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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I am like 90% sure that a lot of those are accidental.

The default auto message is "is this item still available?" on damn near all these kinds of apps and tools. It doesn't ask for confirmation a lot of the time, and touch screens kinda suck. Especially if you have fat sausage fingers like the average Craigslist user.

[–] COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 2 points 12 hours ago

And exactly this is why you should always make sure to change the message text when asking a seller something.

I haven't sold anything for several years but have purchased several items with multiple interested buyers lately sold on a first to come gets it basis.

[–] laranis@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

This. This, this, and this. This is a UI issue as much as anything else.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago

I've done that at least once, it's not the best system.