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kastein
Aug 31, 2011

Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.
I don't even list poo poo for sale online unless it's at least $100 because I'd rather set $100 on fire in my driveway than put myself through craigslist hell.

My condolences on the doggo iwentdoodie, it's never easy :( He had a good life though, at least. Rescue a pound mutt as soon as you can deal with it emotionally!

wallaka posted:

I'll have you know I have a gun engraved with "make america great again" and have other awesome opinions on everything

even as a guy who argues about guns on the internet all the drat time because I am a big idiot and think anyone will change their mind, no loving way in hell I am voting for that festering garbage heap.

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KozmoNaut
Apr 23, 2008

Happiness is a warm
Turbo Plasma Rifle


I have some things I need to clear out, and I don't mind listing relatively low-priced items. Single DVDs and poo poo? No way.

But a functioning TV and digital STB, sure.

bolind posted:

Which is why I have removed my phone number and only give a rough address when it comes to any online listing. If they can't IM/e-mail they're most likely not worth my time.

Yeah, I just did that now. No phone number, only messages on the site and through their e-mail system, which doesn't reveal my e-mail unless I choose to answer, and my name reduced to the most anonymous representation possible.

NitroSpazzz
Dec 9, 2006

You don't need style when you've got strength!


KozmoNaut posted:

I hate selling stuff online. I've put up an old LCD TV for $35 and almost immediately my listing started getting spammed with messages like "10", nothing else. Not even a faint attempt at justifying paying less than half of my asking price. Just heaps of people with absolutely no concept of human interaction or even the faintest grasp of how to haggle, throwing around random numbers.
I have a bunch of stuff ready to list but I need to decide what is worth dealing with people for. Craigslist is always a pain, facebook groups are almost as bad and anything else doesn't get out to enough people. I haven't even had the 928 listed for the last couple months because I got sick of people wasting my time.


Doodie sorry about he pup man :glomp: I'm sure he had a great life with you.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
To back up a bit, we're not supposed to mourn the death of our life long companions in the real world? The gently caress?

When my dog Mover had to be put to sleep I went out and got so goddamned drunk I couldn't even walk. And then when my friends finally found me and took me home I crawled inside and curled up with her sister and slept on the floor for like 18 hours. Dogs are the best, they are better than people and if somebody told me I wasn't allowed to be sad about one dying i'd hit them in the face with the empty whiskey bottle.



Dogs are the best.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
I buy most of my servers off CL

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

:h:


Rhyno posted:

To back up a bit, we're not supposed to mourn the death of our life long companions in the real world? The gently caress?

Nobody sane or with any sort of feelings says this, don't worry about those kinda dicklords.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!

Olympic Mathlete posted:

Nobody sane or with any sort of feelings says this, don't worry about those kinda dicklords.

I think I was overreacting a bit but I stand by it.


Anyways, a dude locally is dumping an SVT Focus for $1000. I haven't seen it yet but I hear it's rust free!

Powershift
Nov 23, 2009


Rhyno posted:

I think I was overreacting a bit but I stand by it.


Anyways, a dude locally is dumping an SVT Focus for $1000. I haven't seen it yet but I hear it's rust free!

rust free rust free, or craigslist rust free(nothing you could fit a baseball through)

freelop
Apr 28, 2013

Where we're going, we won't need fries to see



Sorry for the loss doodie :(

Pretty sure my polo is cursed, got the brake switched fixed yesterday and discovered a hub cap missing today.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!

Powershift posted:

rust free rust free, or craigslist rust free(nothing you could fit a baseball through)

Details


"Rust free, runs badly, new shift knob"

Rotten Cookies
Nov 11, 2008

gosh! i like both the islanders and the rangers!!! :^)

Rust free? Oh no, you didn't let me finish.


Rust, free with purchase of vehicle.

Bajaha
Apr 1, 2011

BajaHAHAHA.



Rotten Cookies posted:

Rust free? Oh no, you didn't let me finish.


Rust, free with purchase of vehicle.

Is good deal for you because is lot of rust you get for free. Real bargain my friend.

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





Rhyno posted:

Details


"Rust free, runs badly, new shift knob"

KNOBS
AND KNOBS
AND KNOBS
AND KNOBS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vZCWx9VaUI

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

iwentdoodie posted:

Had to put my old dog down today.

Hardest day of my loving life.

17 loving years. Over half my life.

RIP, little buddy.


:(
Sorry man. Dogs matter.

Rhyno posted:

To back up a bit, we're not supposed to mourn the death of our life long companions in the real world? The gently caress?

When my dog Mover had to be put to sleep I went out and got so goddamned drunk I couldn't even walk. And then when my friends finally found me and took me home I crawled inside and curled up with her sister and slept on the floor for like 18 hours. Dogs are the best, they are better than people and if somebody told me I wasn't allowed to be sad about one dying i'd hit them in the face with the empty whiskey bottle.
Pretty much this.

bolind posted:

I loving hate that with a passion too. 10 what? Goats? Thousand Euros?
Any message containing "will you consider $blah if I come get it right away or at a time that's convenient for you?" or "Here's a link to a brand new one for 20% more than you're asking, how about $foo?" will get a so much better reception it's not even funny. I wonder if it pays off if you spam enough people that way.
My response tothings like "what's your lowest price?" is to just say "Sorry, I don't negotiate like that". Or just ask for more than I advertised in the first place.

beep-beep car is go
Apr 11, 2005

I can just eyeball this, right?



Rhyno posted:

Details


"Rust free, runs badly, new shift knob"

New shift knob? loving SOLD.

angryrobots
Mar 31, 2005

I'm pages late because of hurricane Matthew, but my list is pretty short compared to most of y'all:

1981 Chevy chevette
1989 Ford Escort GT
1987 BMW 325is
1996 Volvo 850 wagon na
1987 Jeep Comanche 2wd 2.5
1996 Volvo 850 wagon turbo
2009 BMW 128i
2000 Toyota Tundra V8 4wd
2005 Toyota Matrix XRS*
2001 GMC C3500 8.1/Allison*
2012 Honda CR-V (wife's ride)*
1971 Toyota Corolla 2dr wagon*

*current vehicles

Re: craigslist interactions
Someone on here said they wouldn't negotiate on price until the buyer came and looked at it, I've picked that up and also do the same when I'm the buyer.

"Is the price negotiable after I look at it?" has been very effective for me to feel out the seller if it's not an OBO ad. It's inoffensive and let's them know you're actually interested and probably not wasting their time.

angryrobots fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Oct 20, 2016

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

:h:


freelop posted:

discovered a hub cap missing today.

This is because you now own a VW and steelies are the way forward.

scuz
Aug 29, 2003

You can't be angry ALL the time!




Fun Shoe
Losing a pooch or any pet is awful :( Sincere condolences, doodie.

Olympic Mathlete posted:

This is because you now own a VW and steelies are the way forward.
Steelies are the only way. Never again do I need a baseball bat to remove a wheel.

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





Anyone have any recommendations for printing USPS First Class package labels? I've been using PitneyBowes SendPro but lately it's been turning into a buggy piece of poo poo, including now three instances where it gleefully takes my money but gives me a 404 instead of the actual PDF of the label. I've used ShippingEasy as well but only in a pinch because gently caress paying monthly fees on top of this, and their interface is even worse than SendPro's since I can't take advantage of any of the automated import functionality.

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

:h:


scuz posted:

Steelies are the only way. Never again do I need a baseball bat to remove a wheel.

:hfive:

Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011

IOwnCalculus posted:

Anyone have any recommendations for printing USPS First Class package labels? I've been using PitneyBowes SendPro but lately it's been turning into a buggy piece of poo poo, including now three instances where it gleefully takes my money but gives me a 404 instead of the actual PDF of the label. I've used ShippingEasy as well but only in a pinch because gently caress paying monthly fees on top of this, and their interface is even worse than SendPro's since I can't take advantage of any of the automated import functionality.

I use PayPal's shipping label creator.

Cage
Jul 17, 2003
www.revivethedrive.org
:argh: :argh:



Coming back from my lunch break, turning onto campus and I saw a half foot deep pothole so I moved juuuust a little to the right but I didnt realize I was so close to the curb. Hit it pretty good and it felt normal at first but when I slowed down to 5mph I heard a squeak. Was able to park and heard it deflating.

Luckily I get a free tow (first one ever!), and my brothers working at a tire shop now so Im hoping it just broke the seal since theres no sidewall damage. Just some curb rash on the wheel and scuffs on the tire. Still feel dumb.

Cage fucked around with this message at 19:35 on Oct 20, 2016

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





Metal Geir Skogul posted:

I use PayPal's shipping label creator.

If I was taking payments via Paypal I would, but I don't think it's an option here.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!

IOwnCalculus posted:

Anyone have any recommendations for printing USPS First Class package labels? I've been using PitneyBowes SendPro but lately it's been turning into a buggy piece of poo poo, including now three instances where it gleefully takes my money but gives me a 404 instead of the actual PDF of the label. I've used ShippingEasy as well but only in a pinch because gently caress paying monthly fees on top of this, and their interface is even worse than SendPro's since I can't take advantage of any of the automated import functionality.

The USPS's own website never fails for me. Are you using adhesive labels or printing to paper and taping the label on (way cheaper btw).

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





Rhyno posted:

The USPS's own website never fails for me. Are you using adhesive labels or printing to paper and taping the label on (way cheaper btw).

USPS only lets you print Priority online as far as I can tell, not First Class. I'm using half-sheet labels because the whopping two cents per label is worth the time not spent trying to tape a piece of paper to a flexible mailer.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!

IOwnCalculus posted:

USPS only lets you print Priority online as far as I can tell, not First Class. I'm using half-sheet labels because the whopping two cents per label is worth the time not spent trying to tape a piece of paper to a flexible mailer.

Oh poo poo, missed the First Class bit. The 3rd party options are always poo poo and guessing with stamps sucks. I end up using the kiosk at the PO normally.

Turbo Fondant
Oct 25, 2010

scuz posted:

Steelies are the only way. Never again do I need a baseball bat to remove a wheel.

Just wait til you have to peel factory alloys off a BMW after they've been on for a while.

When I was getting junkyard E30 bottlecaps for the Festiva I had to get the loader operator to drop the car on the RR wheel from 5' up with a running start 3 times to break it free. Tough motherfucker of a wheel though, it only bent about 1/16".

Turbo Fondant fucked around with this message at 21:06 on Oct 20, 2016

Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011

IOwnCalculus posted:

If I was taking payments via Paypal I would, but I don't think it's an option here.

I don't use it for payment, just shipping labels.

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-now

Queen_Combat fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Oct 20, 2016

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
This is why it's always a good idea to remove all the wheels on a new-to you car and put them back on with sensible torque settings and a smear of grease on the mating face, particularly around the spigot.

Pham Nuwen
Oct 30, 2010



A mention of it in the 14" thread reminded me: My Summer Car hits Steam Early Access on Monday!

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003






loving A, you're right. Same rates as PB without the bullshit fees for paying with CC or the need to preload an account.

Edit: They even support the cheap $50 thermal label printers, instead of requiring a 4x6 label.

IOwnCalculus fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Oct 20, 2016

Cage
Jul 17, 2003
www.revivethedrive.org


Tow is free but the tire is hosed. $154 mistake.

Oh well poo poo happens.

ilkhan
Oct 7, 2004

Ok then

Cage posted:

mg]http://i.imgur.com/Zci6HxTh.jpg[/timg]

Tow is free but the tire is hosed. $154 mistake.

Oh well poo poo happens.
Could be quite a bit worse.

The Locator
Sep 12, 2004

Out here, everything hurts.





Cage posted:



Tow is free but the tire is hosed. $154 mistake.

Oh well poo poo happens.

Great license plate.

Boaz MacPhereson
Jul 11, 2006

Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

Cage posted:



Tow is free but the tire is hosed. $154 mistake.

Oh well poo poo happens.

Deja vu all over again.



Pretty sure all my tires were still inflated, though. 'Bout time to put that away for the year, isn't it?

Somewhat Heroic
Oct 11, 2007

(Insert Mad Max related text)



Cage posted:

:argh: :argh:



Coming back from my lunch break, turning onto campus and I saw a half foot deep pothole so I moved juuuust a little to the right but I didnt realize I was so close to the curb. Hit it pretty good

Cage posted:

I was so close to the curb. Hit it pretty good

Cage posted:

Hit it pretty good

Mustangs are destined to hit curbs the way that cats named Fluffly are destined to be flattened by a truck.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
*Tow truck inexplicably swerves into crowd of pedestrians*

clam ache
Sep 6, 2009

InitialDave posted:

*Tow truck inexplicably swerves into crowd of pedestrians*

I choked on a Snickers bar laughing way to hard at that.

I spent my day arguing with the body shop. Becuase it was my fault the bent spindle kept loving up the alignment. They came down and I showed them and still they wouldn't replace it. When I started pulling the car off the rack they said they would get the parts I need.

slidebite
Nov 6, 2005

Good egg
:colbert:

Whelp got most of my Halloween candy today. Fresh off the production line which is about 6 blocks from my house.

I didn't expect it to be quite this much :shobon:

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iwentdoodie
Apr 29, 2005

🤗YOU'RE WELCOME🤗

Rhyno posted:

To back up a bit, we're not supposed to mourn the death of our life long companions in the real world? The gently caress?

When my dog Mover had to be put to sleep I went out and got so goddamned drunk I couldn't even walk. And then when my friends finally found me and took me home I crawled inside and curled up with her sister and slept on the floor for like 18 hours. Dogs are the best, they are better than people and if somebody told me I wasn't allowed to be sad about one dying i'd hit them in the face with the empty whiskey bottle.



Dogs are the best.

Military. Everyone today kept asking if I was sick because my eyes were swollen as gently caress, and not one guy would acknowledge that a dog dying was a lovely loving thing to happen. Females (sorry, I know that's an MRA term now) are far more sympathetic.

Can't cry or be sad if you're a dude, etc...one more miserable loving year.

In other news, that truck is loving amazingly hilarious to drive. I'm driving it 80 miles a day and it just chugs along, so long as there's no steep angles. Or broken pavement that smacks the under carriage and sends me toward a ditch.

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