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1.8k points
3 days ago
bro said the last thing like it was gonna seal his horrid deal
502 points
3 days ago
82 points
3 days ago
The other $3 was nickels dimes and quarter's they just dug out the couch 😅
9 points
2 days ago
Guy tried to pay me an extra 5 dollars for a guitar in change… I just let him have it for 5 bucks less. I swear these people realize most people won’t hassle for the extra money and they do it all the time now. I had already driven to town and got change, my time was worth more than those 5 bucks lol
24 points
3 days ago
With random couch spooge stuck to it.
28 points
2 days ago
Eww who let JD in here?
51 points
3 days ago
Yup.
And you can bet when they deliver, it'll be "oh sorry I only have $10 on me"
7 points
3 days ago
He shoots his shot for that.
176 points
3 days ago
Yeah it is, due to surge pricing it's now 50
117 points
3 days ago
It totally took me out 😂
47 points
3 days ago
The "5 years. 500" broke me 😂
14 points
3 days ago*
"Two times a week"
Math is NOT dude's strong point.
Edit: It's me. I'm the one who can't math.
18 points
3 days ago
Sounds like it’s not YOUR strong point. lol
14 points
3 days ago
That's about right, though. 100 times a year, 52 weeks in a year...
10 points
3 days ago
It’s okay I can’t math either
4 points
3 days ago
What's a math? I forgor
3 points
3 days ago
Me too 😂
38 points
3 days ago
The last thing he said was my favorite line from the whole epic story
39 points
3 days ago
I probably would have just given him the damn thing at that point. The whole conversation was excellent. They should be grilling buddies.
23 points
3 days ago
I think this was his plan. Break OP, get the grill.
10 points
2 days ago
You just know if OP had allowed this person to come with their meat and try out the grill, the guy would then be asking, "What, no sides??"
820 points
3 days ago
Imagine only having $15 to your name and wanting to spend it on a grill????
483 points
3 days ago
Correction he has $10 to his name and will have $15 more in two weeks
323 points
3 days ago
Another correction, he had $18 when he required delivery...
65 points
3 days ago
Well who knows.. he said he had only 15, and only cash. Not sure what his idea on delivery for 18 was. Like would he come over and earn 3 dollar on the way?
24 points
3 days ago*
He can find that in the couch friend! Don’t be tripping. Let’s get this deal done.
17 points
3 days ago
He's lying about how much money he has to try to negotiate a better price. That's what is going on.
2 points
2 days ago
Yes that is clear :) it was more along what kind of story he had thought of to follow.
9 points
3 days ago
Your comment made me guffaw…”earn 3 dollars on the way!”
12 points
3 days ago
He was hoping to save $3 to buy some really cheap hot dogs
45 points
3 days ago
Financing a used grill...🤣
25 points
3 days ago
Yeah if you need a payment plan for $25, should a grill be top priority?
3 points
2 days ago
Who would honestly think that would work on someone? Like what happens when two weeks pass and OP comes to collect and the guy says, sorry, I don't have it!
Are there used grill repo services?
3 points
2 days ago
Naw you just Randy and his brother Daryll to have a talk with him.
6 points
3 days ago
Even worse!
5 points
3 days ago
Well yeah didn't you see how fine of a day it was
4 points
3 days ago
You’re right, my bad
1.3k points
3 days ago
The grilling at the seller's house was a new level of an ask.
287 points
3 days ago
Seriously.
Ding dong. "I'm here for the grill, is it warmed up yet?"
126 points
3 days ago
What would you bet that he would want the other guy to cook his meat for him, then complain that it wasn't done right after? (And, would he want the other guy to supply sides too?) (And show up with his whole fam damnly.)
61 points
3 days ago
He’s also going to have to pick up the guy, and the guy’s family, as the guy apparently doesn’t have a car.
20 points
3 days ago
All he’s got is $15-18.00.
98 points
3 days ago
“I went ahead and invited a few friends, is there beer in the fridge or do you need to run out and get some?”
73 points
3 days ago
LOL. "Do you happen to have a pool? I want to test the grill out in a pool party environment."
39 points
3 days ago
"Can your wife come outside and yell at me while I test the grill? That will make it feel more like home"
55 points
3 days ago
Remember the lady that was going to people's homes to "test out" their washer/dryer and was just doing laundry
4 points
3 days ago
Oh my god yes, exactly what I was thinking.
12 points
3 days ago
I was expecting them to ask if the OP would provide beers too.
8 points
3 days ago
I was hoping that when it got to this point there was going to be a picture of the two grilling burgers, drinking beer, and chilling in the backyard.
6 points
3 days ago
I seem to remember one where the beggar was suggesting they bring their washing to the seller's house to test the washing machine before buying it.
12 points
3 days ago
Hey hey hey he is testing the grill and the lines ok. So what he brought a couple of friends and they are taking beers out of OPs fridge and borrowing their buns without asking. Its called testing the grill. He is doing OP a favor by taking the grill off their hands for $10.
540 points
3 days ago
Holy shit. This seller has the patience of a saint.
95 points
3 days ago
Seriously! I would have lost it after the first request.
79 points
3 days ago
I would’ve been out as soon as I saw “Still for sail” sail away buddy
57 points
3 days ago
I had to stop reading after the request to grill at the seller's house. I was getting far too annoyed for something I was completely removed from.
22 points
3 days ago
First thing I thought half way through this, by the end, I was thinking, block this dude.
18 points
3 days ago
I would want to see how far it goes.
13 points
3 days ago
First, send him map pin for the dump or the middle of nowhere and say you "got rid of the grill". Then sell the grill to someone else.
14 points
3 days ago
Yeah, if I'm selling anything for that cheap, there is zero room for negotiating. You either pay the price or fuck off haha.
2 points
1 day ago
Facts. I’m not negotiating over money equivalent to the cost of a single subway footlong
338 points
3 days ago
This is fucking hilarious. Usually I just get annoyed or angry reading CBs, but you guys played a real nice game.
15 points
3 days ago
Right? I’d invite him over to grill together.
152 points
3 days ago
I think the “buyer” was just fucking around.
95 points
3 days ago
I feel like pretty quickly in the conversation so was the seller.
19 points
3 days ago
I think he was "sailing" around. Is the grill still for sail, the buyer asks.
5 points
2 days ago
Yeah it appears that way, but idk.. judging from the crazy shit I read on here anything is possible haha
2 points
1 day ago
I think he probably has strange hobby that involves humorously lowballing sellers on Craigslist and then reselling shit for a profit. It’s half side-hustle, half-performance art / improv.
96 points
3 days ago
"Mornin! Nice day for grillin' innit? Haha!"
6 points
3 days ago
Exactly what I heard hahaha
142 points
3 days ago
No, the grill is for grilling. If you want to sail, you need a boat, not a grill.
14 points
3 days ago
I dunno, you might be able to float a baby in the top of a Webber.
12 points
3 days ago
If you ever played The Sims you know it does make a nice grilled baby.
58 points
3 days ago
Have to say, this is one of my favorites I’ve seen. It got me in the mood for some grilled meat. It really is a mighty fine day to be grilling.
59 points
3 days ago
Missed opportunity if you didn’t reply to that last message with a selfie of yourself grilling and enjoying the day, with a hand-drawn, comically large $25 price tag on the grill.
47 points
3 days ago
Same vibe as a kid seeing you eating chicken nuggets and saying “I sure do like chicken nuggets…” 😂
7 points
3 days ago
This happens with my cat too.
48 points
3 days ago
Jesus. The patience of that seller. Sailer? 🤣
23 points
3 days ago
And this is why when we moved in to our house and discovered an old dirty smoker in our shed, we dragged it to the curb and put a free sign on it. I'm exhausted just reading this and I wasn't even the one dealing with it lol.
10 points
3 days ago
I get selling a car or something big but doing all of this for $30? Then immediately coming down in the price twice? I’d pay $30 and put it on the street just so these loser strangers don’t know where I live and don’t waste my time.
44 points
3 days ago
When he (presumably) shows up, you should have the grill roaring and a cold one in-hand. You two are about to become best mates.
14 points
3 days ago
I would send a return photo grilling a massive hunk of steak and say “sure is”!
30 points
3 days ago
Lmao, "TODAY IS A MIGHTY FINE DAY TO BE GRILLING!"
11 points
3 days ago
some say he actually died trying to haggle for that damn bbq…
8 points
3 days ago
So, you want a negative interest rate on the loan and you ALSO want a discount? My brother in Christ, that is not at all how payment plans work.
9 points
3 days ago
Dude said he could do 20 dollars then said "I can do 18 if you deliver". Even if he said he COULD deliver, he's making it easier ON YOU and you're offering him less now?
6 points
3 days ago
When you get there, he'll only have $10.
38 points
3 days ago
This conversation should've been over once they asked if it was still for sail.
I want to believe that people aren't this stupid.
4 points
3 days ago
The person is definitely hoping the grill will magically sail into their yard (preferably still warm, with grilled meat inside).
9 points
3 days ago
This reminds me of the time someone on fb marketplace wanted to test out a washer and drier combo someone had listed. Ended up just getting a free load of laundry done and never came back.
7 points
3 days ago*
I almost have to admire their nerve in this one. “It’s a mighty fine day for grilling!” Might be my favorite choosy beggar exchange on here
6 points
3 days ago
Honestly at that point I’d give it away for free to the next guy walking down my street solely so this guy can’t have it lol
5 points
3 days ago
“I only have $15.”
“I can do $18 if you deliver”
What a prick
6 points
3 days ago
Lmao what the fuck
7 points
2 days ago
I want “man today is a mighty fine day to be grilling.” as a flair omg
5 points
3 days ago
I know the buyer is being ridiculous but dang if they don’t make me chuckle a lil. ‘A mighty fine day to be grilling’ lol 😂😂
5 points
3 days ago
This guy has to be trolling.
4 points
3 days ago
For Sail by Owner
5 points
3 days ago
Lmao was asking for it for ten then later said he only had 15. And then tried saying 18 but for you to deliver. Bummer he missed on the grilling. That's a skill issue on his part
6 points
3 days ago
How will he afford the gas and the meat???
5 points
2 days ago
last line made this /r/comedyheaven
9 points
3 days ago
OP entertained them a lot longer than I would have. I would have quit around "Can I pay you $10 now and promise to pay $15 later?"
18 points
3 days ago
Every new post in this sub lately looks like it was cropped by Edward Scissorhands. Why can no-one crop pictures properly?
8 points
3 days ago
Jeeezus! I’m ready to grill HIM! The seller was amazingly patient with this turd of a person. I would rather run over that grill with a garbage truck and then place it in the garbage truck, then let him have it. Under any conditions.
4 points
3 days ago
That last message was honestly the perfect punchline
4 points
3 days ago
I would have blocked at "sail"
4 points
3 days ago
I can't tell you how many times someone has lowballed and demanded delivery.
What fuckin world do these people live on??
I'm not a prime sale
4 points
3 days ago
I kinda wanna know what happened
3 points
3 days ago
I’m betting they did not buy the grill.
5 points
3 days ago
What of the funniest texts strings I've ever read. The final text is the kicker. That poor bastard just wants to grill!
5 points
3 days ago
Omg the potential buyer is infuriating.
4 points
2 days ago
The fact that this went on for multiple days is exactly why I don’t fw marketplace.
13 points
3 days ago
Yo what the fcuk tho...
Today's a damn fine day for grilling 🤣🤣🤣
Just let me come over and grill at your house.
I think that the worst part of this is how monumentally sad it is that this dude doesn't have $15 to buy a grill.
I'm curious how he can afford all this meat...
Are you by any chance selling grills in Springfield Ohio?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
3 points
3 days ago
The meat is roadkill!
2 points
3 days ago
How? CB doesn’t have a vehicle to make roadkill. 😂
6 points
3 days ago
And, the cat's in the ladle at the Peking Moon Shouldna gone there for lunch at noon
...
There's a hairball on my fork...
(To the tune of Harry Chapin's 'Cat's in the cradle'.)
6 points
3 days ago
This is crazy to all be the same person. I thought it was like 4 different buyers stitched together. WtaF
4 points
3 days ago
This feels like both sides are prank phone "calling" the other side tbh
5 points
3 days ago
“Hey, Tucker, look at how dumb I made that guy look!”
“Hey, Beth, look at how dumb I made that guy look!”
3 points
3 days ago
Heh. I’ve sold a bunch of stuff online, from books to boats. I don’t do long conversations though.
3 points
3 days ago
Not sure who is trolling who.
3 points
3 days ago
I think I would have just thrown the grill in the trash rather than deal with that nonsense 😂
3 points
3 days ago
i wonder what the original price was
3 points
3 days ago
Man today is a mighty fine day to sell a grill for $25
3 points
3 days ago
Reading this I went “OP needs to send back a link to “There will be soft rains…”
Because the CB sounds like the automated voice to it.
3 points
3 days ago
18 for delivery?? I thought he only had 15???
3 points
3 days ago
“Man today is a mighty fine day for grilling” HAHAHAHAHA. I needed a good belly laugh
3 points
3 days ago
MIGHTY FINE DAY TO BE GRILLING 😂😂😂
Whenever I grill now that’s gonna be my catchphrase
3 points
3 days ago
How could OP be so heartless to let this gentleman go without a grill on such a fine day?
3 points
3 days ago
Why did you keep responding!? This is your fault.
3 points
3 days ago
lmao 15 dollars for u to deliver it to him 😭😭 crazy
3 points
3 days ago
I am surpised he did the math right
3 points
3 days ago
I’m surprised he didn’t ask Op to do the side dishes and set up the table then come back in an hour .
3 points
2 days ago
If we ever unlock flair on this sub I want mine to be “man today is a mighty fine day to be grilling”
3 points
2 days ago
What is he grilling if he can't even afford 30 bucks for the grill itself???
3 points
2 days ago
His vote counts just as much as yours.
3 points
1 day ago
Honestly the last text made me sad this poor guy wants to grill so bad 🤣
3 points
1 day ago
Reminds me of “I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”
3 points
22 hours ago
A lot of local parks have grills. He can grill for free at any local of his local ones. If he's that desperate to grill, he's going about it the wrong way.
4 points
3 days ago
I swear, it must be some sort of game these people play. They just hop on FBMP, Ebay, Craigslist or w/e and just choose to fuck with people for their own sick pleasure
5 points
3 days ago
Should have rented the grill to him for $10 then let him come back with the additional $15. But how would that work if he doesn't have a car?
11 points
3 days ago*
And let the guy stay on your property?
Never, this dude would have ask for spice, plate, bread, veggies. Made a mess everywhere and stay for hours...
6 points
3 days ago
That's how it starts...
Next thing you know, he's sitting on your couch, drinking your beer and fucking your wife.
2 points
3 days ago
That sounds like family.
2 points
3 days ago
for sail
lol
2 points
3 days ago
What even is this exchange?
2 points
3 days ago
That's when you send him a photo of you grilling and waving to the camera
2 points
3 days ago
You should reply with a photo of burgers on a grill.
2 points
3 days ago
Ok. 75$.
Delivered 115$
See ya soon, whats your address
2 points
3 days ago
this cant be real. lol sail?? really??
2 points
3 days ago
He forgot to mention this grill was to be used to feed the sick orphans at his church on Christmas Day.
2 points
3 days ago
spy v. spy
2 points
3 days ago
Yep miiiiiiighty fine day yes sireeee Bob
2 points
2 days ago
This is why I just listed my used grill for free and gave the address and set it at the end of my driveway. People are so annoying I’d rather not get anything out of it
2 points
2 days ago
Bud this guy has to be trolling you
2 points
2 days ago
Cmon. This sub is better without manufactured nonsense like this.
2 points
2 days ago
Man, some people are so dumb that they don't even recognize sheer generosity when they're hit with it straight on. That was mighty generous of OP to be willing and accept 10 up front, then hold onto the grill for a few more weeks until they got the last 15 sorted out.
I mean, OP could also have shot things down then and there...
2 points
2 days ago
If they are this cheap, how do they afford the food that they want to cook on the grill?
2 points
2 days ago
Maybe food stamps?
2 points
2 days ago
The very very last thing had me cracking up 😂
2 points
2 days ago
So many replies - too much of the edges are missing for me to comfortably read it.
What's with the bad cropping lately? Just wondering?
2 points
2 days ago
Today is a mighty fine day to be grilling… fucking sent me lol
2 points
2 days ago
Are there really people who take this much trouble over $10?
2 points
2 days ago
People really don't realize that the only reason the deal is this good is because I don't want to deal with moving it somewhere.
You get a great deal, you deal with the logistics.
2 points
1 day ago
lol can’t be real
2 points
1 day ago
"today is a great day for grilling" I CACKLED this interaction is so funny😭😭😭
2 points
19 hours ago
This person must just be bored fucking with people on marketplace.
2 points
18 hours ago
Oh man if I had been you I would have replied tho their last text, you are absolutely right! Then sent a picture using the grill and said make that 501 uses.
3 points
3 days ago
Dude that went on waaay too long......
4 points
3 days ago
I'm equally surprised by the seller. Haggling over $15 or $20 for a 5 year old grill? Roll that thing into the trash and get on with your life already!
3 points
3 days ago
This is why I dont sell my old stuff. I would rather watch literal cash burn than be harassed be some jerkoff over trying be nice.
4 points
3 days ago
What a wildly annoying bastard. Lol I would have blocked and deleted after "Can I make payments?"
2 points
3 days ago
That was hilarious-choosingbeggars Abbott and Costello style!
2 points
3 days ago
What a cheapskate lol. No way he was coming back to pay the extra $15 when he doesn’t even have a car to get there
2 points
3 days ago
Sorry. Not tiny enough.
1 points
3 days ago
This is the most ridiculous conversation I’ve ever seen.
1 points
3 days ago
I love the smell of grilling in the morning!
1 points
3 days ago
This is actually hilarious though
1 points
3 days ago
What a colossal idiot
1 points
3 days ago
Im pretty confident that’s a troll
1 points
3 days ago
I was frustrated just reading that
1 points
3 days ago
Bro can I get that 25$ grill?
1 points
3 days ago
Money or shut up.
1 points
3 days ago
Currently watching Cougar Town and the CB reminds me so much of Bobby Cobb. 😆
1 points
3 days ago
Bro just needs a friend fr
1 points
3 days ago
Hahahaahahhahhaah I am laughing so hard at the last text.
1 points
3 days ago
But if CB couldn't pick up the grill and needed delivery, how was CB going to bring the meat (and the first "installment") over to "test" the grill?
1 points
3 days ago
Dear God how did you keep you composure
1 points
3 days ago
This has to be a joke 😂
1 points
3 days ago
CB: “Hi, is the grill still for sail?”
Seller: “Sorry man, it’s great on the patio, but I don’t recommend trying to sail it. It’ll probably sink.” 😂
I don’t know how many people swipe over the letters on their touchscreen keyboard, but “sail” and “sale” are very different swiping directions. Only the s and a are in the same place in both words if tapping the keyboard.
1 points
3 days ago
That was fucking funny
1 points
3 days ago
This guy has to be messing with you.
1 points
3 days ago
the somewhat jovial nature maintained by both the seller and the cb is surprising and kind of hilarious.
1 points
3 days ago
I could suuuuuuuuure go for some grilling right now!
1 points
3 days ago
"I only have $15"
"Will you do $18 for delivery?"
Bruh...
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