Would you sell it or give it away?

[Imzadi]

I'm not sure why you need to give it away. You listed it for $10. Did the person who responded say they couldn't pay, then told yo the story?

If they show up and hand you $10, then take it. If they show up and start in with the story and don't seem to be reaching for their wallet, then their actions speak for themselves. They came hoping, intending to get something for free.

I'd wait to see what they do. You can always refuse to take the $10 once they pull it out, depending on how you feel at the time. But, $10 for a $75 stuffed animal is still a bargain.


For what it's worth, if you read "The Gift of Fear" by security expert, Gavin de Becker, most liars, con artists do something called "giving to much info." They fear that people see through them, so they start telling you more info than necessary, or that a normal person would tell in the same situation. You get confused and bogged down in all the details, and you don't realize till later, that they've reached into your pocket walked off with YOUR money -- or in this case, a stuffed dog worth $75.

Listen to all the details:
1. daughter who has some illness
2. needs to go out of state (does it matter where?)
3. for treatment
4. their dog of this breed (nice coincidence)
5.just died (dog AND daughter sick)

Wow, just wow.

Someone else might just say, "I want to ge this for my daughter. When can I come pick it up? I have cash." (One detail, daughter.)


I wouldn't be surprised to see an ad for it next week in Craigslist, charging $25 for the dog. Some church group may want to get it for a weekend raffle.

 

[EllenFrasier]

Update: The person with the sob story, true or not, did not show up for two pick ups that we had set up and did not call. Then she emailed me and asked me if her roommate picked the dog up at some location that we never even talked about! Crazy Craigslist person! So I did not answer her and she did not contact me again.
In the meantime, another man contacted me and my husband still had the dog in his car. He met the man after work that day, gave him the dog and the man handed him the $10. He emailed us later to thank us for the dog and say that
his grandchildren loved it.
So it was a successful Craigslist listing afterall. The $10 went into her fund for something she is saving for and she was very happy. As long as she doesn't get any ideas about buying up huge dogs to sell on Craigslist, we'll be all set.

 

[Liberty Belle]

Update: The person with the sob story, true or not, did not show up for two pick ups that we had set up and did not call. Then she emailed me and asked me if her roommate picked the dog up at some location that we never even talked about! Crazy Craigslist person! So I did not answer her and she did not contact me again.
In the meantime, another man contacted me and my husband still had the dog in his car. He met the man after work that day, gave him the dog and the man handed him the $10. He emailed us later to thank us for the dog and say that
his grandchildren loved it.
So it was a successful Craigslist listing afterall. The $10 went into her fund for something she is saving for and she was very happy. As long as she doesn't get any ideas about buying up huge dogs to sell on Craigslist, we'll be all set.

Aww. What a sweet grandpa! This might be the start of a new business for your daughter. That's a decent profit.