a coworker of mine had his bike stolen from inside the building. he posted a listing on craigslist about this. a woman in palo alto saw the listing after buying a bike from a palo alto bike shop that matched the craigslist description. she called my coworker. he went to palo alto and identified it. they went to the bike shop and found the bike shop had bought it from a balding older man in a 3-piece suit who acted suspiciously but provided identification during the sale of the stolen bike to the bike shop. the bike shop called the cops, the cops will arrest the guy. my friend got his bike back but re-sold it to the nice girl who saw the craigslist listing for the same price she had bought it from the shop. she was stoked. my coworker is vindicated. the thief will be caught. the bike shop loses no money whatsoever. everyone wins.
craigslist is a powerful tool, is it not?
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