All Good Things Must Come To An End (Even Free CL Ads)

[azblackhemi]

https://jalopnik.com/craigslist-will-soon-start-charging-5-to-list-a-car-fo-1833999592
At least maybe it will eliminate some of the scammers.

 

[odcics2]

Lots of cars for sale from dealers!
C'list needs some income!

 

[68PK21 440.6bbl]

All Good Things Must Come To An End (Even Free CL Ads)


Told you so...

 

[SportFury70]

I don't get it, you go onto Craigslist. Click Cars and Trucks BY OWNER, and dealers come up. WTF. I thought it was BY OWNER. There again, they don't care. They do it because they don't wanna pay to put up their ad.. Tell me if I'm wrong

 

[1978 NYB]

I'm done listing anything on C/L.

I had so many BS people contacting me with scams that it was intolerable when I sold the engine from my NYB. My goal was to get the engine to someone that actually needed it and was going to install it. Can you call my Mom at this number because she is going to write you a check for the engine. Yeah right!!!!

I ended giving the engine away free to a father/son project. They didn't really have any money and were scraping up the money to buy the engine. They showed me pictures of their project car (68 Satellite). They got hosed buying a 383 from C/L and the block was cracked.

 

[SportFury70]

I posted stuff, a couple of bicycles for example. Right away after I posted it, I would get a BS text message. I would not respond and just delete it. It's like F.U. I still use CL though. But, are you kidding me?! The sad part is, Craigslist doesn't see this or put a stop to it.

 

[twostick]

I don't get it, you go onto Craigslist. Click Cars and Trucks BY OWNER, and dealers come up. WTF. I thought it was BY OWNER. There again, they don't care. They do it because they don't wanna pay to put up their ad.. Tell me if I'm wrong

Well technically the dealer is the owner but any moron knows what kind of owner CL is referring to, which goes to show that a dealer isn't just any moron...

CL should put in their terms of use a clause that states that any dealer caught using the by owner section is subject to a $100,000 fee and don't hide it in the fine print. Push the Accept Button and you consent and have it on every ad application.

After a few of these scumbags get liened out of business it will discourage the other scumbags.

Kevin

 

[odcics2]

I hate the lowballers that offer 1/2 price on anything for sale without seeing it!

 

[68PK21 440.6bbl]

Tell me if I'm wrong

Naa from my nationwide viewing is (IMO) the dealers do pay for the dealer side, (or they pay a spammer/agent) and since they have paid they feel in their true God given American right to also post in the Owner section and in every surrounding Claigslist community outside of where there business is located because since they paid they *Deserve Maximum Exposure*!

And admittedly... there are members here that think that is just fine.
Thus the demise of CL, you should see the real estate section, that's the next to go.

 

[jct]

I hate the lowballers that offer 1/2 price on anything for sale without seeing it!

That's when you double your price, and the low ballers give you the price you originally want