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Craig's List computer help please - unrelated

Thursday, June 12, 2008 4:49 PM
I recently found something that I'd like to purchase on Craig's List. But when I try to contact the person listed it won't let me, I get a message saying they don't support the type of system that my email is through (hotmail - and why the hell not - it's pretty common) and it tells me to open another account which I have no interest in doing. In simple language that I can understand, how do I solve this dilemma? Thanks.

9 comments

  • founder
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    16 years ago
    not to be an asshole, just buy a computer from someone else, and let craig know why.
  • Dudester
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    16 years ago
    There's a specialty video service that has that problem with me. They tell me it takes 5 to 6 tries to get through to hotmail. I don't know what the problem is. On the other hand, I don't trust Craig's List. I have bought tens of thousands of dollars of items off of Ebay. It's your choice.
  • FONDL
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    16 years ago
    Dudester, I wouldn't normally trust Craig's List either but this person lives near me so if I can get hold of him I can go see the item. But I can't get hold of him. And Founder, it's not a comuter I'm looking for, it's a used bicycle, which I would never buy without seeing and riding first.
  • FONDL
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    16 years ago
    And the only reason I raised the issue here is because others have frequently mentioned Craig's List so I assume some people are familiar with it.
  • Book Guy
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    16 years ago
    Quickest solution: Sign up for a Yahoo mail or Google mail account, and use it for this one transaction. Either is free. You could also use [view link], or any of a number of other free services. Sure it's a bit of a pain in the butt, and the days are gone that "freemail" was under-functional to the extent that it would have been reasonable for a place like Craig's List to reject them, but I guess you're just stuck with Craig's Shit.
  • David9999
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    16 years ago
    use ebay not craigs list, the first is a proven system with many safeguards, the 2nd ripe with fraud
  • CarolinaWanderer
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    16 years ago
    Highlight and copy the craigslist address, i.e. [view link] and to hotmail and sent the email in hotmail
  • shadowcat
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    16 years ago
    FONDL: I would never buy anything on line from a private party. I know that there are people that swear by it but I don't trust the system. Have you considered garage sales? I go to them frequently and have seen many bikes for sale. Last week I bought an artificial tree for my home office for $5.00. The same tree would have cost me $50.00 or more at a retail store.
  • FONDL
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    16 years ago
    ShadowCat, I'd never buy anything from a private party online either, in fact I rarely buy anything online. In this particular case the person lives nearby so if I can contact him I'll make an appointment to go see the bike. And I do plan to hit some garage sales, although in this particular case I'm probably going to end up buying something new because the technology has improved so much in recent years.
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