Argh... I cruise CL pretty frequently looking for some bike I can't live without, not that I really need another bike, but...

I've replied to a few bike ads and gotten no response. Annoying, but I really wouldn't mind so much if the bike was sold and the seller just didn't respond. Crappy thing to do IMHO, but whatever.

The thing that really sticks in my craw is when I see the same bike re-listed a few days later still for sale. WTF?! Either these sellers know how uncool I am, and don't want to sell me their bike, or I have a problem using the CL email "reply" feature. It'll really make me mad if that is the case, as I tried, and failed apparently, to grab an early 80s Trek 7xx for $120 today. Not sure, as the listing is still up and I obviously haven't gotten a response.

For the record, my standard email goes some thing like, "I'm interested in looking at the bike you have listed on CL. If it's still available please call me at xxx-xxxx. I live in Xyz, and could come some evening when it's convenient. Thanks, and have a good day."

So do people not check their email? Or is my technological ineptness rearing its ugly head? Or is my lack of coolness that well known?

I've tried using the "reply" button, and copy and pasting the email link into my email server, on two different machines (my tablet and the computer at work). I double checked the "how-to" FAQ on CL, and apparently I'm doing it right, but still no joy. This is trying to use the CL supplied re-mailer when the seller has no other contact info listed.

Makes me want to swear off CL, instead of just swearing.

So now the favor I'd like to ask... is there a friendly member that has an active CL ad that they could send me a link to, and that would let me use their listing as a test run to see if the problem is on my end, or if these sellers just don't like me?

Thanks folks.