Did you ever wish Craigslist had comments?

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Wondering if you guys ever think about this. Totally not a serious/passionate post.

At times, I've wanted to warn buyers that the advertised 2009 YZ125 is actually a 2006 (or whatever), and sometimes I'll email the seller with a message saying they should revise their listing because it isn't accurate in the hopes that they'll fix it and not commit outright fraud. This isn't really about that per se.

Sometimes you come across a WTF listing and you just can't wrap your head around it. I present to you:

https://denver.craigslist.org/for/d/littleton-90-yz250/7109305247.html
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526 4/21/2020 4:34am
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Legalize Weed this is what you get !!!!!!!
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foreman52 4/21/2020 5:16am
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All the time. Love seeing old race bikes purchased from a trail rider and than they resell it saying its never been raced etc.

Saw an ad this week where the guy was advertising the oil was done every 15-20 hours. Blink
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Lightning78 4/21/2020 6:25am
4/21/2020 6:25am
FortyHat wrote:
Wondering if you guys ever think about this. Totally not a serious/passionate post. At times, I've wanted to warn buyers that the advertised 2009 YZ125 is...
Wondering if you guys ever think about this. Totally not a serious/passionate post.

At times, I've wanted to warn buyers that the advertised 2009 YZ125 is actually a 2006 (or whatever), and sometimes I'll email the seller with a message saying they should revise their listing because it isn't accurate in the hopes that they'll fix it and not commit outright fraud. This isn't really about that per se.

Sometimes you come across a WTF listing and you just can't wrap your head around it. I present to you:

https://denver.craigslist.org/for/d/littleton-90-yz250/7109305247.html
Me too! I've done that a bunch of times And I never know if they might be doing it on purpose and I'm just in their eyes anyway some jerk who is trying to rain on their parade trying to sell their bike for more listing as a newer year

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FWYT 4/21/2020 8:29am
4/21/2020 8:29am
Obviously all that white stuff on the rear tire is meth.
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mx1313 4/21/2020 8:39am
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Unless you're interested in actually interested buying it, who gives a shit. You can ask the seller as many questions that you want. But allowing personal comments on a private item for sale is fucking stupid. CL is not a social media board. Why anyone would whine about this is laughable.
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Falcon 4/21/2020 8:42am
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I'm not sure what the problem is. 30 year old roached MX bike? $2300? Deal! GrinningGrinning
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SEE ARE125 4/21/2020 8:47am
4/21/2020 8:47am Edited Date/Time 4/21/2020 8:49am
I like the idea. Not only is it good for the buyer, but it would help the seller by minimizing phone calls of people asking the same questions over and over. I don’t have a FB, but I do browse their public marketplaces and it’s a much better format. Someone who already went to inspect a bike will usually comment everything that’s wrong with it, and save someone else a 3hr drive to look at a POS.
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FortyHat 4/21/2020 9:14am
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mx1313 wrote:
Unless you're interested in actually interested buying it, who gives a shit. You can ask the seller as many questions that you want. But allowing personal...
Unless you're interested in actually interested buying it, who gives a shit. You can ask the seller as many questions that you want. But allowing personal comments on a private item for sale is fucking stupid. CL is not a social media board. Why anyone would whine about this is laughable.
You may have missed "Totally not a serious/passionate post." Guessing reading comprehension isn't your strong point. The only person whining in here is you bub.
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mx1313 4/21/2020 9:24am
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My comprehension is fine. OP clearly stated that he would like to warn buyers at time. I understand his point. Try reading it for yourself bub.
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SEE ARE125 4/21/2020 9:27am
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mx1313 wrote:
My comprehension is fine. OP clearly stated that he would like to warn buyers at time. I understand his point. Try reading it for yourself bub.
Read it? He fucking wrote it. Laughing
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FortyHat
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FortyHat 4/21/2020 9:31am
4/21/2020 9:31am
mx1313 wrote:
My comprehension is fine. OP clearly stated that he would like to warn buyers at time. I understand his point. Try reading it for yourself bub.
SEE ARE125 wrote:
Read it? He fucking wrote it. Laughing
See what I'm saying. Eesh.
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zippytech 4/21/2020 9:35am
4/21/2020 9:35am
Every bike has a fresh rebuild. Every bike only has 10 hours.. love it
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Lightning78 4/21/2020 4:21pm
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mx1313 wrote:
Unless you're interested in actually interested buying it, who gives a shit. You can ask the seller as many questions that you want. But allowing personal...
Unless you're interested in actually interested buying it, who gives a shit. You can ask the seller as many questions that you want. But allowing personal comments on a private item for sale is fucking stupid. CL is not a social media board. Why anyone would whine about this is laughable.
Ok captain buzzkill.....way to ruin the fun 🤭
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Chance1216 4/21/2020 4:45pm
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I would just hate having some guy that tried lowballing me
start talking smack about the bike cause I refused his offer.
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Airick 4/21/2020 5:17pm
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Nope. It between two parties, buyer and seller. I've gotten screwed before on a bike, but I learned. You must learn.
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Tarz483 4/21/2020 6:27pm
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I have always wished podcasts had a place to put comments on the app you use to pick one, when i am listening to podcasts i almost always have a comment i wish i could post.

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KYFHO699 4/22/2020 8:22pm
4/22/2020 8:22pm Edited Date/Time 4/22/2020 8:23pm
Commenting on CL would be brutal and entertaining at the same time. You know, like here sometimes.

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Gooose 4/22/2020 9:28pm
4/22/2020 9:28pm
I think it could be good and bad. I just sold a Honda 250f (yesterday)
Craigslist hero told me he “knew the drill” of the “rebuilt” bikes and that’s all this was....when in fact it 100% was not the case.
All of my parts came from Honda including new crank piston cylinder....head was completely rebuilt with +1 valves new seats and guides. Every gasket, seal, bearing, and fluid was changed from calipers to the engine. It was a completely rebuilt bike.
This guy insisted he was right and I was trying to pull one over on someone.
Got to the point of the guy emailing me over 10 times telling me I was wrong and he new the drill.....turned out first guy that came and looked bought it for the price I had it listed.
So if this option was available he would have spread all his bulls**t theory’s about the bike I had. In which case he was completely wrong.

I’ve also seen stuff that was blatantly not an accurate description that could trick someone into buying their junk if they didn’t know any better. So I get both sides, sucks people aren’t honest but I guess it’s just the nature of the beast nowadays.
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DanDunes818 4/22/2020 11:53pm
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mx1313 wrote:
Unless you're interested in actually interested buying it, who gives a shit. You can ask the seller as many questions that you want. But allowing personal...
Unless you're interested in actually interested buying it, who gives a shit. You can ask the seller as many questions that you want. But allowing personal comments on a private item for sale is fucking stupid. CL is not a social media board. Why anyone would whine about this is laughable.
Is that your factory steed for sale? Not sure why you're so offended otherwise.
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KX500 4/23/2020 6:15am
4/23/2020 6:15am
I can't help but notice all of the mid-90s YZ250Fs for sale. Pretty sure I've seen some YZ125Fs for sale. So many don't have a clue what the F means - they are all Fs, right?

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