missed it by that much  

Was likely a fake add so don't even think about it anymore. That add pops up every now and then on craigslist. 

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thanks, jdip. it didn't look fake but who knows why people do weird stuff. i'll stop thinking about it. now. 🙂

ok, now tell me what you think! i managed to grab a screengrab of the ad before it was taken down. i admit it, i'm still thinking about it.

That looks like a real papa bear. Doesn't mean it was a real ad. 

I tried to buy one on Craigslist once from a town a few hours away. I called the guy and asked if he still had it. He said, "The one some guy is on his way to come get?" I tried to convince him not to sell it. I offered him hundreds more than he was asking, which was very low but not $75. He said he'd been trying to sell it for weeks with no luck, didn't care what it was, and was just going to take the money. Finally I gave up and told him that he was a fool to sell it at his asking price, that it was potentially worth thousands more. He paused a little bit, asked, "Really?" Then he sighed and said, "Ah, well, he's almost here. Thanks anyway." I think about it sometimes, too.

Based on the item in the background I think that it is safe to assume that it was fake.  There was a thred about the same issue a few years back.  Some people get kicks out of posting Papa Bear and Chieftain Chairs on Craigslist for some werid reason.  Search eBay in about a week and if the chair is posted you can start kicking yourself.