# Should I let this craigslist guy come to my house to test out videogames?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-this-craigslist-guy-come-to-my-house-to-test-out-videogames/547494>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 21, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-this-craigslist-guy-come-to-my-house-to-test-out-videogames/547494 "2010-07-21T17:37:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-this-craigslist-guy-come-to-my-house-to-test-out-videogames/547494/21 "2010-07-21T21:55:25Z")

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because best buy has a return policy. Because if you buy something at Best Buy you can be pretty sure it is gonna work. Because Best Buy doesn’t sell consoles that are 20 years old.  
Testing it out to confirm you can actually play the games, not something you can find on gamerankings.

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-this-craigslist-guy-come-to-my-house-to-test-out-videogames/547494/22 "2010-07-21T22:11:15Z")

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> [@PSXer](#):
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> will I still be cool even after my turbografx is sold?

How many pounds is the cell phone you’ll be buying with the profits?

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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-this-craigslist-guy-come-to-my-house-to-test-out-videogames/547494/23 "2010-07-22T00:07:01Z")

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> [@olivesmarch4th](#):
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> Really though, this guy wouldn’t get to test out a video game if he bought it at Best Buy, why should the rules be changed just because it’s a private seller? Tell him to go to [GameRankings.com](http://GameRankings.com) like the rest of us.

Best Buy has a return policy, and you can cancel the charges on your credit card if they decide to be dicks about it.

If you’re afraid of strangers, maybe Craigslist isn’t the best sales vector.

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**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-this-craigslist-guy-come-to-my-house-to-test-out-videogames/547494/24 "2010-07-22T00:53:58Z")

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Oh, for fuck’s sake, it’s just craigslist! No one’s going to kill you. The worst that’s going to happen is he’ll dress up like a baby and make you change his dirty diaper while he masturbates. That’s it.

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-let-this-craigslist-guy-come-to-my-house-to-test-out-videogames/547494/25 "2010-07-22T02:33:24Z")

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> [@PSXer](#):
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> will I still be cool even after my turbografx is sold?

No.

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