Well it is in working condition. What a score, the working condition part evens out the fact that it doesn’t have a remote, right? Only in the go2536 folks. I honestly thought the Massachusetts government had come and rounded up all the people that still watch VHS and shipped them to Florida. I have three pieces of news for you creepy craigslist VCR seller guy:

1. Nobody under 70 uses a VCR anymore
2. Nobody over 70 uses a computer (and probably thinks craigslist is a Spielberg movie)
3. Everybody over 70 really needs a remote control

Sorry, but you’re going to have a hard time reaching your target audience advertising this on the internet. This is like a perfect storm of ineffectiveness. You might want to try hawking it in the parking lot at Bingo night, that is probably your only chance. Maybe sweeten the deal with an eight track or two.

Let’s break this down real quick:

• Take photo and load into computer = 9 min.
• Create ad and upload image = 13 min.
• Respond to email inquiry (if one comes) = 4 min.
• Respond to email arranging meeting = 4 min.
• Talk on phone to lost customer looking for your house = 8 min.
• Meet with customer to make small talk and sale = 18 min.

So all said and done we are looking at 56 minutes. Let’s call it an hour shall we. So that means you just sold your VCR and you made a whopping $10 for an hours work. You might be saying “hey 10 bucks is 10 bucks”. Yeah well, we’re not done.

Let’s throw in the fact that there is a 27% chance that anyone looking for a VCR with no remote is mentally unstable, add it to the fact that 56% of people who use the internet are creeps. Then let’s divide by the fact that 71% of the people spending an hour of their time and an estimated  $1.67 on gas to get a product that lost any shred of societal relevance 12 years ago are sociopaths. Now multiply by pi and what you end up with is a 96% chance you will get murdered… 46% of the time.

Now you tell me, would you take a job where mentally unstable, sociopathic creeps come to your house and sometimes they kill you… for $10 an hour? Doesn’t seem worth it for some reason.

I honestly don’t know what is worse, this craigslist ad or Ryan Seacrest trying to high five that blind dude on American Idol last night.

Yeah, nice move Ryan.

P.S. How about the “cash only” thing? The only thing creepier than a person selling a remoteless VCR for $10 on the internet is a person who tries to buy it with a credit card.

How can you not love East Falmouth? It is endlessly entertaining!