Like this:

Gabe is running his first marathon this Sunday.  About halfway through his training he decided he wanted to upgrade his training watch to a Garmin 305.  So of course that meant selling his Timex Bodylink system.  The watch was practically brand new since the original got waterlogged in Bermuda in less than six feet of water and thus was covered under warranty.

timex bodylink GPS watch

We got zero interest the first time the watch was posted and Gabe was starting to wonder if he’d ever get the Garmin.  After the second posting for $100, we got a lowball offer, which we countered with a more realistic and fair price of $80.  No response back from that guy (update: just last week that guy emailed back and said he’d give us $50 for the watch.  He received an email back that it sold for full price).  Then I got an email from C.  C wanted to know the lowest price I would take for the watch.  I emailed him $85 seemed fair.  This is the response I got back (grammatical errors not corrected):

Im very Interested if you take 80 flat no jokes!!! and all the stuff in the pictures , oh hope it fits … i don’t have large wrists Im 180 lb. with boney wrists … Im currently in oh but will be back to my home in Durham NC on tuesday evening…If your down for the deal My number is xxx.; If its any consolation Im a Law enforcement officer and My word is my bond and this deal is what i can afford..Thanks -C

Who is this guy?  And why is all this extra information necessary to tell me.  The extra information is a very common theme in my CL experiences.  People feel the need to tell me things and to talk incessantly about what they are selling or why they want to buy what I am selling.  It’s kind of weird.  Anyway, C and I agreed on $80 and Gabe called him to set up a meeting time/place.  The guy was “at the airport in North Durham.”  It’s news to me that there is an airport up there.  They agreed to meet at the mall since C didn’t know where Whole Foods was.  I told Gabe that if it seemed any more sketchy than the usual CL deal to bail and come home.  Turns out the guy is training to be a Federal Air Marshal and needs a watch to track his run pace to pass the test.  The watch did fit around his wrist.  Money was exchanged.  Gabe came home and immediately ordered the Garmin.  I guess there isn’t a grammar section on the Air Marshal test.

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