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People You Meet When You Sell Used Stuff Online

1. The “Brilliant Negotiator”         Item A, listed at $50             B.N. “What is lowest price you will take?”          Me. “Make me an offer.”         B.N. “What’s your BOTTOM LINE?”         Me. “$45"         B.N. “Will you take $40?”         [Face Palm] 2. The “Car-Less Buyer”         Item B, listed for $5         C.B. “I LOVE this item, I really want it, but I don’t have a car.  I am trying to                  find a ride.”         Me. “Okay, let me know.”         C.B. “I can meet you tomorrow, my boyfriend/mother/grandmother is giving                  me a ride.”         Me. “Great!”         [They don’t show up . . . text received 10 minutes after meeting time.]         C.B. “My ride fell through.  I really, really want the Item B.  Will you deliver?                 30 miles away?         [The sound of my teeth grinding scares my kids.] 3. The “Why-would-I-bother-to-read-the-entire-ad” (W.R.)         Item C, listed for $20, in my town, size and con