The ! Means He's Excited

This is so lame, but people post like this everyday expecting possible sellers to do all the work and the buyer can pick and choose as he likes.  Well, screw that.

As originally posted on Craigs List:

Looking for some video games!

Hello, I'm looking for any games that you have that you want to sell. Pending on the game and system, I will offer you $1 - $10 a game. Games that are COMPLETE (Box, Game, Instructions, any thing else inside the original box) are much more intriguing to me and you will get my attention first. Please let me know off the bat if they are complete. 
I'd prefer most older games. (Such as Nintendo or NES, Super Nintendo or SNES, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Playstation 1 and 2, etc.) Not looking for the newer generations games like PS3 or XBOX360. I will buy lots, single games, anything, you name it! Please send me a list of what you have and if possible a picture of the item/items. 
I'm also looking for a few actual systems, so let me know what you have, and I'll let you know if im interested!

Agentkooper's Response:

Hello,

I'm going to be married soon and I don't think I'll have time for my old games.  It makes me sad, but if I can send them to someone who will appreciate them I'll feel much better.

I attached a picture of my collection (no time to list) but there are a few hundred of them.  I didn't realize that games were worth so much less without covers or instructions so I guess I can let the whole thing go for a few hundred.  Make an offer!

Just a few minutes after sending this email the guy was ready to go.  He sure likes him some games!!  His response:

Where are you located? Do you have the systems for the games?

Of course I do!  Don't be ridiculous:

I'm located in Bellevue.  I do have the consoles, but the NES is hard to get to work sometimes (lot's of blowing!, haha).  I also have more than what's in the picture, but like I said, I thought they were worth a lot until I read your post saying games weren't complete without box, instructions and stuff.  So just make an offer.  I'll make a list of games if that will make it easier to come up with a fair price.  It's hard to tell in the picutre, but there are some folders that have sega saturn games in them.

Damn, this guy is keeping me busy.  His response:

if you had a list that would be great.

So he writes 9 words and wants me to send him a huge ass list so he can then decide if he wants the games or not.  I'm only too happy to oblige:

It's going to take me a little while.  I'll be done in an hour or two.

I thought that might guilt him a bit, but no, several responses in a row:

Are there many sports games? I am not really looking for sports games.

 

Thanks

And then in response to me being done in an hour or two:

sounds good 

And because he is such a good guy:

you dont need to list any of the atari stuff

So we thought we'd give him a nerd-gasm:

Is it going to be worth more than $200?  Otherwise I don't know if I want to take the time.  Will you be able to pick up?

How nice of him to respond:

How about $200 - $300?? Could you just list the systems and how many games? Yes I could pick up

 

thanks

More from me:

OK, I'll get on it right away!  Should I just throw the Atari stuff out then?

And his response:

No dont throw the Atari stuff out. Do you have many Mario Games or Contra?

I decided not to list everything I told him I had on here, but the list I copied can be found on this site: http://www.phillip.htmlplanet.com/photo3.html

I hope he tries to lo-ball me now:

It should probably be $300 just for how long it took to type this list (LOL!)  Seriously though, I know it's a pain to drive all the way here so just make a fair offer.  I know the Saturn wasn't very popular and the Atari is old and I don't have boxes so it's not a very good collection.  Just let me know what is a fair price.

I guess the list wasn't good enough because he sent this back in two seperate emails:

Can you please list how many controllers you have for each system

 

Thanks

and:

Do have an Nintendo 64?

My response:

I do, but I'm giving those to charity

I feel really bad for him because he sent me this:

darn I was really looking for 1

And then the final offer:

Would you take $250.00 cash?

For that collection?  $250... cash?  Wow!  An awesome deal!  3k worth of games for $250!  Nice!  Of course I'll take $250!

As long as that is fair.  Of course I'll take $250!!!

But I wouldn't want to put him out:

I cant get up there until this weekend

Now to find out if the guy has any soul at all:

Ok, that sounds good!  I didn't want to tell you earlier because I didn't want to make you feel guilty and pay more than the games are worth, but all of this is going toward hip replacement surgery to cure a degenerative bone disease that will take my leg if I don't get the surgery done in time.  So thanks for being a fair dealer.  This will help a lot toward the $20,000-$30,000 it's going to cost!  

Why don't you email me on Friday and we can set up a meeting time.

Thanks again!  This is what makes craigslist so great!

It turns out he feels really bad for me:

Thanks....If you had the Nintendo 64 and i had some more cash i would have loved to offer more. My wife is going to kill me. She thinks I am crazy for collecting video games. I already have 1000's of video games. I used to collecte them when I was younger but started back collecting them to help stop a gambling problem I had. What was your name? My name is Ryan.

 

Thanks

If only I had the Nintendo 64 this would have been so much better for him, I mean me, I mean him:

Alvin Cooper

Nice to meet you

Cold, Cold World

I'm not going to be contacting this guy, but it's too good not to show:

50+ blue and orange popsicles

My kids only eat red popsicles, so here I am again, with a freezer full of blue and orange popsicles . . . . Free to anyone who can pick them up today. Tell me what time you can be hear (I'm near Steilacoom and Bridgeport) and I'll send the address to whoever can be hear first.

Hating Toys

Poop n Pee put me onto this one because he is an asshole.

As oringally seen on Craigs List:

Easter Bunny - A MUST HAVE!! - $25

Get both of these cuddly "Easter bunny bears" for only $25... They are NEW!!!! NOT USED! 9.5" 2 Assorted Color Sitting Bears wearing rabbit ears. Bears are assorted tan and brown. Each is wearing a jelly bean ribbon and holding a decorated Easter egg. WONT LAST LONG... LIMITED SUPPY.... EMAIL ASAP...

Our response:

Hello,

According to your listing on Craigs List the product you are offering, two bears dressed in Easter attire, "are NEW!!!! NOT USED!".  I am interested, but only if you promise that no child has cuddled, looked at while smiling, or in any other way brought joy to these Easter bears.  I realize this request may sound strange, but my children demand emotionally deprived or even abused toys as they believe it makes the toy more self reliant on them, and thankful for any amount of attention they show.

Thank you

I like this guy!  His response:

LOL... Yep!  Thats all I have are emotionally deprived toys looking for a home...

Don't we all... Don't we all.

Dumping Bush

This guy totally doesn't deserve this, but what the hell?

Original post on Craig's List.

Free bushes---hedging ??

Not sure exactly what they are called, they are approx. 5 feet tall and are up against fencing. I can't take a pic sorry. There are about a dz. you dig them up and they are yours. Otherwise i chop them down and away they go to the dump.

Agentkooper responds:

President GW Bush may not have been the most popular president, but this is a sick joke.  Threatening to chop and dump the bodies of the former President's ancestors is not funny.  On top of that you don't even have the courtesy to look up their names.  How about Prescott Sheldon Bush, or Dorothy Walker, or Rev. James Smith Bush, or even George Herbert Walker?  At least you show the decency not to post pictures of the deceased in various stages of decay, although eluding to such is disgusting. 

What an outrage!

MODern pricing

One thing that really pisses me off is when people set their price at $1 in the title of their product listing when they will obviously be charging a much higher price.  An examply of this idiocy can be found below.

Custom, Modded, HDMI Xbox 360 + extra 320 OBO - $1

Custom modded xbox 360 with all cords and 20gb hard drive NOT BANNED and xbox live safe 
everything works with rrod fix 
what you get is 
xbox 360 with 20gb hard drive 
HDMI cord (not a/v) and power cord 
wireless controller 
3-5 burned games maybe more 

Agentkooper's response to the ad:

That, sir, is an amazing product!  You do great work!  WOW!  Although I do have some questions.  How did you make the side of system invisible?  Is it really a decal, or did you just paint the side to look exactly like the inside components?  Also how did you get your rrod fixed?  I've had so many problems with mine.  Finally, what burned games are we talking about here?
It all sounds like a great deal for only $1, but Momma Kooper didn't raise any fools.  I'll give you $.75 for the package, but if you can definitely give me five good games I'd be willing to go up to $.85. 

Good news for me, Mr. Mod decided to give me a little more info, although using a shift key is too much to ask:

sorry its not for $1 its actually $320 or OBO
and its cutted and place with plexiglass so you can see inside the xbox
the rrod fix is done by a friend and he took the xclamps off and put artic silver for the thermal 
i got games like cod5, mortal combat vs dc,left 4 dead,army of two,saint rows 2,resident evil 5, guitar hero world tour and aerosmith

Hoping for some idea of why people lie about their pricing, I respond:

Why does your title line have $1 written into it if you're asking more than that?  Just curious.  Has anyone made an offer yet?  I am still very interested in this system.

Poop n Pee has decided to get into the discussion, posing as a little kid who is incredibly excited that his dreams of owning an Xbox 360 will finally come true.  

This is so freaking cool i aked my mom if i could get an xbox and she said i could if i could raise the money but i didnt have enough so i didnt think i woul dbe able too gt one but i saw your ad and now an very excited becuz i can aford this i cant belif you are selling this for so little but i have 1 dollar and my mom said to email you and ask when i can get it but she didnt think that you were selling it for so little so i am emailing you so i can tell her were to go so she can get it also you said 3-5 burned games or maybe more i have a total of 80 dollers and would spend more if you can give me more games because i relly want some more games because i wont be able to afford more thank you very much and god bless

He has responded:

usually a lot of people on craigslist will put things for $1 but also in the title line it says $320 OBO then if you read the contents inside it also says $320 OBO so you have to read carefully and some offers i got were like $275

Poop n Pee is having much less luck getting a response so he tried again:

i got a 3 day weekend and my mom will let me come pick up your xbox until 8 oclock tonite if you hurrry i can come pick it up tonite and like i said i will be able to buy more cames as much as 80 dollers worth so please answer me quick cause i would really like to be able to play xbobx  tonite if i could cause that would be aweomse and my mom is wanting to not half to go out that late if she dont have to thanks once again my name is Doug but i cant give you my phone number till i get yours first my mom wont let me thanks man and god bless