Craigslist is great

GoldenRivet · 10-18-10, 03:21 PM

My wife is a borderline pack rat. In our previous home, we had an entire guest bedroom which was packed wall to wall floor to ceiling with her crap. and the only way you could get in was the small 18 inch wide path leading from the entryway door to the closet door. it was ridiculous. I have been trying for years to get her out of the mentality that sentimental value does not have to be placed on every single belonging a person ever had. I have slowly pulled her out of this mentality by asking 1) "When was the last time you even set eyes on this _______ let alone USED it!?" and 2) "Wouldn't you rather have $30 for it?" this week i have turned a hand full of misc crap i havn't even touched in a year into about $300 cash. Basically, the old saying is true... one man's trash is another man's treasure. Since i started using craigslist over a year ago to actively sell items i have made about $1,200 have any of you had much success on craigslist?

Betonov · 10-18-10, 03:27 PM

cant talk about succes, but gotta check this out, there's enough crap in my house to start a colony. From porcelain horses to 100 year old work benches

FIREWALL · 10-18-10, 03:42 PM

Everytime I go there to sell something I, buy someone elses crap.

It's a great site.

GoldenRivet · 10-18-10, 05:09 PM

Just made another $100 selling old crap

Platapus · 10-18-10, 05:18 PM

For the stuff you can't or don't care to sell, see if there is a Freecycle.org in your area. You will be surprised at what people will pick up. We use it all the time and it is great.

nikimcbee · 10-18-10, 05:50 PM

GR, is this you now?

10-18-10, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Everytime I go there to sell something I, buy someone elses crap.

Want to buy some old Exercise equipment?

My Wife has enuff that I swear the House sunk 3 inches down!
At no time have I EVER seen it used!

Well there was one time.
When She tried to hit me with one of them!

TLAM Strike · 10-18-10, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

My wife is a borderline pack rat.

The only way to prevent that from continuing is to put your wife on craigslist...

nikimcbee · 10-18-10, 05:59 PM

Ha! I found it! GR's craigslist page footage:

GoldenRivet · 10-18-10, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Ha! I found it! GR's craigslist page footage:

pretty much

Sailor Steve · 10-18-10, 10:33 PM

I've never bought anything off Craigslist, but I've looked a lot. I've also never tried to sell anything there, until now. One of my brand-new bass guitars is for sale there so I can upgrade to an even better one.

TLAM Strike · 10-18-10, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I've never bought anything off Craigslist, but I've looked a lot.

... sorry Steve but you are too late... they shut down the adult services section of Craigslist...

SteamWake · 10-19-10, 08:08 AM

I hear some really wild stories of 'services' being offered on Craigslist.

Silly stuff like murder for hire, drugs being sold, prostitution, and on and on.

Makes ebay look like a pre-school playground.

GoldenRivet · 10-19-10, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

I hear some really wild stories of 'services' being offered on Craigslist.

Silly stuff like murder for hire, drugs being sold, prostitution, and on and on.

Makes ebay look like a pre-school playground.

wow

i suppose in chicago or detroit perhaps. but craigslist is usually pretty good about removing such crap.

also, with ebay... you pay to post and sell

with craigslist you dont pay anything

SteamWake · 10-19-10, 01:04 PM

and can post anything .. at least for a little while

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Originally Posted by Patriot Ledger

Quincy police arrested a man advertising his wares on the online classified site Craigslist with the words “420 help is here.” Drug detectives knew that in the cannabis culture, 420 means getting high on marijuana.

http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x9...-on-Craigslist

10-18-10, 03:21 PM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Craigslist is great My wife is a borderline pack rat. In our previous home, we had an entire guest bedroom which was packed wall to wall floor to ceiling with her crap. and the only way you could get in was the small 18 inch wide path leading from the entryway door to the closet door. it was ridiculous. I have been trying for years to get her out of the mentality that sentimental value does not have to be placed on every single belonging a person ever had. I have slowly pulled her out of this mentality by asking 1) "When was the last time you even set eyes on this _______ let alone USED it!?" and 2) "Wouldn't you rather have $30 for it?" this week i have turned a hand full of misc crap i havn't even touched in a year into about $300 cash. Basically, the old saying is true... one man's trash is another man's treasure. Since i started using craigslist over a year ago to actively sell items i have made about $1,200 have any of you had much success on craigslist? __________________

10-18-10, 03:42 PM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Everytime I go there to sell something I, buy someone elses crap. It's a great site. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

10-18-10, 05:09 PM	#4
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Just made another $100 selling old crap __________________

10-18-10, 05:18 PM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,386 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	For the stuff you can't or don't care to sell, see if there is a Freecycle.org in your area. You will be surprised at what people will pick up. We use it all the time and it is great. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-18-10, 05:50 PM	#6
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	GR, is this you now? __________________

10-18-10, 03:27 PM	#2
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	cant talk about succes, but gotta check this out, there's enough crap in my house to start a colony. From porcelain horses to 100 year old work benches

10-18-10, 05:59 PM	#9
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Ha! I found it! GR's craigslist page footage: __________________

10-18-10, 10:33 PM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I've never bought anything off Craigslist, but I've looked a lot. I've also never tried to sell anything there, until now. One of my brand-new bass guitars is for sale there so I can upgrade to an even better one. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-19-10, 08:08 AM	#13
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I hear some really wild stories of 'services' being offered on Craigslist. Silly stuff like murder for hire, drugs being sold, prostitution, and on and on. Makes ebay look like a pre-school playground. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648