Funny but sad as well. To a certain extent, I think this reflects a shift in the way we communicate. We have embraced e-mail, texting and tweeting, and many seem to believe that the rules of grammar do not apply to these forms of communication.
But the larger problem is the general decline in literacy (and numeracy) in our society. I wince at bad grammar, poor sentence structure and spelling mistakes that occur with alarming regularity, even in major publications. Perhaps it's time to rethink the "no child left behind" philosphy in our education system. We won't see any improvement until kids actually learn the "three r's" properly.
Just my two cents …
I also agree about the "nice" furniture that you thought you needed. Both my sister and my brother-in-law are looking to unload their expensive dining room sets that they bought when they were young. My sister is newly divorced, and while she is still in the same house, they never use the dining room set. And frankly it's too big for the room anyway. My brother-in-law is widowed, and of course he couldn't have anticipated that tragedy, but it was still too big for the room in their original house. I guess they bought it thinking that they would move to a larger house in which such pieces would fit. In general, that large type of furniture just doesn't work in most homes. We're really happy with the hand me down set from my husband's grandmother. It's classic, and more importantly, small (and free!).
My experiences on Craigslist have been hit or miss. I actually do the best with free items, because I find people show more often. And I don't even see them. I just leave it on my porch. One was particularly touching and a legit version of your potential scam #3. It was a surround sound system that was broken (but easily repaired). We listed it for free, and a woman responded who said her husband had just lost his job. He had a birthday that week, but they really couldn't afford a present. He was a tinkerer with electronics and she knew he would enjoy playing with the system. Anyway, the whole family showed up to pick it up. And then I received a follow up e-mail thanking me again. Overall a very nice experience that I wouldn't have had if I didn't make the effort.
Someone above mentioned haggling on Craigslist, which I agree is prevalent and really annoying. I recently listed a Men's 5 speed bike that needed a little TLC. I listed it for $10 and had one guy e-mail and offer $5. Really? $10 is already pretty cheap. I ended up donating it to a charity. I've decided in the future that if anyone haggles with me while already there to pick it up, I'm just going to say no. I price things fairly.
I agree, we are fortunate here that the posters at GRS look at their emails and fix spelling etc. before posting!
I also second the suggestion above about consignment shops — you make make a little less, but you are spared all the hassles and you are supporting a local business. Similarly, I'm likely to take things to goodwill and get a donation receipt instead of trying to sell things myself (also love shopgoodwill.com when I want to buy — a win-win since I'm also supporting a good charity!)
Suzanne @ 29/30 – you can put a bit of lock tight in the screw holes if they are the ones with metal internals. If it's wood put in a little bit of all purpose glue. Either way it should hold the screws in place.
Robert and J.D,
Great article, but the BEST part was this statement:
There are a lot of people on Craigslist who should be shopping for books or software that will improve their spelling and grammar.
Laughed out loud as I sipped my morning coffee. My favorite dry humor.
(Hope I spelled everything right…)
Thanks Bear.
And maybe someone can point out how to make edits to a comment from my Blackberry without accidentally re-posting. (That was a rhetorical question; I'm just technologically inferior).
Luckily my employer has an online forum for selling things to other co-workers. Since we all work at the same company, at least you have some assurance that the person is legit and not scamming you. I'll accept a personal check from a co-worker, but generally cash it the medium of exchange. It's also been a great way to get rid of free stuff without using something like freecycle.
With stuff I've sold on craigslist, the only option is CASH. No checks, no IOU's, livestock, trades, payment plans or the like. eBay seems like more hassle than it's worth for the stuff I'm selling, which typically is under $50/item.
I would also agree about the horrid grammar and spelling out there. I know not everyone is an English major, but the old axiom of "you never get a second chance to make a good first impression" has seem to have been tossed by the wayside with the "invention" of txtspk/l33tspk. It's pathetic.
Those scumbagscambags are waiting for us. They want to overpay by check and have us refund the "difference". Yeah, Right!
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