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Omono
So I put an ad up on CL's 'farm & garden' section, I wanted to just do trades (as my collection is mostly bougies, wanted to diversify!) but since it's a for-sale section I included "would sell/buy specimen as well but really just looking to trade"
I got a couple go-nowhere email replies, but 1 guy called me within a day of the ad going up, saying he wanted to buy- he had a heavy accent and I had put my phone # as "text only" so was a bit upset and got off the phone quickly saying 'has to be text/email'. He continued with texts that were confusing (probably language barrier?) to the point I removed my phone # from the ad and told him to keep it to email, not to text anymore - I didn't hear from him for a few days, then today he texted again saying he'd lost his email password (?) as his excuse for texting....thinking he's just a tire-kicker and not wanting anymore contact with him, I made-up crazy-high prices, I told him pic #1 is $350 - he then asked about the top/large guy in pic#2 and I said $275 - his next text (that I've still not replied to, this is all within the last hour) was "$500 for those two plus picture #3" (the wood-boxed, raft-style bougie in pic #3), here's the pics 1-3 from the ad:
I didn't expect a situation like this, was hoping to find local hobbyists to befriend and trade with, I'd hate selling some of my better specimen (pic#1 is my favorite specimen, pic 3 is my 2nd-favorite..) but I'm quite broke so really could use the $$.....
I'm hoping those who frequent this subforum can tell me something like "pic 1 is worth $100 maximum", so I can just write this guy off as a scammer....it would really pain me to sell the 3 but I really could use the $, I've got others who depend on me financially and wouldn't feel right keeping a few trees when I could've gotten half a grand for them....but I'm worried he's a scammer, that if I reply 'yes' to him he's either going to start talking about shipping and wire-transfers, or that if he came to my place he'd start trying to negotiate downwards (and, at that point, I'd be very worried about a stranger I'm not sure about knowing where my garden's located...) In all the calls, his phone# has been a non-local area code, and one of he multiple times I told him 'email only please' his excuse was he'd "lost his password" (lolwut?) It feels fishy...but if I really could get $500 I'd feel bad not doing it....any thoughts/advice on this would be hugely appreciated!!!
I got a couple go-nowhere email replies, but 1 guy called me within a day of the ad going up, saying he wanted to buy- he had a heavy accent and I had put my phone # as "text only" so was a bit upset and got off the phone quickly saying 'has to be text/email'. He continued with texts that were confusing (probably language barrier?) to the point I removed my phone # from the ad and told him to keep it to email, not to text anymore - I didn't hear from him for a few days, then today he texted again saying he'd lost his email password (?) as his excuse for texting....thinking he's just a tire-kicker and not wanting anymore contact with him, I made-up crazy-high prices, I told him pic #1 is $350 - he then asked about the top/large guy in pic#2 and I said $275 - his next text (that I've still not replied to, this is all within the last hour) was "$500 for those two plus picture #3" (the wood-boxed, raft-style bougie in pic #3), here's the pics 1-3 from the ad:
I didn't expect a situation like this, was hoping to find local hobbyists to befriend and trade with, I'd hate selling some of my better specimen (pic#1 is my favorite specimen, pic 3 is my 2nd-favorite..) but I'm quite broke so really could use the $$.....
I'm hoping those who frequent this subforum can tell me something like "pic 1 is worth $100 maximum", so I can just write this guy off as a scammer....it would really pain me to sell the 3 but I really could use the $, I've got others who depend on me financially and wouldn't feel right keeping a few trees when I could've gotten half a grand for them....but I'm worried he's a scammer, that if I reply 'yes' to him he's either going to start talking about shipping and wire-transfers, or that if he came to my place he'd start trying to negotiate downwards (and, at that point, I'd be very worried about a stranger I'm not sure about knowing where my garden's located...) In all the calls, his phone# has been a non-local area code, and one of he multiple times I told him 'email only please' his excuse was he'd "lost his password" (lolwut?) It feels fishy...but if I really could get $500 I'd feel bad not doing it....any thoughts/advice on this would be hugely appreciated!!!