CraigsList...what the heck???

[mishalah]

What a screwed up medium!

I posted my '96 Suburban and my '96 Chrysler T&C van for sale. Made some edits to the Sub, then reposted because within 12 hours it was so far down the list it was off the page. First, I get scam emails, then I get an email from CL telling me MY ad has been "flagged" and pulled. Yes, without explanation, pulled off the list.

I went to a little gem of a CL tool called the "help" forum to find out why. I read dozens of threads started by CL sellers wanting to know why their ads were flagged and pulled. I also read many, many dozens of obnoxious, rude, snarky replies calling the poster(s) names, telling them they are stupid, etc., AND that they don't like the way the ads are written. Say WHAT???!!!!

Yeah. Same for me with a little less crude responses. In my case my reposting violated some kind of CL 48 hour rule...even though I see hundreds of posted ads repeated time and time again, some multiple times in one day. Even though I was PROMPTED to edit and repost my original and follow-up ad. I reposted again 48+ hours later.

BUT...the real catch 22 here is that ANYONE can flag your ad for ANY reason. When there are a certain "magic" unknown number of flags, the ad gets pulled. SO...any competitor can put up flags on an ad and get it pulled. So can any idiot for ANYTHING he doesn't like about your ad. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Yeah...the "watchers" say it's "community policing".

REALLY? What "community"?

Have any of you ever run into such a thing on any other selling website or CL???
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2005 Suburban 1500LT/awd/tow/everything else...soccermom cruiser
1996 Suburban 1500LT 4WD/tow...comfortable beast
2008 Nissan Versa HB...wife's skateboard
1997 Jaguar XK8 convertible...best road car ever
1996 Chrysler T&C LXi van...most useful for everything but towing
1966 Mustang GT convertible...fully restored concourse show car

[FishFind]

No other sites. 3 flags its gone. I am guessing someone attempting to see a similar car/truck for a higher price wanted to get you out of there. Make more than 1 account with a diff email and post it from a diff one if you want to do it more times in less then that allowed time frame.

[mishalah]

Originally Posted by FishFind

No other sites. 3 flags its gone. I am guessing someone attempting to see a similar car/truck for a higher price wanted to get you out of there. Make more than 1 account with a diff email and post it from a diff one if you want to do it more times in less then that allowed time frame.

Never thought of that. Good idea.

[RIP]

Ah the internet in all it's glory. Ain't it grand.

[mishalah]

Originally Posted by RIP

Ah the internet in all it's glory. Ain't it grand.

Yeah...it makes "police" out of wannabees.

But I did sell my Suburban for full price. Lord they were rude about that.

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/3014059409.html