[AT] Craigslist ads (was Re: Some ads from the 4/17 Lancaster Farming

[Mike Sloane]

I don't mind the poor spelling and bad grammar on Craigslist as much as 
the awful images. I don't understand how people can expect to attract 
buyers to a tractor or implement that is selling for hundreds or 
thousands of dollars with a picture that is just barely identifiable. 
The state of digital photography is such that even a cellphone camera 
can do a credible job, given some light and focus (and minimal 
composition). I don't expect "National Geographic" magazine quality, but 
I like to see what it is that is being sold. During the winter, I often 
see images of tractors and implements almost completely covered in snow 
(especially from Western NY!) - how much effort would it take to use a 
broom to sweep the snow off? I suppose that a poor picture might be an 
attempt to hide serious defects (and that is my assumption and why I 
pass immediately on such offers).

Mike

Charlie V wrote:
> I am pretty much a daily reader of the local Craigs List farm and garden
> category.  Almost constantly one does not have to look far to see strange
> spellings and murdered words.  I often wonder if many are just typos or if
> that many people are grammatically challenged.  I strongly suspect that some
> are done deliberately to grab the readers eye to the particular ad.
> Whatever works.
> 
> Charlie V in WNY