Scam With A Capital "S"

I listed my lathe on Craigslist again. I mentioned before about the weird responses I have gotten. Below is the exact message I just opened.

Thanks for getting back to me..I really appreciate your response to my earlier mail.like i said i will like to buy this item so pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist. I will also like you to know that i will be paying by check due to the fact that i will not be able to meet up with the cash and local pick up.I will have my mover to come for the pickup as soon as the check cleared and cashed..I will need you to provide me with the following information to facilitate the mailing of the check.

1.Your full name
2.Your mailing address be it residential or office address.
3.Your phone number.

Hope to hear back from you.

Really! I'm gonna give my full name, address and phone number to a complete stranger that I am supposedly never even going to see. And... I'm gonna take a check. I'm no handwriting expert, but I believe that anyone that types a letter with some of the "I's" capitalized and the others not is probably a psychotic killer. I'll pass thank you very much. I don't need the $100 that bad.


Patti's TOTD #6: If it sounds too good to be true, then a psychotic killer is behind it. People Suck!

How Big Is Your Hare?

I made my first sale today on Craigslist and I didn't get robbed or murdered. Both apparently have happened. The lady that inquired about the bunny hutch and asked if I would deliver it was the lady that bought it. I had her come out and look at it before I took it to her just in case she didn't want it after I go to the trouble of taking it to her. The hutch is partitioned off so there is room for 3 rabbits. She only has one, so I told her she could cut out an opening in the partition and the bunny could have access to the whole cage. Of course she asked if I could do that. Being the wonderfully nice person that I am, I made the cutouts for her. I took it that she was a single mom and I doubted that she had tools. She was really nice, so I was happy to do it. When deciding how big to make the cutouts, I asked her how big her bunny is. She says; "Oh, pretty big...probably about 25 lbs." Her bunny must be as big as Nicholas. He's not much over 25 lbs. I had her look at my bunnies to maybe help her gauge the size. She thought her bunny was bigger than mine. So I made the holes pretty large just to be safe. I couldn't wait to see this 25 lb. bunny. I delivered the cage and I was pretty happy that it didn't fall out of my truck. We got everything situated and she says; "There's my bunny." He was 25 lbs. alright, minus about 20 lbs. Definitely the size of my rabbits, maybe smaller. So she doesn't know her weights and measures very well. I don't know Geography very well. We all have our strengths. I never mentioned the bunny's weight just like I didn't mention the fact that the bunny didn't look all that healthy. You can tell by the eyes. Her eyes didn't look so good. All sales are final. No refunds in the event of death. That's just my policy.


PS: On my way to deliver the cage, I rescued a 45 lb. snapping turtle from the road so he didn't get hit. Ok, he was 45 lbs. minus 40.