Craigslist robin hoods?

willy431 · 2013-09-23T22:34:35.000Z

This is a new one....for me anyway. Some parick is emailing people with good deals that they are "being ripped off" and to check eBay and bricklink. I've had it screw up 2 of my most recent deals...and pretty sure 2 others. The 2 I know about...I actually had an agreed upon deal and was awaiting directions to address. Once the lady flat out said someone emailed her that her Matt was worth 200 not 20 and she refused to sell! I asked her if the other person was buying it and she said no...it was a Good Samaritan. She did email me back and we worked a deal because I still wanted it for 125. Next deal was a pet shop, passenger train and 2 new lego houses for $100! I emailed her that I would take it and head right over. She emailed me back 2 hrs later saying someone told her it was worth 3x what she was asking and she raised it to 250 now. 2 other times this week...listings had prices raised dramatically after I emailed seller for pick up details at their full ask Another last week was both potc ships for 120. I emailed the person that I could come with cash in 30 mins for the full ask. Never heard back. Then the next day they were listed for 225--same pic. Between these Craigslist deals vaporizing...and my local savers and Salvation Army sending their Legos away..my cheap hits are getting thin. There used to always be bulk at donation centers...then last month it stopped. I asked about it...and at savers at least..they were told to ship all lego to central processing center. Looks like goodwill and Salvation Army are doing this as well Anybody else run into this? What could have been: