only in portland

this city is amazing

Apr 23

re: Craigslist regardings

Many times I’ll see things on Craigslist that annoy me…a job listing, an item for sale, musicians wanted, etc. What I don’t get is the other people who are also annoyed but feel they have to create an entirely new post about it. If you’re that heated why don’t you email the person that created the original post? Oh, right, because you’re really passive-aggressive. Forgot.

Here was the last one that I saw. The original headline of the post was:

Les Paul Guitar for sale $650

The description goes on to say his Epiphone Les Paul is in like-new condition and comes with a pristine hard-shell case. Yours for $650.

Then I see this headline:

re: Les Paul Guitar for sale $650

This guy goes on to “warn all us Craiglisters” that this guy is trying to “rip us off” because you can get the same guitar, brand new, at Musicians Friend for $599! After checking the Musicians Friend link that he supplied in his “re: post” I notice it is indeed the same guitar. But it comes with no case. And there’s shipping and handling. Seems like the original guy is offering a pretty good deal. Wait, there’s more! He also wants to inform us all that this is NOT A GIBSON GUITAR. Thanks you DUMB FUCK because nowhere in his ad does he mention that it is. He clearly stated it was an Epiphone. And if this guy wanted to sell his guitar for $5 or $3000…who cares! How come everybody in this town has authored a code of ethics that we should all adhere to? They’re worse than born-again Christians.

Only in Portland.