I just had three “very special” Craigslist experiences in a row and wondered what everyone else deals with when selling things online.

  • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 hours ago

    This is extremely common as a sort of all-or-nothing negotiation tactic. They’re hoping that you’ll just go “ah well, I don’t want to bother with getting someone else out here. Just go ahead and take it for $300.” Basically, they’re hoping you’ll fall for the Sunk Cost fallacy, and let them have it for cheap.

    • Zagam@piefed.social
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      6 hours ago

      Ha. He earned his 2.5 hour round trip then. And honestly, had he pulled out another, $200 I’d have told him fuck off.