This is the Craigslist site for the High Rockies area, which includes a lot of places. The machines are supposed to be in Tabernash, Colorado, which is a very small place that's in the southeast quarter of the state. It's a little over 950 miles from Tucson.
Here's a link to the home page for the High Rockies CL site, so that you can see what places are considered "nearby." Note that "nearby" doesn't necessarily mean to CL what it means to the rest of us - my local Waterloo, IA Craigslist considers Omaha to be nearby, when it's 250 miles away - around a four-hour drive.
if anybody else has contacted the seller/owner yet, but i just text messaged the seller/owner. we'll see if they respond & if they still have the set & if they are still available???
what i actually did was google the area code & first 3 numbers in the phone number to see what city it went to and it said granby, colorado. then i did a google for "directions from tucson, arizona to granby, colorado. and it shows me a map & says it is a 13 hour & 54 minute drive (one way)!!!
Oh, man - sorry those got sold - not surprised. There will be others, sets and individuals - they were nice looking. Whoever got those - " hope you'll be taking good care of those...and if you ever want to sell them, see Christina...".
Things in small towns and rural areas tend to sell faster and for higher prices than stuff in big cities, because it's not nearly as easy to find good used appliances in the boonies.
Big cities are where a lot of the bargains are to be found.
There are many exceptions to this, but I have found it useful as a general rule.
Actually, what surprises me on CL is when the seller does delete the ad.
Usually, what happens when you contact sellers who've sold something is that they angrily respond, "That's done bin SOLD!" like it's your fault for not having a crystal ball that would give you this information about ads that are still up and active.
ha ha...
that's cool. it happens (that they sold). it's all part of the hunt. at least we got to see a picture of a beautiful "groovy" colored set!
and thanks for the "if you want to sell" alert, to who bought these.
much appreciated.
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danemodsandy:
thank you for the "hunting tip". i really do appreciate you sharing your knowledge & experiences with me.
a good point to keep in mind.
i'm actually thankful for all the "heads up" post in the "shopper's square". this was a really AWESOME idea to put the "shoppers square" thread. I LOVE IT!!! it's fun & exciting to see all the different appliances for sale!!!