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By Jordan Valinsky 5/14 9:38am

Craigslist Goodies

Chili's always scores 5 stars. (Photo: Yelp)

Hot New Job Alert for Struggling English Majors: Writing Fake Yelp Reviews

There are plenty of struggling writers in the city looking for a few extra dollars, so someone has smartly devised a plan to use their skills and to game the very legitimate review system on Yelp. As discovered by Eater, a posting on Craigslist (in New York’s writing/editing jobs section, natch) is hiring people for $25 to write “well-written” reviews on the complaint outpost website for the restaurants suffering with poor scores. In addition to having the penmanship of Frank Bruni, interested writers are required to have 50 reviews in their profile. Read More

By Jordan Valinsky 4/09 11:50am

Craigslist Goodies

"Super clean interior." (Photo: Craigslist)

We Found Your First Big Bitcoin Purchase: A Mercedes Convertible (Minus One Door)

If those Bitcoins are burning a hole in your electronic wallet, it might be time to cash out. So, we found something that’s totally worth it: a used, slightly damaged, red Mercedes Benz convertible for sale on Craigslist that’s accepting Bitcoin as payment.

And with the record values Bitcoins are trading at, what a deal she is!  Despite the fact that the 2002 CLK430 is missing a large chunk on its left side (it has a “super clean interior,” though) it could be yours for just $3,500. Convert that to Bitcoin’s current value of $215 per coin, and this fixer-upper rings in at just 16 BTC. Read More

By Jordan Valinsky 4/03 9:45am

Craigslist Goodies

Not for sale. (Photo by Flickr)

No, The San Diego Zoo Is Not Giving Away Free Monkeys on Craigslist

Not even monkeys are safe from insufferable April Fool’s Day jokes. The San Diego Zoo found itself in the crosshairs of a ridiculous Craigslist hoax Monday when somebody named “Andrea,” who identified herself as the zoo’s chimpanzee trainer, offered to give away two baby monkeys for free.

Like most decent Craigslist deals, the free monkey giveaway turned out to be a fake. San Diego’s hard-hitting 10News team tried contacting the scammer (“Andrea” didn’t pick up her presumably banana-shaped phone) and the zoo confirmed that no, they don’t just give monkeys away on Craigslist. Read More

By Jordan Valinsky 3/28 5:10pm

Craigslist Goodies

Maybe Eric? (Photo: Flickr.com)

If Your Name is Eric and You Love Talking About DOMA, There’s a Person on Craigslist Looking For You

Typically, the words DOMA, Prop 8, and SCOTUS don’t exactly get you in the mood, but they seem to be causing a swooning sensation in Washington D.C. over the past few days.

TPM spotted an influx of nervous lovers in Craiglist’s Missed Connections section for Washington D.C. Several romantically inclined people are posting messages in hopes of moving their lengthy debate sessions from the Supreme Court steps to more personal chambers. Read More