My bigger pet peeve is the people on craigslist who could only respond with "you're number 9 on the list" and "you're number 13 on the list". (The 2nd time was a follow-up email from me.) Took them forever to get around to responding to either, and they clearly didn't read them; just replied with a number rank of apparently the order in which they received the emails. Then, this morning at 7:03, we got an email that the item was available again. My wife responded within 3 or 4 minutes & also asked for a better picture. (and 3 minutes from the moment she got a message on her blackberry to bring a computer out of standby, open an email program, and compose a reply is pretty darn good.) 2:41 in the afternoon, I got another email back. Someone else had responded this morning as well to their email, and wants the item, sight unseen. They haven't dropped off a deposit yet, so if we drop off a deposit first, we get them. Now, if they had only read their original email, they'd have seen that I was willing a few days ago to have gotten a u-haul and picked it up today, even bringing tools to help uninstall the item, saving them some money that they'd otherwise have spent on a contractor, and I was willing to pay their asking price.
Sorry, but when I'm put in the position of having to drive 3 1/2 hours, give them $750 IF I arrive before the other person, then drive 3 1/2 hours back home, then pick them up another day?? You've gotta be kidding me! Enjoy your game of hard ball, I'm no longer on the playing field. I found the item in better quality, for just a little more money (albeit a 5 hour drive each way instead.)