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General Banter => The Circular File => Topic started by: MATT0404 on September 26, 2017, 12:27:33 PM
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I sell audio gear on CL from time to time (Okay, that might be a bit of an understatement) and usually have pretty good luck. Items range from low to high dollar, vintage to new, common to collectible, etc. I usually end up connecting with other audiophiles who share a similar passion for music and the gear that we use to reproduce it. I value those connections and it's part of what makes this hobby so enjoyable. Other times, I end up chatting with people who have zero understanding of our passion and just like to send their ramblings. I found this response to my ad for a pair of Intuitive Design Gamma Summit speakers particularly amusing. A screenshot of my ad is attached for reference. The speakers have since sold.
you have money no doubt, selling for 75% less than msrp and raving about the system all along...you on the crack pipe or what ?.....come on, its stolen from a nice cabin deep in the mountains ?
so its a smart system huh, granite speakers, too smart ide say... even for a serious audio geek.
this response is only to give you; the wealthy guy, a chuckle at how fkn ridiculous the whole damn idea is to create such a moronic system out of granite weighing many hundreds of elbows... yeah, we're all impressed.
here, really intrige your friends by YOUR creative wit, make a urinal and bathroom vanity out of it instead of throwing $7500 out with the bath water.
"hey everyone check out jerrys frickin cool bathroom"
sounds way better in more ways than one !
good luck
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/ele/6290790560.html (http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/ele/6290790560.html)
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I look forward to the coming replies to the interconnects I listed today. :laugh:
So, what stories do you have of your CL encounters?
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What an assclown.
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I've never gotten a good one like that. :'(
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My reply to him was that if the speakers were only made of porcelain instead of granite, I'd put one in each of my guest house bathrooms. :laugh: I then invited him over for a beer and music...he didn't respond. And just for the record, I'm not a wealthy man as he implies. I'm a husband and father of two young children with a modest home (certainly no guest house) and a passion for audio. Fortunate? Yes. Wealthy? No.
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Haven't had anything crazier than, "I can get it for less at" emails. If I reply I'll usually send them a permission slip to purchase it from the other place at a cheaper price.
A few years ago our hot tub shorted out due to a leak. It welded the lugs together on the board and I wasn't paying for another board. The tub was here when we bought the house and it was a pain. Knowing how many hot tubs get listed in the free section, I knew it would sit for weeks if not longer. Out came the sawzall and I chopped it into 1' pieces. Piled it all up, took pics and listed it. The ad easily got more responses than any other I've posted. Most were LOL responses. A few wanted me to call them ASAP. I replied to each that I couldn't get to the phone right away, but call me in a bit. I gave each of them one of the other numbers. I doubt they called each other, but it did amuse my mind for a few minutes thinking how that might have played out. Then it happened, a profanity filled 'you so dumb' email. The poor sap used an email address with his real name in it. Quick google search found the guy on a family owned construction company bio page, complete with email and general family info. I responded with "you think your wife, Denise, would be proud that you're trolling ads on craigslist?" and he went nuts wondering how I knew who he was. It went back and forth a couple times, then the ad got flagged and I quit.
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What a hoot. I don't have any good CL stories, but that may be a good thing.
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Haven't had anything crazier than, "I can get it for less at" emails. If I reply I'll usually send them a permission slip to purchase it from the other place at a cheaper price.
A few years ago our hot tub shorted out due to a leak. It welded the lugs together on the board and I wasn't paying for another board. The tub was here when we bought the house and it was a pain. Knowing how many hot tubs get listed in the free section, I knew it would sit for weeks if not longer. Out came the sawzall and I chopped it into 1' pieces. Piled it all up, took pics and listed it. The ad easily got more responses than any other I've posted. Most were LOL responses. A few wanted me to call them ASAP. I replied to each that I couldn't get to the phone right away, but call me in a bit. I gave each of them one of the other numbers. I doubt they called each other, but it did amuse my mind for a few minutes thinking how that might have played out. Then it happened, a profanity filled 'you so dumb' email. The poor sap used an email address with his real name in it. Quick google search found the guy on a family owned construction company bio page, complete with email and general family info. I responded with "you think your wife, Denise, would be proud that you're trolling ads on craigslist?" and he went nuts wondering how I knew who he was. It went back and forth a couple times, then the ad got flagged and I quit.
Haha! This is great. I can only imagine the confusing phone calls that followed. :laugh:
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Too funny, what a sad but funny reply.
Separate question for you, is that a Jeff Rowland amp powering those Summits?
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Truthfully, it is the kind of response I could see myself giving when I was in my 20's. It takes a long time to learn contentment instead of resentment. Do I still think there are better things to do with that kind of money? Sure. Do I still judge people who have different priorities than me? I hope not, I try not to. Kudos to MATT for his generous and measured reply.
OTOH, I was thoroughly amused by scorpio's post.
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Too funny, what a sad but funny reply.
Separate question for you, is that a Jeff Rowland amp powering those Summits?
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I got a kick out of it. Yes, the Jeff Rowland is a Model 112 and it was powering the Gamma Summits. They were surprisingly power hungry speakers. I just palletized the Gamma Summits tonight and they're off to Long Island tomorrow.
]Truthfully, it is the kind of response I could see myself giving when I was in my 20's. It takes a long time to learn contentment instead of resentment. Do I still think there are better things to do with that kind of money? Sure. Do I still judge people who have different priorities than me? I hope not, I try not to. Kudos to MATT for his generous and measured reply.
OTOH, I was thoroughly amused by scorpio's post.
I seem to have amassed an "audio account" of sorts. It's a revolving account; try new gear, sell old gear, or something like that. I sometimes buy more than I sell, and sometimes sell more than I buy. As long as I buy smart, it's usually easily liquidated as needed. Except for this time of the year apparently, It's a buyer's market.
Scorpio's post had me lol'ing!
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That's how I have gone from very modest to halfway decent with little to no money. I have also assembled a killer (if I do say so myself) record collection and made money from it the whole time.
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A few years ago our hot tub shorted out due to a leak. It welded the lugs together on the board and I wasn't paying for another board. The tub was here when we bought the house and it was a pain. Knowing how many hot tubs get listed in the free section, I knew it would sit for weeks if not longer. Out came the sawzall and I chopped it into 1' pieces. Piled it all up, took pics and listed it. The ad easily got more responses than any other I've posted. Most were LOL responses. A few wanted me to call them ASAP. I replied to each that I couldn't get to the phone right away, but call me in a bit. I gave each of them one of the other numbers. I doubt they called each other, but it did amuse my mind for a few minutes thinking how that might have played out. Then it happened, a profanity filled 'you so dumb' email. The poor sap used an email address with his real name in it. Quick google search found the guy on a family owned construction company bio page, complete with email and general family info. I responded with "you think your wife, Denise, would be proud that you're trolling ads on craigslist?" and he went nuts wondering how I knew who he was. It went back and forth a couple times, then the ad got flagged and I quit.
Amazing! Bravo!
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Haven't had anything crazier than, "I can get it for less at" emails. If I reply I'll usually send them a permission slip to purchase it from the other place at a cheaper price.
A few years ago our hot tub shorted out due to a leak. It welded the lugs together on the board and I wasn't paying for another board. The tub was here when we bought the house and it was a pain. Knowing how many hot tubs get listed in the free section, I knew it would sit for weeks if not longer. Out came the sawzall and I chopped it into 1' pieces. Piled it all up, took pics and listed it. The ad easily got more responses than any other I've posted. Most were LOL responses. A few wanted me to call them ASAP. I replied to each that I couldn't get to the phone right away, but call me in a bit. I gave each of them one of the other numbers. I doubt they called each other, but it did amuse my mind for a few minutes thinking how that might have played out. Then it happened, a profanity filled 'you so dumb' email. The poor sap used an email address with his real name in it. Quick google search found the guy on a family owned construction company bio page, complete with email and general family info. I responded with "you think your wife, Denise, would be proud that you're trolling ads on craigslist?" and he went nuts wondering how I knew who he was. It went back and forth a couple times, then the ad got flagged and I quit.
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