Adventures in Craigslisting
I bought a loft bed off of Craigslist last week. Unfortunately, when I arrived at the home, the bed wasn't disassembled so I had to go upstairs with the seller to take it apart. The seller wasn't very friendly and could easily be placed in the uptight category but it was going to take a while to take down the bed so I tried to engage her in some friendly banter to lighten the atmosphere.
I asked her if she sold a lot on Craigslist. If she ever got any weirdos, etc..
"Well, sometimes I do worry about the security aspect," she said.
"Me too! I just read this really creepy article about a Craigslist murder! It was just a routine sale and the seller let the person into their house and then they just KILLED them. A total stranger. Can you imagine!"
She looked at me in shock. "Why are you telling me this?" she asked horrified.
"Ha! Now you think I'm going to kill you! I swear I'm not. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything, but it was just such a shocking story!"
"Let's not talk about this."
"You're right. I'm sorry. This is pretty creepy. Here I am, a total stranger in your house talking about murders."
That's one ice-breaker that I won't be trying again. If she was uptight before, she was stone cold now. We took the bed apart as quickly as possible and she got me the heck out of there. Now I'm not the murdering type, but as I watched her scurry back into her home and snap the door shut, I couldn't help but smirk that she thought I had it in me. My conversational skills may be lacking, but I make up for it in general creepiness.
I asked her if she sold a lot on Craigslist. If she ever got any weirdos, etc..
"Well, sometimes I do worry about the security aspect," she said.
"Me too! I just read this really creepy article about a Craigslist murder! It was just a routine sale and the seller let the person into their house and then they just KILLED them. A total stranger. Can you imagine!"
She looked at me in shock. "Why are you telling me this?" she asked horrified.
"Ha! Now you think I'm going to kill you! I swear I'm not. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything, but it was just such a shocking story!"
"Let's not talk about this."
"You're right. I'm sorry. This is pretty creepy. Here I am, a total stranger in your house talking about murders."
That's one ice-breaker that I won't be trying again. If she was uptight before, she was stone cold now. We took the bed apart as quickly as possible and she got me the heck out of there. Now I'm not the murdering type, but as I watched her scurry back into her home and snap the door shut, I couldn't help but smirk that she thought I had it in me. My conversational skills may be lacking, but I make up for it in general creepiness.
Comments
"A 24-year-old Minnesota woman was murdered after responding to an ad for a nanny job. According to reports, the 19-year-old male suspect, in custody and charged with second-degree murder, had lured the victim with the ad and allegedly shot her once she was inside his house."
Delightful.
Yeah, she probably is blogging this right now - "then she came in and started talking about how there was this Craigslist murder, and I swear she had this look in her eyes...I got her out of there as soon as possible, and I am NEVER using Craigslist again."
Anyway, imagine my surprise when you left me a comment on MY blog! I couldn't believe my eyes.
I must agree that I was not rockin out my solo while sitting on the couch. Background info: my greedy brother wouldn't let me have a turn on the drums so I was singing my 5th solo in a row. I sat down after number 3. Rockin the mic isn't nearly as fun as the drums. I hope, by the way, that you get that phone call to come play. You're life will be changed.
I myself have only tried to sell some of my baby stuff-pack n' play etc. and told the person to meet at a Costco parking lot. Daylight and lots of witnesses. But the person never showed.
UPI: Update, Pasadena, CA. Paranoid Craigslist seller bludgeoned to death over a matter of hours allegedly by woman best described as a "stick figure with small toddlers attached." Witnesses report that it took the small woman "several hours" to finish the victim off. "Those bunky boards are HEAVY!" explained the alleged stick figure as she was hauled off to the hoosegow by local police.
Thanks