Another eagle-eye pal of mine spotted the seller's Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace ads, so I thought I'd give both of those a chance to see if the seller could either share or post a photo of the SN plate. At FB Marketplace an hour ago, the guy first answered "No have a good day" even before I could add in the above photo I had of the possible 2012 SN plate / aerial photo. When I did post that, he immediately replied "What do u want" "How may we help u if you’re not a Buyer do not waste my time" "Says in add send ur number for info". I literally copied 'n pasted my original question about sharing / posting a photo of the serial number plate, to which he responded, "U can’t read" "Send ur number for info" "Ok well have a good day just gonna block u scammer," At the risk of being impolite, I'd say his remark there indicates it is actually he who cannot read. When I tried to reply to that last string with a link to my 'for sale' map that guys here at CK5 and elsewhere tap into to buy these rigs and orphaned camper units ... he's blocked me. So I sent my reply with that map link to his Craigslist temporary address instead. Wasn't holding my breath for a reply, but give the guy this much credit for first responding with "I don’t need help to sell my unit if you don’t have cash do not contact me again" to which I replied to describe how I've facilitated sales for two decades and linked to the guy in Germany who'd bought Chalet #0638 years back on my relay of the seller's contact info. Just seconds later this CA seller replied to that with "Please do not message me again one more time I’m not giving you information on it. You’re not a buyer." followed right after that with a separate email reply of "Not for sale to you get this through your head".
Okelly Dokelly, since he did say "please," I'll abide by that. I could write a book about my exchanges with sellers since 2005. One guy was so appreciative about my info on his Casa Grande that he decided to pull his add and keep the rig and use it for serious camping. Other guys added pics of the SN plates to their ads and thanked me for my info on the wisdom of doing that. But for contrast, when I did a phone call in 2013 to the one guy selling Chalet #1102, he was so hostile about sharing just the number of the SN plate that I almost hung up on him. But with a little patience, I hung in there and he then divulged that he had an original Chinook blueprint to go with the rig, but if I was not a buyer, he wasn't going to lift a finger to share any info about it. He got more hostile when I tried to talk him into getting a copy made of the blueprint which I said I'd pay for. That was the last time I called any seller, I don't need that kind of aggravation. Funny thing there, it took him another three years and 23 more Craigslist relistings before he could apparently finally unload his rig. The next flipsaler of it two months later in Florida never answered a single one of my PMs asking if the blueprint came with the rig.
