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Now Someone Wants Us To Pay To Bid (CRAIGSLIST)
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07-01-2009, 09:50 PM
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Now Someone Wants Us To Pay To Bid (CRAIGSLIST)
email this posting to a friend washington, DC craigslist > northern virginia > labor gigs
please flag with care: miscategorized prohibited spam/overpost best of craigslist ++++ *BID NOW* Basement Finish Project ++++ (Virginia) Reply to: see below Date: 2009-07-01, 8:48PM EDT 1,300sqft basement needs to be completely finished. Clients wants 2 bedrooms, full kitchen/bar, movie setup, full bathroom with steam room. THIS IS A CLIENT WHO WANTS MULTIPLE * LICENSED* CONTRACTORS TO BID ON PROJECT. WE ARE A MARKETING COMPANY AND THIS IS A LEAD WE GENERATED, IT ONLY COSTS $25 TO BID ON THIS PROJECT, AND WE WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 8 CONTRACTORS BID! PLEASE EMAIL US WITH YOUR FULL COMPANY INFO. YOU MUST PAY $25 VIA CREDIT CARD. HOME.BIDS@YAHOO.COM
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07-01-2009, 09:58 PM
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Re: Now Someone Wants Us To Pay To Bid (CRAIGSLIST)
Gotta love the professionalism involved in a company with a yahoo email account.
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07-01-2009, 09:59 PM
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Trade: Home Remodeling
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Re: Now Someone Wants Us To Pay To Bid (CRAIGSLIST)Quote:
Big Time Scam!! 
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07-01-2009, 10:03 PM
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Trade: Professional Painting
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Location: Fort Wayne Indiana
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Re: Now Someone Wants Us To Pay To Bid (CRAIGSLIST)
Email them back and tell them that you will give them $200, the same as all 8 quotes if they line up the job for you. Maybe even throw in an extra $50 fo their troubles
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07-01-2009, 10:11 PM
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Trade: carpenter/ handyman
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Location: Conroe, TX
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Re: Now Someone Wants Us To Pay To Bid (CRAIGSLIST)
What's the "Beef" BeefJerky? Did you do a little creative editing on this Craigslist ad?
Steve Quote:
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07-01-2009, 10:14 PM
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Trade: Control Systems
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Location: Ottawa, ON
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Re: Now Someone Wants Us To Pay To Bid (CRAIGSLIST)
Hmm, well after my quote charge of $300 that would bring us to $275; yeah I think I can swing that!
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07-01-2009, 10:14 PM
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Re: Now Someone Wants Us To Pay To Bid (CRAIGSLIST)
No that happened when I was copying the page or when someone else copied it
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07-03-2009, 01:08 PM
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Trade: Construction Materials Marketplace
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Re: Now Someone Wants Us To Pay To Bid (CRAIGSLIST)
SCAM!!!!
I just googled some of the text and found at least two other craigslist areas that they are working.... bet there isn't even a job
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07-03-2009, 01:33 PM
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You did what??
Trade: Carpenter
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Location: North of Atlanta
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Re: Now Someone Wants Us To Pay To Bid (CRAIGSLIST)
wow...wonder if this will be the "new" thing on cl...
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07-03-2009, 03:37 PM
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Tech Geek
Trade: Property Management/Facilities Manager
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Feasterville, Pa.
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Re: Now Someone Wants Us To Pay To Bid (CRAIGSLIST)
Just flagged both of them, what @ssholes, preying on desperate builders.
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