laura and i remodeled the downstairs bathroom and removed the existing vanity and mirror. (they were secured to the walls with screws that required a square bit just in case you were wondering) i posted them together on craigslist for $50. i left the ad up for a week and got zero responses. after having stared at a bathroom vanity sitting in the living room for two weeks i decided i just wanted it out of the house so i moved the ad to the free section last night, and this morning opened my inbox to find:
| im interestad plz let know they stiil available email me your address |
| Hi I am interested on yours items please give me your address for pick up it. Thank you |
| Hi R they still available? thanks |
| Hi I am interested in the bathroom vanity. Is it still available? I can pick up tomorrow evening after 7pm, just send the address. |
| Hello, I can come pick it up tomorrow in the evening. Where are you located? |
| is it still available i can pick it up tomorrow, whats the address and your tel#. tnx. |
| Is the mirror still available? If so I can pick it up tonight! Thanks |
| Still avaiable |
say you had a widget that was normally $1000 and you put up two ads for it, one for $5 and one for free. you'd probably get a disproportionate number of people wanting it for free rather than for $5, even though $5 is still an amazing bargain. why? my guess is that there is actually value in getting something for free in addition to the value of the item itself. i'm sure economists have a good explanation for this but i don't know what it is.
furthermore, there seems to be a strong correlation between the desire for free stuff and bad grammar. i will grant forgiveness to those who most likely are not native english speakers, because they speak more languages than i do, but the rest of you... goodness.
we also removed a toilet that i will be posting on craiglist shortly. i'm interested in seeing what kind of responses i get for that one.
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as a lifelong collector of free shit, i'm pretty sure what you are dealing with is a phenomenon known as freehigh. also, i think my grammar is above average.
soo iz it still available or what!!??
people love free shit, last time IHOP gave away a free short stack of pancakes there was a line out the door and it was freezing. How much does it cost you to make 3/4 pancakes at home? practically free, but people are willing to take more time and effort to go there anyway knowing theyll probably also purchase additional food, beverage, and have to tip. If I owned an IHOP id offer that deal once a month.
also, $50 is a lot of money for us poor folks.
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