u/GormHub

I am working on a garden project and last night I spotted something I needed for cheap. It was late so I reached out to the seller and said I'd be happy to come pick them up today. First response was almost immediate and just "when are you coming." I said I'd come by today at 1, and he agreed. No address, which to be fair isn't that unusual, as it's been my experience a lot of people wait until I confirm I'm on my way to send their address unless it's a public meetup. He sent it as soon as I told him I was heading out today.

I arrived and immediately realized the address was not one of the actual houses in that development like it showed on maps. GPS was telling me instead I needed to go through the woods behind that and down a very steep, very narrow lane barely wide enough for one small car. At the bottom I found a house with a big locked gate, like the type you find at a work yard, and cameras on the privacy fence. I messaged the seller to tell him I thought I was there, but I couldn't be sure because I couldn't get close enough to see the address. It wasn't on the gate, either. Then I waited.

After a few minutes of no reply I managed to very carefully inch my car back around in a spot between some trees and get back up the hill. I messaged him again to confirm that I was in the right place, and asked if he was at the house behind the gate. It's been hours since then, there was never a response. I waited 15 minutes and went home, left a review stating the basic facts, and blocked the guy.

I'm not saying he had nefarious intentions or freaking out or anything but the shit was weird as hell. Totally normal communication until the moment I stopped in front of that gate, and then he disappeared. I asked one of the people up in the development if they knew whether that was the address I was looking for, and all they could tell me was that there were always a lot of people in and out of there. Definitely strange.