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submitted 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) by dropzone@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
 
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[–] MetalAirship@lemmy.world 59 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Me: yes, it's still available Them: never to be heard from again

[–] superkret@feddit.org 40 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Me: no, sorry I just sold it to someone else.
Them: I'll come pick it up in half an hour.

[–] Mitchie151@lemmy.world 19 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair, this one is common on Facebook because it's the stupid top auto reply thing that is way too easy to fat finger when browsing listings

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That doesn't explain why people have done it on Craigslist since before Facebook existed, where they have to open an email client, type it out, and send it.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 5 points 13 hours ago

Because they assume that the seller is not The Perfect Human and remembers removing the ad once they’ve sold the thing?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I add this to my listings

"If the post is still up, the item is still available. I will remove the post as soon as it is no longer available. If you message me and ask me if it's available, I will block you."

And then I block them.

[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

“Is this item still available” is usually the default text when you go to respond to a listing.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Not on Craigslist it's not! I don't use Facebook ~~marketplace~~ anything.