Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 10:46:18 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Why do some CL sellers NOT mention that it's a camper?
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dear ad reader seeking same for wild discrete adventures
says campermobile in the very first line -
is that a new word to the advert?
maybe they dont follow the seo blogs at all
maybe they figure craigslist does all that stuff for you -
maybe they are an actual easy going lay back sort who believes that most
people "reading " craigslist can see the photographs and this silly person
actually believes that pictures speak a thousand words -
i mean really he only says engine changed - not a word about what sort of
engine - who did it - and what sort of relationship they have had in the
past with Scott or Darryl -
the advert poster may only be slightly anal attentive
regards
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think in a lot of cases the owner doesn't really know what they have.
> You're correct, Stephen, that there is certainly some advantage to the
> buyer who broadens their search terms.
>
> Sometimes the ad for a "VW camper" means the owner doesn't know enough to
> insert the word Westfalia, and other times it means the vehicle is a
> non-Westfalia conversion.
>
> I once found a '67 camper for sale in Craigslist with no mention of VW,
> Volkswagen, bus, split-window, Westfalia, or any other useful term. (I
> found it using "Bainbridge")
>
> I purchased my Syncro in 1999 from an online ad for a "VW Vanagon". No
> mention of Syncro or AWD etc. The only clue was "5 speed transmission",
> which made me wonder if it might possibly be a Syncro. It was, and $900
> later it was mine!
>
>
> Angus
> Bainbridge Island WA
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 1, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> > This is the third local CL ad I've seen recently wherein the ad title
> only mentions VW Vanagon and does not specify that it's a camper van. In
> the first two cases, nowhere in the entire ad copy did it state that
> although the pictures in each case clearly showed a poptop camper-type
> vehicle that in all other respects matched the description. This one is
> slightly better in that the body copy mentions it.
> >
> > http://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/4159544021.html
> >
> > This is great if you happen to be looking for a camper and you're
> relying on other shoppers to not pursue the ones advertised this way,
> giving you a small but significant advantage. Sorry, just a small Friday
> rant.
> >
> > I read a motorcycle forum with one thread on "Craigslist Dumba**es" and
> ads like this qualify. Quite an entertaining read, actually.
> >
> > Stephen
>
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