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Tomorrow I’m leaving on a road trip so today was a cluster of prep work. I cleaned my camera lenses, laid out the pills that Max would need to take in my absence and baked a few things for my future hosts. I was loading audiobooks onto my iPod when I checked Craigslist on a lark for the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens I’ve been lusting after. and there was one 90 minutes north in New Jersey. Just close enough that I could go there grab it and be back before dinner. I dashed off an email including my phone number and received a call from the seller in under a minute.

Him: Hello, is this Terry?
Me: Yes. I am interested in the 24-70mm, T2i body, and 77mm Hoya filter. I’ll give you $1100 for everything.
Him: Ok, would you like to get together some time during the week?
Me: I need this today. I will leave now and be in your area in 90 minutes.
Him: Oh uh, that sounds good. Um, I’m new to this. How do you pay me?
Me: Well, if I were underhanded I’d ask to pay you in check. If I were honest, I’d pay in cash.
Him: How are you paying?
Me: Cash.

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With my new ungodly expensive 70-200 I’ve set about selling my old one via Amazon and Craigslist.  I’ve sold lenses before and have never had issues except for on setting a price so I found some of the emails I got over this lens odd:

Email #1:

I a m  i n t e r e s t e d  i n  t h i s l e n s .    P l e a s e  s t a t e  i t s  c u r r e n t  c o n d i t i o n .

The guy literally had an extra space between every character, not just weird kerning.

Email #2:

NEED SIX OF THIS LENS DO YOU HAVE THEM?????

Email #3:

Please send pictures taken with this lens.

(I reply with them)
I can not open pictures, please resend.

My reply: I sent links to the pictures.

His reply: I do not want links, I want pictures.

My reply: I’ll be glad to send you a few as an attachment
(Sent him some attached to an email

His reply: I only see files on the email, no pictures.  Please resend.

I was going to cry a little but happily someone purchased the lens later in the day.