[GSAS-Member] General luck with craigslist purchases?

["Clifford Miller" <clifford@clevergeek.com>]

I've picked up computer parts on CL several times, and haven't had any
problems...but buying aquarium gear feels next to impossible...

I'm looking for a 50+ (perferably larger) gallon tank with some decent
furniture so I can finally bring some of my fish out of the hobby room.

My first meeting was fairly easy...the furniture wasn't at all what I
wanted, but the tank was great and the guy seemed perfectly sane.

Every other attempt over the past few weeks has been like something out of
a low-budget comedy.  People won't return calls, they make appointments
they don't keep, they lie about what they have, they say things are sold
and then relist it on CL, or decide they aren't going to sell at all.

The latest attempt was someone that had decided they might not want to
sell, and wanted to take the rest of the week to think on it before
letting me know.  I can totally understand this, and it's totally
cool...but then this morning (two days later), there's a new post by the
same person for the same tank for the same price.  ???

Am I scaring these people in some way I don't understand, or do you all
have similar luck when dealing with folks on CL?

Also, any recommendations for local purchases of stands and hoods if I
break down and decide to go new?

Thanks!

Cliff


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