Good Afternoon Ladies and Gents,

Every once in a while, I get a voice mail message from a guy who seems interested in boomboxes I put on Craigslist, but he never buys anything. Basically what he does is leaves a message, saying that if I ever decide to drop the price dramatically to give him a call..Well, on the 3rd voice mail he left, I actually did call him, and what a mistake it was!

First off, the fellow is extremely condescending, so I have named him "Condescending Man", primarily because I don't know his real name. I call him up and asked him if he was interested in one of the boxes I had for sale, and he said that he really didn't need a boombox, and that he just wanted something for his desk at work.

At first, I was intrigued because he had an English accent, but the guy was really rude, telling me that boomboxes are of poor quality and have lousy audio, and that he specialised in mid to high-end audio equipment mainly. I was shocked, because this was the first time I ever talked to a guy with an English accent that was a jerk, and 2nd, if he is going to knock my products, why the hell does he want one??

I asked him what he was going to offer, and he said "Look, if you ever want to unload them sometime, just give me a call". This guy called me when I put my Marantz CRS-4000 up for sale for 90$, and he left me a 3 minute tirade about how I am asking an arm and a leg for a piece of obsolete "garbage", etc, blah blah blah...He always ends his message or call with "If you ever decide to slash the price, gimme a call". He never makes an offer, and basically wastes my time and increases my blood pressure at the same time. He beats around the bush, and he laughed about the word "ghetto blaster", which he made fun of for a good minute...

Needless to say, I will do NO business with this dork, and in Part 2, I will explain how to buy boomboxes in proper, polite fashion. Thank you and have a good day!

wow... karma is a strange thing huh...

sound like a right knob
dam english are so rude chap

Actually, he did make a veiled suggestion that 30 to 40 dollars maximum would be sufficient for a Panasonic RX-5150 in very good cosmetic and operating condition. I asked him if he was a collector, and he said that he collected high-end equipment, and more or less told me that there is no value in "a ghettoblaster, as you call it"....

And Geoff, I have NEVER had any issues with anyone from the UK. It seems like out of anyone who comes to visit or live in the US, they are the only ones with any kinds of manners. They never complain, they couldn't be nicer, and they always have an interesting story to tell. My mom, when she got divorced, ended up remarrying an upstanding English (actually he was born in BFE Scotland) gent that played violin for the LOndon Royal Philharmonic...He is a real cool dude and we are gonna hang out in July when I go to Texas to visit for 8 days!

Aye, the other bloke that rang me was a right barmy pillock who needed to get on his bike before I punched him up the bracket!

next time he rings, ask him where he comes from in england, where ever he says, reply with:

"oh yeah i know that place - full of pikeys, that must be where you get it from."

and hang up on him

that'll learn him!

only fooling around dumpstermyass

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Originally posted by geoffhartwell:
only fooling around dumpstermyass

Fooling around is my middle name! Actually it is Graham, but that is what I tell people now!

I think its because there lots of
bargins out there
and he wants it all cheap.
He sounds like he buys-n-sells
this stuff.

I wish i had called him up - i love winding these type of people up

don't worry mate us english aren't all like that - just 90%

If you want to get your own back for this bloke who doesn't seem to have a clue of belong to this plant is -

take out an add in a local paper for sex talk and leave his number

go to the local perv restroom/toilets where some dodgey people hang out and leave his number there

that should keep him busy for a while

we get this type of person at the carboot sales i do - they try to do the deal and make out they are doing you a favour, and that they know every thing about the item although they no FA

you just have to mess with there minds

try it next time he calls you

Just another cheapskate who wants something for nothing. Avoid them like the plague. They're everywhere... every nationality. I stopped having garage sales when I got tired of saying "No" to people who wanted stuff I had priced at a quarter for a dime.

In the words of Forrest Gump: "MAMA SAYS: STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES"!!! This guy is either smokin' Angel Dust, or he's a refugee from Jerry's Kids!!!

If he really wants something to play with at work, tell him to get one of those old Kenner Close & Play record players that we used to play with back in the 60's!!!

That's about the best sound quality he deserves!!!

'NUFF SAID

Condescending Man needs SPECIAL HELP..............

'NUFF SAID

Hey Dumpstermyass, since I used to live in New Jersey, I can call some of my Italian friends to send this guy "Swimmin' Wit' Da Fishes" if you want me to!!!

'NUFF SAID

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Originally posted by Jaredscottfla:
wow... karma is a strange thing huh...

What is that supposed to mean, Jared?

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Originally posted by BENDYCAT:
I wish i had called him up - i love winding these type of people up

don't worry mate us english aren't all like that - just 90%

If you want to get your own back for this bloke who doesn't seem to have a clue of belong to this plant is -

take out an add in a local paper for sex talk and leave his number

go to the local perv restroom/toilets where some dodgey people hang out and leave his number there

that should keep him busy for a while

we get this type of person at the carboot sales i do - they try to do the deal and make out they are doing you a favour, and that they know every thing about the item although they no FA

you just have to mess with there minds

try it next time he calls you

Not a bad idea! But no matter how irritating he was, I don't want to drive him to madness. I am sure his wife or significant other will do this in time

FA? as in f**k all? I LOVE that phrase, use it all the time! Whoever made that up deserves a gold crown!

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Originally posted by KBallenger53:
In the words of Forrest Gump: "MAMA SAYS: STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES"!!! This guy is either smokin' Angel Dust, or he's a refugee from Jerry's Kids!!!

If he really wants something to play with at work, tell him to get one of those old Kenner Close & Play record players that we used to play with back in the 60's!!!

That's about the best sound quality he deserves!!!

'NUFF SAID

LOL, you know KB, I was going to tell him if he really wanted a boombox for the office, he can always skip his fanny to Wal-Mart and pick up a Durabrand with a CD player for 30 or 40$. That way, he will have a "boom box" (a very poor excuse for one) for his office, and he will stop calling me to waste my time and beat around the bush. In the end, it's a win-win situation

Hey Matt, don't get all wound up over this. The guy obviously is a CL veteran and is counting on knocking you down by trash talking your stuff hoping to wear you down to the extent that you'll just give him your gear. It's a negotiating ploy and apparently does work.

I've learned long ago that there are lots of jerks out in CL-land and you've just got to know who to avoid. There are exeptions to every rule of course but many buyers on Craigslist is looking for a bargain. If you want to get top dollar for your gear, your best bet is ebay. BTW, $90 for the CRS-4000, if complete and in decent shape is a good price. By all means, don't give it away man! They are fairly rare.

just say to him next time " do you have a grey door ?" if he says "no it's blue !" say "well i must be standing at the wrong door, yours must the next couple along" "why ?" - "oh ! and are you scared of guns ?"