Jon L Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Perhaps I'm too trusting of the human kind. I had an ad on Craigslist for a camera, and this guy called and wanted to a trade with his lens plus cash on my part. He says he is coming from about about an hour and half away and wants me to meet him half-way at a Starbuck's. Sounded reasonable, so I agreed. Drove 45 min to this Starbuck's and sat on my ass for 15 min, 30 min, 45 min, and finally had to leave after an hour. Apparently the guy called me from some sort of internet phone/google voice, etc because the phone number rings and goes into a beep. Messages come back "invalid." The e-mail address I got out of the guy comes back "Delivery failed." Wow, there are actually people who have time to do this sort of thing to a random stranger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Just be glad that he decided to slaughter someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 That does suck. Sorry it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Just a heads up though, most people use google voice lately on Craigslist, I'm probably going to start doing it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Just a heads up though, most people use google voice lately on Craigslist, I'm probably going to start doing it myself. , I was wondering about that. From what I understood about google voice from those who have it, one can still send voicemail or message to that google voice phone number, no? This one just returns "invalid number" message back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 This is one of the reasons I hate craigslist. I was quite happy that last time I used craigslist the buyer ended up being someone I knew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Expanding Man Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Could be the start of something beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 , I was wondering about that. From what I understood about google voice from those who have it, one can still send voicemail or message to that google voice phone number, no? This one just returns "invalid number" message back. Yep, voicemail and its translated text should be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Sorry to hear. If you think Craigslist is filled with crazies, try FreeCycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Just assume that everyone on craigslist is full of shit until they show up with money. Going to meet them suggests you're desperate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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