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I'm so excited and I just can't hide it..(come on sing with me) I'm about to lose control and I think I like it! I sold my wood lathe today!!!! The guy already picked it up and he wasn't even a psychotic killer. Just in case I had my hand gun stashed in the barn.
When the guy first called me this morning, I thought it might be another weirdo. He asked if I still had the lathe and when I said yes, he went all girly on me and was so excited he couldn't say a complete sentence. "Praise the Lord!" He yells. I really don't think we need to get the Lord involved, it's only a lathe. I could picture Bryan putting someone up to this to prank me. The fact that he was 40 minutes late didn't help my confidence either. He finally showed up (he was lost). He was for real. He was just a really nice over the top kind of guy. You'd of thought that he died and went to heaven when he saw the lathe.
After he left, I realized that I get that guy. He was excited like I get excited when I go to an auction or walk into a craft store. In his mind he just got the best deal ever. Oh my GOSH...he's the male version of me! No wonder I liked him.

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!