Being a first time mom to be doesn't mean that I want to buy everything brand new. I've been looking on several websites for great deals, trying to be as frugal as I can be. One site that leaves me frustrated at times is Craig's List. The hubby and I have found several deals on CL in the past including our stove, a furniture dolly, the hubby's motorcycles, and the list goes on. I don't know if I am clicking on the wrong ads but I have found some real laughable listings.
One of the examples is a listing for a crib for $300. I click on the link, look at the picture and decided to see if this crib is actually worth that much new. After a little google-fu I discover that the crib was one of the cribs affected by the 2010 recall because it was unsafe. No where in the ad did it list that they have installed one of the immobilization kits. I sent them a message asking if they complied with recall before listing the crib. A day or two later I received an answer back from the seller saying thanks for the interest in the crib but it has sold. Not even a week later I saw the same crib listed again, but for $25 less and using the same exact picture from the first ad. I debated in my head to flag the ad and post a Re: ad informing people that this crib could be dangerous. Part of me wanted to be a safety advocate and the other part of me felt like hopefully people would be smart enough to do their homework like I did. In the end I decided it wouldn't be worth my time to keep chasing down the crib rip off artist. It's not worth me getting my panties in a bunch over this fool, and if they get the amount that they want to sell the crib for more power to them.
In the meantime, the great crib search is still on. Wish me luck!
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