Katt was saying the other day how Craigslist buyers with bad grammar seemed scary. (She and I are selling off a bunch of our stuff in preparation for our move.) She forwarded me an email from a guy that wanted to buy a futon, and I agreed that there was a chance that something was up with this guy. So, I went to her apartment that night to provide some robbery deterrent.

This buyer turned out to be a cheerful hipster wearing some kind of beret, with absolutely no sign of criminal intent. He was pretty far from being a scammy troglodyte.
 

I just sold a desk to a guy that sent me this email:

Hello, I’m layed off and am hoping to get a desk like this for my niece’s birthday. Would you accept $10 bucks. Please forgive if an intrusion.

This guy didn’t seem threatening (possibly a liar, though). (more…)