Wouldn't really call the guy a stalker unless he keeps sending emails and you don't. Block his email? Hope he leaves you alone.

Ugh, that is terrible! sorry to hear about this! Gonna go check out that other thread you started now.

Maybe you got ImpracticalSteve this time around.

Hopefully he doesn't lurk here

So..... Are you a liberal? (Just kidding)
That's a wierd exchange. Time to block his emails.

fabulous.. so admits to being an evil flipper

Good one!

I hadn't realized bartering for goods and collecting things were Liberal stereotypes.

What I read into this is that people who know good work don't think this guy produces it while he thinks he does, so he sells to people who don't know any better. Mssrs Dunning and Kruger might have a word to say about that.

If you offered $900, you did him a favor. He is out of touch to pass on that price..

Just be aware that people aren't as good at identifying the effect as they think they are.

Post his email address, we'll email him so much he'll make a new account

I'm done with CL after my lunatic experience. Not worth it.

Taylor no fair ! Your CL story demands air like a drowning cat...you must tell

I have had a few experiences like this as well. In fact had one say "a rich big time collector like you can afford to sell it to me for much less" and was flat out pissed I wouldnt take their low ball offer. Then of course many irrate emails came in after.

Post the emails. Post the sellers name. I'm sure I'm not the only one that can use a chuckle.

Thats honestly where Im at right now. With retailers and other collectors watching it like a hawk, there is almost zero chance of getting a deal, and then after that you have weirdos and crazies to deal with.

Best thing to do is deal with people you know. Either locally or on a forum like this.

agreed. I had a similar experience a couple years ago - except I was selling off some spare parts. Ended up he was somehow offended at me and he some reason made a scan of his bank account statement - I guess to prove how vital his business is. I have no idea why. I know he's done it to at least one other person too.

For the most part, video and pinball collectors tend to be a little antisocial. I'd say - except for people who go out of their way like those on this forum.

Its not rocket science unfortunately.... get a room full of random people and choose a random metric like "emotional intelligence" or "common sense".

Out of this pool, half of the people will be above average and half of the people will be below average by definition.

Looks like you had the joy of finding someone in the long tail of the below average bracket...

Think of it like reversion to the mean after your past really positive experience .

Don't assume anything. Local or a forum member can be the same lunatic on CL. Just saying.

RGParchive has it well documented.

If you plan on buying or selling stuff on craigslist, I highly recommend setting up a separate email account solely for this purpose. There are just too many crazy people out there. Personally, I avoid craigslist like the plague.

can we get a link?

It's probably not a good idea to start a thread about the whole ordeal here then...

I bought my first pin off craigslist and have not had any luck since. It's a waste of time, pretty much. I still look, though.

Typical coward

That sucks, and yet is quite entertaining for the rest of us! Thanks for posting.

On the other side of the coin, did you see the Fresno CL ads for the three pins: TMNT, Fire!, and F14?

Guy sounded real reasonable and had great prices for them. The F14 even came with a "spare" F14 for parts!

If I had the room, I'd be getting the F14's for sure....

He just sold me his F-14 to buy a new pin! Too funny.

Also just emailed this guy asking if he would sell the spare sound board, so in a way thanks for the heads up!

He has good prices, doesn't he? It's extremely tempting....

That's what I was thinking, I am sure some pinheads more then willing to speak their mind and tell him what a dbag he is would be happy to play some email debate with him. He should be ashamed of acting like that to someone he did not know who made an offer that was more then fair and was polite to him. Can you imagine if you were rude to him first??

Post it

Ehhh be patient, you can do better. If you buy that TMNT it would be the equivalent of grabbing that last girl at the bar when they turn on the lights. I know you are into Em's did you see that Pat Hand in Moss beach on CL? Looks like the art is in really nice condition. If it works 100% it is a good deal at 420$ plus I think they have had it a while so you could probably talk them down.

Also, did my first flipper ebuild on the F-14 last night. I was nervous as hell since I read so many horror stories on here about people mucking up the wires and blowing out there CPU board. It went great and that flipper is super strong! Just three more to go now.

Be patient! I know that is the hardest thing! What is your price range if you don't mind me asking? (you can pm me if you prefer.) I know a guy with a couple of SS games he is not advertising you may be interested in.

sending you a PM