Human Stupidity at its finest: CRAIGSLIST

FYI: Hypothetical Posting Situation on Craigslist.org. Note various footnotes:



Initial ad:



Vintage Jewelry - $100(2) - Atlanta, GA

I have one lot of vintage jewelry for sale from my estate(3). (1)The pieces are 1920s-1940s and are watches, earrings, bracelets, tie bars, and more. Costume and Fine jewelry included as well as scrap gold and copper. Will meet someone within reasonable distance of Atlanta. Call 404-xxx-xxxx or e-mail.



A few moments later....

Poster: E-mail>Inbox> "Your posting "Vintage Jewelry" has been flagged for removal. 98% of flagging occurs when the terms of use have been violated." What's this? A "flagged forum"? Okay, I'll go there and see what's up.

[Enter Flagger Forum]
Click on "ATL" at top.
New Post.

Poster: Hi, I'm trying to figure out why my ad was removed. [copy and paste ad below]. I posted it in the right spot, and didn't have any HTML, images, or links.

Reply1: Your ad doesn't say what it is. It only says "costume and fine jewelry."(1)

Poster: Well there are over 100 pieces so it's hard to explain and describe each piece. That's why I am having people meet me.

Reply2: Your ad doesn't state a price.(2)

Poster: My ad said $100.

Reply3: Your ad doesn't list where it came from.(3)

Poster: It's from my own collection, as my ad states.

Reply4: It sounds like you're a dealer or something which isn't allowed on CL.

Poster: I'm not a dealer, and how does it sound like a dealer?

Reply5 to Reply6: Well, looks like he reposted AGAIN.

Reply5: Obviously, someone doesn't know how to pay attention.

Poster: I can see Craigslist is not the website for me to post my ad. I was just trying to sell some vintage jewelry on here, and my ad did not violate any of the TOU.

Reply7: Well since you don't know how to pay attention, and didn't tell us any information like what it was,(1) how much you were asking,(2) or if you had pictures, then you're right, Craigslist isn't for you.