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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by dropzone@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
 
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[–] MetalAirship@lemmy.world 66 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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

[–] superkret@feddit.org 44 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 21 points 1 month 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 13 points 1 month 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 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] RobertoOberto@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago

Sure, sometimes people leave ads open after the item is no longer available. But only asking if it's available is still an obnoxious waste of time. The first message from a potential buyer should have something useful in it. Further contact info, meetup availability, clarifying questions, an offer if the price isn't firm, etc.

Maybe lead with, "If this is still available, blah blah blah" if it makes the buyer feel better. The buyer probably has all that in mind when they decide to contact the seller anyway, so they can take 30 seconds to include it in the first message and actually get the process moving instead of holding it up for a one-word reply from the seller.

If you buy enough items that stale ads are actually taking up a meaningful amount of your time, then copy-paste as needed.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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