It's weird how much of online marketplaces have deteriorated into these odd fleamarket-horsetrading venues.

I did a LOT of eBay trading back in the early days when it was a cool venue where peer-to-peer marketing for enthusiasts and hobbyists ruled the day. Sure, someone might ask for a small discount now and then... but it's nothing like now where having the "make an offer" option turned on is an open invitation to have half the world cruise through and offer you 99 cents for every thing you have, even if the asking price is $500.00.

Sadly, your story is not that unusual... there seems to me more and more resellers out there, and they are all trying to make something from a smaller and smaller slice of pie... and that has to come out of SOMEone's pocket... usually the original seller's.

I'm pretty much done with craigslist, except for really bulky/heavy items that would be impossible to ship. But those listings DO bring out all the weirdos... and the scammers.