Idiot competitor

Now the idiot competitor turned foolishness up a notch. He posted on craigslist that "They" (posing as a private customer) gave me a stove which I posted the next day for sale on CL without a phone number-called me a rodeo clown too. I NEVER sell appliances on craigslist-they go into my back yard and when I get 10 or more the appliance store 30 miles north of me picks them up from my house. I do occasionally give away working units to needy people but I never sell them due to liability issues.



I know its the competitor because the map on their posting is the same place their store is at. Not too smart on their part. I fired off a warning email reply that my attorney was reviewing a hard copy I made of their post. I advised them to remove the posting immediately and I also notified craigslist about what they did. Any advise what I should do next?

Definitely not from Martha Stewart: "wrestling with a pig is futile because you're going to get dirty and the pig likes it." ANY engagement with that guy is going to get you dirty. The guy feels threatened by you and your business. And you feel threatened by him. You could try to talk to him about co-existing in the same town with one business complementing the other, but you need to lose the antagonistic attitude first. As others have suggested: best to take the high road and find ways to mind your own business. Customers should be able to figure out who the real "clown" is.