topps 91′Braves baseball cards – $50300
chipper jones-91′#1 draft pick-300obo
tom glavne-91′-150obo
john smoltz-91-150obo
dave justice-91′(topps allstar rookie edition)-200obo
bobby cox91′(manager card)-100obo
I have the whole 91′ topps card collection for the braves. call for more details. All cards are brand new in box
XXX-XXX-XXXXdee
My First Take: What initally pulled me in on this one was the fact that we were talking about 1991 Topps baseball, perhaps one of the single most over produced sets in the history of baseball cards. Now throw in the $50300 price tag, which I know she meant $50-$300, but still it’s just ignorance. Now get a load of what she wants for the cards, 300 for Chipper of how about $100 for Bobby Cox? That’s just insane. This one should be lots of fun.
The emails:
Me: Are the cards still available? Are there anything special about the cards?
Craigslist Idiot (CI): They are still available, and these are some great cards to own, including a Chipper Jones rookie card and some very old Smoltz and Glavine cards. This is part of a fundraiser we are doing for church. (I want to warn everyone right now, if you are religious and get easily offended stop reading this right now. Consider this your warning.)
Me: What kind of fund raiser is it?
CI: We are raising money to put a new wing onto our church, as a group we all are going to sell things on Craigslist and every dime will go to help fund that new wing.
Me: So jesus told you to sell off some Braves cards?
CI: You are too funny, we decided to sell some of my husbands old cards, it’s for a good cause.
Me: I always thought good causes were like helping out the less fortunate, maybe an animal rescue, or toys for tots, or helping the homeless. Building a wing on the church sounds like a construction cause to me. Anyhow let’s get down to the baseball cards. How much for all of them?
CI: Actually our church does a lot of events to help the needy. We decided the best way for us to contribute is to sell off these cards. For all of them, we could go no lower than 600.
Me: Does your husband really want to sell these cards? Or is he just doing it for the good of the church?
CI: Oh, no he knows his best way to serve our lord is to sell these cards and get that new wing for our church, I know right now he is unhappy about it, but when we get that new wing, it will allow us to bring in so many new worshipers, it will be worth it. Are you still interested in the cards?
Me: Oh yeah I’m totally interested. So what about you? What is your donation to the new wing?
CI: Right now we are just selling his cards, there will be some more of his cards when these sell. I’m not selling anything of mine yet, but if we are still short, I will sell some crafts that I make. When would you like to come by and look at the cards?
Me: This afternoon would be great, but let me get this straight, you are making your husband sell cards from his childhood, that he probably doesn’t want to sell, and you aren’t giving up anything? That hardly seems fair.
CI: I do a lot for the church, these are just the most valuable items we could sell to raise money. What time would you like to come by then.
Me: Well before I come by I want to negotiate the price. How much lower are you willing to go?
CI: We aren’t going lower than $600, this is a charity after all, how is 3pm for you?
Me: Again building a wing on a church isn’t charity it’s construction. Where did you get the prices from? I mean did you do any research as to what the cards are really worth? 3pm is a little too early for me, how about 5:30pm?
CI: We have church meeting at 6pm tonight, so how is 5pm? That way we could meet and you could see the cards. The prices were based on what we thought we could get for them.
Me: You’re prices seem very high, I’ve seen these cards on eBay going for about a dollar, how about I offer you $5 for the whole lot.
CI: These cards are quite valuable and I doubt very much that you could get these for a dollar on ebay. We wanted serious offers and yours i’m afraid is not very serious.
Me: But I am telling the truth, here are some examples, <link>, <link>, and <link>. I think my offer is quite fair based on these prices.
CI: But this is for charity, surely you could open up your heart and donate to our church. Why don’t we go $500.
Me: Look I like a charity as much as the next but I can assure you that Jesus would rather see the wing money go to the homeless or a shelter for battered women. I doubt highly that he would want it to go to a new wing on a church. I could go $500 but I would have to write you a check, and it’s out of state, and I don’t have a driver’s license, is that OK?
CI: Oh we don’t take checks, even if you were paying the full amount it’s cash only, we have no way to cash the check.
Me: You don’t have to cash it, just consider me a charity, you would be giving the cards to the less fortunate (me), isn’t that what the good book teaches you? Besides, the check would bounce anyway. So is it a deal?
CI: I think we are done here, I have no more time for your shanagins, if you want the cards and can pay full price for them IN CASH, let us know.
Me: Doesn’t the bible say that you shouldn’t steal or lie? I mean by trying to get the values you are trying to get, it’s like stealing money from some one, as you lie about their value. Sinner!!!!
CI: I am no sinner, I deliver the word of our lord to everyone I meet, you need to repent your evil ways, and open your heart to Jesus.
Me: So does that mean Jesus only deals with serious offers and cash only. I can’t believe he doesn’t have to faith in an out of state check with no ID. Aren’t we all made in his likeness? If that is so I am like Jesus, so my out of state check should be good right? You know Jesus isn’t the messiah right? I mean that’s only common knowledge. We all know the messiah is still coming.
CI: You are going to hell you know that right?
Me: By talking to you, I am already there.
End of emails.
My Final Take: Wow what a roller coaster ride. When I first took on this ad, I had no idea where it was going, but man what a terrific ride, I am so glad I hung on. I’m sure I pissed off a great number of people by posting this one and I shall be shunned for all eternity, but my god people, since when is a church wing considered charity? If it was nearly anything else I wouldn’t have badgered her, but really, making a monumental building by lying and stealing from people isn’t a good religious practice, is it? I promise not to censor any of the responses, and this should be really good so fire away.
Wow….Either clueless or down right evil to use the church as part of a scam.
“By talking to you, I’m already there” is quite possibly the best line I’ve ever heard. Another nice job here.
First!!! (no comment)
INCREDIBLE – but really – is trying to sell those cards for a rew hundred bucks and more of a sin than selling a lie to millions of people across the world?
Put this one in the hall of fame, and I am not talking about the craigslist idiot hall of fame. This is the best example of turning someone around 180 degrees and watching them squirm. You did an amazing job. congrats.
LOL…Your finest work. These people are delusional.
The very vest C.I yet!
Something to ponder… I wonder if you had offered to make a donation directly to the church, would she have been willing to throw in some of her handmade crafts? AND I wonder if the construction project actually exists… AND does this church of hers actually exist? Hmmmm… scam?
i think that was the best CI I’ve read yet. You may go to hell chemgod, but it’ll be worth it!!
Ha ha … I love your Craigslist Idiot posts! You could have a whole blog devoted just to internet sales of cards. One of my favorite ways to kill time is sorting through garbage card listings on ebay.
The perception that overpricing a card by 100,000% is OK, because SOMEONE will buy it, is way off base.
People like her give Christians a bad rap. Reading her diatribe made me embarrassed.
These 2 lines are SO judgemental it’s sick
CI: I am no sinner, I deliver the word of our lord to everyone I meet, you need to repent your evil ways, and open your heart to Jesus.
CI: You are going to hell you know that right?
I love her ‘my minds made up don’t confuse me with the facts’ attitude when you send her the links with the actual values.
I swear to God I will pistol whip the next person who says Shenanigans.
…hey Farva, what’s the name of that restuarant you like with all the goofy shit all over the walls and the mozzarella sticks…you mean Shenanigans?
hahahahaha whenever I hear shenanigans all I think about is super troopers. Actually, whenever I hear/see a lot of things all I think about is super troopers.
And, surprisingly, I’ve been out of high school for many years now…
As someone who works for a church, I would have to say that this lady is running a scam. Any legit church would take a check. In fact, a check is better – its not good to have a lot of cash laying around. Plus the check can be used as a receipt at tax time.
I needed a laugh like that today. For some reason I can hear in my mind Dana Carvey’s church lady voice in the responses.
This is definitely the best one yet! I love how you called her out on the construction project not being charity. Its nice how she was willing to take 500 for her “charity” but 5 wasn’t worth it. It makes you wonder what she truly values… eternal happiness or the mighty dollar?
fantastic! there is so much hypocrisy in organized religon. put that together with a craigslist idiot and it’s comedy gold!
Oh my Go.. goodness (I certainly wouldn’t want to go to hell you know). This is the best CI ever. I can’t stop laughing and I’m at work. Thanks.
I heavily debated whether to even post this, so I am glad that it is well received.
I am a newcomer to your website and to your creative Craigslist postings. The Pittsburgh one (where I live) was very humorous. This, however, was much less so. Your first internal inclination was right, you went over the top and should not have posted it.
Chemgod–
TWO WORDS: SUCK IT.
The best one yet..! I have always said that organized religion is a scam anyway. This segment is almost perfect…why almost…she didn’t say “come over here and I’ll kick your ass”, like everyone else.
Building a wing on the church…what a load of crap.
Later,
Submarine Shane – Wax Heavens Man on the Street
Just be sure to deliver an equal opportunity response if the seller is builidng a mosque or temple.
The one line that was a bit much was “You know Jesus isn’t the messiah right? I mean that’s only common knowledge. We all know the messiah is still coming.” You seemed to stoop to her level then.
Also check your email. I sent you some fodder from Chicago.
If we pooled together and sent her our extra ’91 Braves we could collectively build them a whole new church!
What a SCAM!!! What church doesn’t have a bank account setup for people who write them checks??? She didn’t want a check because she wouldn’t be able to cash it if you wrote it out to her “church”. What a fucking liar!!!
This was the best one yet, keep it up Mike!!!
That was Epic!
Wow. I’m sure I have those cards somewhere in my boxes and boxes of cards. But I can tell you, I have some much more valuable cards than that laying around on my bedroom floor. Would a real church “charity” try to sell crap like that?
Best CL idiot yet. great job!
You sir, win the internet.
i believe in god and everything , but this shit is hilarious, trying to use the church angle to sell them way way overpriced is hilarious
Why dont you have a place for us to suggest CL targets…like this one
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/clt/1168742069.html
I’ve been getting a little bored of these, I think in a few of the more recent ones you’ve just been bashing idiots who are so clueless that it ceases being funny and is instead boring. However, this one was awesome. Huge scammer. A church building a new wing, however, they are not accepting checks? Some woman trying to clean out her garage and make a few hundred bucks
The idea behind CI was to call out scammers. I still will do them, but I have to admit it is getting more difficult to not be more repetitive. I was trying to get in 2 a week, but unless I am not thoroughly entertained by them I don’t post them. If they get to the point where people are just bored of them, then I will stop. This a blog for the people and if the people don’t like the content then it’s time to change.
I agree with that guy about. Let’s send her some more crappy Topps cards!
Why would anyone be pissed off by this post? Everything you said was true and honest….. what’s the problem with presenting a different perspective? Good job pal!
god that lady is such a scam. She’s so clueless!
I agree with you about “If it were almost ANYTHING else besides a new wing of a building I wouldn’t have badgered her”.. Now if it was to feed homeless people or even to help shelter abandoned pets! but to build a new wing on a church?!?!?!?! WTF! Sorry but seriously. I am a Christian and no I don’t go to church every week and I realize we are all sinners and none of us perfect, and there are some bad things people could be using the money they get ripping people off for.. but ripping people off in the name of the Lord is the LOWEST! PERIOD! Think about it. She is using God as a selling tactic. Now I am basing my opinon of her after reading this blog and the emails above.. so I could be mistaken but… hmmm.. I don’t think so.
I will have to ask forgiveness for pointing the finger but She is wrong. Just wrong.
So what you do is just try to piss off people for no reason? The lady just wanted to help out her church, churches do alot for their communities how do you look at that as a bad thing?? Theres no need to be an asshole, you seriously need a life.
You are so right I do!
That was beautiful, why not kill two birds with one stone, well aimed and well deserved. I guess it makes everything ok if you just drop “i preach the word”, as if it is a get out of jail free card without question. I LOVE SEING CORRUPT RELIGIOUS EXPOSED. p.S – ill be sitting by the bowl of mixed nuts at the bar in hell with a stool for you ( and i wont pass a collection plate your way to pay for the nuts either>
Will they be paying the contractor who builds the new wing in cash?
I am now going to Craig’s List to see if I can screw with someone. I like the “Please Help” and “I need FREE STUFF” postings.
I just paid $600 for a vintage set of Topps 1991 Baseball to help my local church. Jesus will soon have two new ADA-acessible restrooms and a bench for outdoor smoke breaks!
But you mean I could’ve bartered with them and got it for less?!! Damn you and your heathen ways!
It had to have been a black person selling these cards. Atlanta is filled with them like a jungle, the money isnt going toward a church, its going towards unpaid child support that if he doesnt pay it, hes going to be some big black gorilla’s bitch