"Are you wanting to purchase it?"

I don't do facebook, but part of "the art" of craigslist deals is tolerating the idiocy when others will not.
I agree. I have had good luck on CL in the past. I once made an offer on a set of 4 used tires. The guy replied with "well, they are worth what I'm asking, but ok..." he then stood me up when I went to go meet him or her. Thing is it wasn't that lowball of an offer, and they could have said "no" and I still would have bought them.