3 Cool Things Found Unexpectedly On Craigslist
Craigslist has been around for a few years now. Founder Craig Newmark struck gold by creating a simple listings website that grew fast and now has a presence all around the world. Like ebay, there are always strange and wonderful items on Craiglist and we now bring you some of the coolest (and arguably weirdest!) listings so far:
1 ). Transformers-Style Wine Rack
Display your wine collection and be the envy of all your (geeky) friends with this Transformer-style wine rack. As the seller states on Craigslist, “There are only several times in one’s life when one has the opportunity to purchase something that is RIDICULOUSLY COOL. This is one of those moments.”
The specifications:
Height: 6 feet
Weight: Approx 1,000lbs
Material contents: Used transmission parts from automobiles and motorcycles and LED lights. There are even parts on the statue that are stamped with the “Ford” logo
Bottle capacity: 32 bottles depending on size of bottle.
See here for original listing
2). Cool Collection of Airline Puke Bags
Not sure if this is cool or just plain weird but the title of this Craigslist New York listing is clear. The seller’s description reads”: “Over 75 international airline puke bags. Most airlines bags are gone. Obviously never used. Trade for a bicycle.”
Click here for original listing
3). Pinball Wall Art
This listing is pretty cool but what we liked more than the item itself was the rationale by the seller of offering $100,000 for this creation:
“You may wonder how a 50 dollar pinball machine with 40 dollars worth of lights is suddenly worth 100k, I’ll tell you, its art! And art is worth whatever someone chooses it to be worth. I arrived at 100k using this formula, $50 + $40 + thousands of hours of work. What took thousands of hours? Well to the layman’s eye it might look like I just painted it with some black spray paint. However I actually used a stipple technique which consists of making millions of small dots with a single horsehair and since the pinball machine’s original color was yellow, this took several applications to get the overall solid black appearance. Then since 1978 particle board isn’t very sturdy, I re-enforced the edges with 2×4′s I had around laying around my house. Now if you are some rich fat cat art connoisseur and think you can swoop in and offer me a paltry 10k or something i will be forced to laugh in your face! And then we can discuss where and when is a good time to meet, I can deliver in a 14,500 mile area. In the future when hanging pinball wall art is all the rage, a mere 100k would be a steal. Its like getting Picasso’s first coloring book for 10 bucks. NO LOWBALLERS. If serious and really rich, please put in the subject line “I have a briefcase full of money for you, please take it”. Thanks for looking.”
Original listing here
Thanks to Peter Freedman for the links
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