posted on August 16, 2005 12:50:34 AM
Is that kind of like calling the fire department, yelling FIRE FIRE FIRE!!!, and then when they ask for the address, you put 'em on hold?
posted on August 16, 2005 06:50:45 AM
Hey Jack, Did you receive a fabulous offer from a good friend who wants to send you a check, you send him a measley $2-3,000. in return for your trouble.
Rosanne
posted on August 16, 2005 07:27:48 AM
E mail from a FELLOW craigslister.
Subject: Selling Stolen Property on Craigslist.
"Just so you know,we have reported you AND the address you gave us to the Orange County Sheriff's Department and they will be stopping by to see exactly what kind of business it is you are running. Cheers."
This BOTTOM feeder e mailed me for some FREE clothes.
You know the BALES of clothes I get EVERY Sunday that the Storage unit sellers have had and did not sell. I've been hauling it to the dump.(clothes weigh tons in NO time, Expensive to Dump them)..then, IDEA! Give it away to CL people,,,,AH,,,,,but with the idea of finding one or two that might just PAY.
Been doing this for like 3 weeks,,,EVERYONE come and get FREEE Clothes.....then, they left big messes, Guess WHO picked it all up?
BTW,,,,,ALL the cars that showed up,Mercedes, porches, BMW's,,,Cads,,, yeah, their so poor...hahahaha.
So,,,,,,,,,,idea! 1st one to e mail MUST take it ALL.......bam,,,,gone....
So,,,,,I place an ad in the for sale clothing section,,,,
$200.00 for the whole load,,,,TONS,,,,,,Bales! for $200.00!!!!! these loads are from stores that lost there unit from not paying the storage unit rent,,,,
Ad...
Brand NEW Clothes!!!!! tags STILL on them,,, Designer name stuff,,,MENS! Womens! skirts, leather jackets,,suits, Shoes........must take ALL.
The NERVE of me,,,,one week FREE and the NEXT week ME wanting $200.00!!!!!!! What a scum I am! And I MUST be Stealing these designer labels and GIVING them to the ahem, poor? (HEY! I must be related to Robin Hood)Stealing and giving it away to the poor pesants,,,,,hahahaha.....At the RISK of going to JAIL? for some jokers I don't EVEN Know???????
This bottom feeder wanted to keep getting the FREE......I have No idea who this is BUT there e mail address is,,,,Bella [email protected] on this Baby!
Oh,,,,,I sure did respond to that E mail and posted this SAME type of thread in the Clothing section and the FREE section and HERE and there And EVERYWHERE.....
Scum bucket!
Now, hahahahaha, boy did I ever ramble on here
If you sell things on CL.....get the PHONE NUMBER of the party BEFORE you GIVE them YOUR Adress....that makes it and EVEN playing field. You know where I am and I have YOUR phone number. If they won't give THEIR number,,,,Don't give your address. And NEVER post it in an ad....give it once they give THIER INFO..
posted on August 16, 2005 07:58:50 AM
jack... where is your post and answer to his post on craigslist... what city did you post in? and did you do it under 'clothing & acces.'? ...
posted on August 16, 2005 09:10:31 AM
Jack, They are just pizzed off at you since now you are charging for the free stuff.
They are just blowing smoke up your Azz!! The OC sheriff can stop by but you are not breaking the law. What you get for free, you can charge or do anything that you like with it.
posted on August 16, 2005 09:56:59 AM
This is the City, Los Angeles California. He's a Cop, Sgt. Joe Friday. Stolen property report recieved at 11:59 pm. We waited all night till after breakfast, then went to the BIG bust,,Lights flashing,sirens screaming!!!! Guns blazing!!!!!!! THERE HE IS!!!!!!!!! Get him!!!!! open Fire he has an arm load of old used clothes,,,,
Oh,,,,,,sorry,,,,his laundry,,,,,,o.k. boys let's pack it up.....
posted on August 16, 2005 11:18:43 AM
I know what you mean about giving stuff away. I was amazed to see what kind of cars were driving up to pick up their freebies. I did the same thing. Put an ad in CL with a nominal fee and when people came up who were really in need, I just gave it to them.
posted on August 16, 2005 11:28:17 AM
hahahah, at least park the Mercedes down the street and walk in, Brazen,,, roaring in scaring the cats, jumping out and swan diving into the FREEEEEEEEEEE pile.......
Yup,,,,if they look like they REALLY are in need, just take it. the whatevers I place out there......
posted on August 16, 2005 11:39:03 AM
Jack, that is why they are driving Mercedes and such, cause they are dumpster divers at heart so that they can afford to drive their cars.
I see them always at Big Lots near my home. Lots of mercedes, jags, BMW and more.
posted on August 16, 2005 11:39:28 AM
After the last free pile disaster , this is what I did at my last garage sale. I separated all the stuff into a "Free Pile" over on the other side of the drive way. When a car drove up with a bunch of kids or just looked needy. Even if they have a nice car, sometimes they are still needy. You can tell. I just pointed to the free pile and handed them a paper grocery bag. Then whispered in their ear to take what they want.
Then we have the packrats or the garbage takers that take anything as long as it's free. You know the type, they look like , well, you know what, their car or truck is loaded with, well, you know what. Those I try to discourage. BUT . . IF they want to take my C$#P, fine.
Then we have the ladies and gentlemen dressed to go to the "club" Diamonds dripping off the wrists, neck and hands, stepping out of their brand new mercedes or Lexus and want everything for nothing. For those, they get a nice "discount" at my free pile.
I have so much fun at my garage sales. Too bad it takes so much work.
posted on August 16, 2005 11:43:55 AM
Jack darlin' ... you have every right to make the business decision to 'TAKE ALL $200' in light of the fact that trying the 'free, take what you want' ended up with them trashing your place ...
lol, that reminds me of a an "in" thing my teenage son just told me about last week ... he said to me, you know the "WTF" that is used a lot in computer shorthand slang? ... i says, "yeah" ... he said him and his friends came across a cartoonish video online where the characters in it actually SAY "doubleyew tee eff", to get their point across ... so now him and his friends use that 'phrase' ... LOL ... "hey! doubleyew tee eff!?!" ...
posted on August 16, 2005 11:56:15 AM
I,,,,,,,,gotta,,, get RID of this pile,,,,the landlord, you know,,, I reran the FREEEEEE ad. the e mails are coming like machine gun fire,,,,what's the address!!!!! What's the address!!!!!!!!!
I don't give a UNIT number. big complex,,,,just the address.......they have NO idea I am the giver.......
and No one bothers me knocking on the door,,,,,, I like that part......
posted on August 16, 2005 02:49:19 PM
I would love to be a fly on the wall and watch em go through the pile. I keep picturing all those brides during the Filene's basement wedding dress sale - grabbing and pushing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Caroline
posted on August 16, 2005 07:39:04 PM
The freecycle thing,,,,thanks but my hopes were to get a BUYER after sampling the FREEEEEE stuff for the clothes. If no one has any intention of paying for these like new/new in many cases clothes, then off to the dump,,,,,and then of course I just tell the other swapmeeters, sorry, take yours to the dump yourself......Shrugging my shoulders, I tried...Beleive me, others are going to say Goodwill and all that, these are business people they have no time to keep this stuff for pick up from charities, DUMP! and they are NOT going to spend gas delivering it either,,.....Me too.....Dump it.. TONS,, Most of us know what REALLY happens to Donated stuff anyway. The truely needy will NEVER see it.....
We have had threads before RE: Charity groups......
edit: and by the way it's not Free to dump. $40 per ton....my trucks can easily carry 3-4 tons,,,,,,And I do most weekends,,,,,Dump fees are just part of being a swapmeeter......part of doing business....
Re RE edit, and most you never think of this, Even those charities they TOO take millions of TON to the DUMP every day......
So you would think they (charities)would seperate metal and wood and all those recylclables, right? WRONG!!!!! they too are a Business,,,,,it all goes in ONE Big Dumpster truck,,,,,and off to the DUMP......and they are NOT exempt from Dump fees either.....they pay just like anyone else,, and THEN the DUMP people who CHARGED you to DUMP, THEY pull it all in 15 directions.
it ALL goes down certain chains......
Space is Valuable. It's later than you .
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posted on August 16, 2005 08:02:31 PM
Jack...Give them to a charity. Get a receipt. Your accountant can have a field day with those receipts at tax time. Save you some big bucks. What the charity can't use, let them haul to the dump and pony up the $40.00 plus the gas to get there. It doesn't have to be a nationally advertised charity such as Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc. It can be a local battered women's shelter, a church auxillary, or an overseas relief effort. These people will make sure the clothes get to whoever needs them.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on August 16, 2005 08:31:08 PM
I'll never save the world,,,,and the world ain't gonna save me, I want CASH!!!! BREAD! Denero! Jing! $50's,,,,,$100's!!!!!!! I Love those Presidents!!!!!!! I live to collect those Presidents images and I HATE to SWEAT to get it........Hey! I GAVE Away and look what it got me.......hahahahaha.
Saturday there was a filthy dirty guy who I HAVE seen WORKING, loading,,,,,and unloading at the swapmeet....He Knows my face I Know HIS Face.....He was doing the beggar thing in front of the doughnot shop (not in the swapmeet area but close) I was Shocked in my mind when he actually pulled his scam on me.....Can I spare some change? what!!!!! Get off your lazy can and get in the swapmeet and get to WORK! hahahaha, that knocked him back a few feet. Beg from ME and I KNOW you are Capable of doing a days work!!!!!! did I say a days? people pay $40.00 for workers, two hours to unload in the morning,,,,and two hours in the afternoon.....what he does in between is his business,,,,, that's $10.00 a an hour!!!!!!!!! FREE money!!!!!!! CASH!!!!!!!
Caroline 
yeah, their so poor...hahahaha.