I missed out on this haul by minutes.

 

 

Harry Potter Lego sets + ships. Great condition with instructions. $150.

 

4701, 4702, 4704, 4705, 4706, 4708, 4709, 4712, 4714, 4719, 4720, 4726, 4727, 4728, 4729, 4730, 4731, 4733, 4735, 4751. 4755, 4756, 4791, 4793, 4794, 4795, 4797, 6291, 7416. Some pieces could be missing. 

 

I'm gonna go cry to my wife now.    

 

 

ouch!

This is so much better than the usual "I made a killing on craigslist today" post. I feel your pain, I missed out on a 125lb bulk lot for $75 last week because I was at "work".

Yeah, I added it all up and it would've been around $1200 used value. She said most were complete and some just had a few pieces missing. But she had just sold it to the person that had contacted her just before me.

The listing had only been on there for a few hours.

That 125lb bulk lot would've been sweet too. The problem is, around here, deals like that seldom happen. You almost have to be psychic and standing at their door as soon as they post the ad. Lol.

Sorry to hear that you missed out on that amazing deal. I have had several of those moments where I was a couple minutes late to a deal and didn't get it.

 I feel your pain. I had this happen to me several times on CL.  and the funny thing is some BP on here beat me to it. lol

I keep waiting to see some deal I missed out on showing up on here, hasn't happened...Yet.

The listing had only been on there for a few hours.

That is an eternity in my market. If you don't respond in 15 minutes you are probably not first in line. I have all but stopped trolling CL for this reason, it's either "too late" or "sorry price went up 200% due to number of responses".

That is an eternity in my market. If you don't respond in 15 minutes you are probably not first in line. I have all but stopped trolling CL for this reason, it's either "too late" or "sorry price went up 200% due to number of responses".

You are right. These things don't last long at all. I live in medium size city. I can't imagine how bad it is in a large area.

I haven't ran into a person asking absorbent prices because of interest yet, but I'm sure I will at some point.

Oh well though, maybe next time.

I live in San Diego.  We have two problems here - one, people do grab sets quickly, so we get the "it's sold" and "it's now 300 times more expensive since everyone wants it."

 

The other problem, though, is distance.  There are places in this county that are more than an hour and a half drive.  I've seen some great stuff on CL, but when I factor in the drive, it's just not worth it.

I live in San Diego.  We have two problems here - one, people do grab sets quickly, so we get the "it's sold" and "it's now 300 times more expensive since everyone wants it."

 

The other problem, though, is distance.  There are places in this county that are more than an hour and a half drive.  I've seen some great stuff on CL, but when I factor in the drive, it's just not worth it.

The first time I took my then girlfriend now wife out to California we drove from Atlanta, she got all excited when we crossed the Arizona/California boarder and said "We'll be in LA in 45 minutes or so right?" I almost wrecked on I-10 I was laughing so hard.

That is an eternity in my market. If you don't respond in 15 minutes you are probably not first in line. I have all but stopped trolling CL for this reason, it's either "too late" or "sorry price went up 200% due to number of responses".

Atleast you get you a response. Most of the time I get nothing. I did score a couple of good deals for my personal collection though few weeks ago.

"Whatever he paid, I'll double it"

You guys are lucky. The only thing I've seen on my local Craigslist that wasn't used Bionicles are things I can walk into a store and buy cheaper:

 

• 10197-1 - Fire Brigade - 2,231 pieces - $260
• 10211-1 - Grand Emporium - 2,182 pieces - SOLD
• 10224-1 - Town Hall - 2,766 pieces - $240
• 10232-1 - Palace Cinema - 2,196 pieces - SOLD
• 10212-1 - Imperial Shuttle (UCS) - 2,503 pieces - SOLD
• 10225-1 - R2-D2 (UCS) - 2,127 pieces - $210
• 10214-1 - Tower Bridge - 4,287 pieces - $300
• 8110-1 - Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 400 - 2,048 pieces - $230
• 10220-1 - Volkswagen T1 Camper Van - 1,332 pieces - $150