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Old 03-30-12, 02:02 AM
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Am I the only one???

It seems that craigslist is more and more flooded by ridiculously priced bikes as time goes on.

I routinely see:
1) the bike they got off bikesdirect two years ago, and now try to sell it for more than it even sells for brand new. even though its stock.
2) schwinn varsities that are "rare" and worth $250.
3) the rusted up cruiser thats worth $500-$1000
4) and the SS conversion that is worth $400, even though it still has a 6 speed freewheel and a double crank still on it

So the the past few weeks or so, I've taken it upon myself to set up an alternate email account and respond to some of these gems.

I'm by no means offensive to them, but many of the sellers do not respond with calm temperament when I politely correct them on the value of their bike. And several emails begin to shoot back and forth of pure trolling on my account which makes them even more mad.

Anyone else respond to some of these ridiculous ads that attempt to swindle the unknowing?
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