A job rejected me for being "overqualified" but repeatedly called me over the weekend inquiring if I was still interested....why?

So I'm a freelance writer, and I saw a job description on Indeed.com that pays double to triple what I charge to clients as a freelancer. I was a little hesitant because it was listed as an entry-level position, but the job description was actually quite accurate to the types of projects I write for my clients. the job was 40 hours a week, which is a little more than I want as I have two kids, but the pay was so attractive I felt that I should at least inquire. When I called to inquire about the position I felt that I was qualified and would be interested if they could offer part-time hours. I spoke with a woman who explained that it was 40 hours a week but that the company sets their own hours and most of their writers start at 8:00 AM and leave by 2:00 or 3:00 PM. She was very nice and said that the owner of the company would get in touch with me by email and that I should expect a call from him on Monday or Tuesday. So I hung up the phone and totally forgot about it, and then emailed me later that afternoon for a picture of my driver's license and a voided check for direct deposit. I'm like, okay, I guess I got the job. He emails me later that day and says he just needs the voided check so he could pay me for the trial.<br><br>So I email them the picture of my driver's license and a picture of a voided check, and he emails me a prompt for the trial writing assignment. I did the trial writing assignment, and it was not a very high quality prompt but I trusted that it was just for the trial. I turned in the trial assignment and he got back with, me saying that they would be in touch in a couple of days. Then I hear nothing at all, I figure I didn't get the job. Two weeks later I get a call from a man that says, "we've been looking at your resume and we know you're a very strong candidate. But we're worried that you might be overqualified". I'm like, okay, I get it. I didn't get the job and the guy is just trying to let me down easily. And he said, "I'm not sure if you're aware that this is an entry-level position." And I said, "I didn't know, I saw it on Indeed.com", and he said, "Okay, this is an entry-level position and we're worried that you'll be bored or leave after a short period of time." Okay. So I say well, I understand, but I'm trying to be a stay-at-home mom. I would like to work at home and I'm willing to work for a much lower rate than what you're offering if you could guarantee that I could work part-time versus full-time. I've been doing this for seven years, I have a lot of very strong references that I could get for him, in addition, the owner of the company is from a city that I used to live in, and I worked as a freelance writer for one of the biggest companies in that city. I volunteered to work for free for a couple of days, just so they could see that I really am a strong candidate.<br><br>So a few days pass and I hear nothing. Then I get a call from this man on Saturday night at 9:00 PM saying, "We've been looking at your resume, and we don't want to lose someone of your caliber. Would you be willing to work full-time and we'll pay you double what we're paying our other employees?" Okay. So I'm like, this is a little weird, but I'm not going to question a job offer, I agree and he's like, "We'll get the paperwork ready. And we'll send it to you by email. We'll also send you a new prompt for the trial." I'm like, okay, didn't I do being trial already, but he just says, "we'll be in touch by email". So I hang up the phone. He calls me again on Sunday night at 9:00 PM and goes, "We've been looking at your resume. And we've decided that you're overqualified. We're worried that you might be bored." Okay, well what happened? I thought I got the job? no, I applied for the job months ago, but we just decided that you're overqualified. Okay, that makes no sense, it's not like I've been calling them. They've been calling me. And he's like, "we don't want to lose someone of your caliber." Okay, so do I have the job or not? The call drops and I'm just so confused, maybe I should just forget it?