<p>I have sold everything from a baby grand piano (multi $$ thousand item) to used sports equipment and household goods (under $25 items) on craigslist. Great experience.</p>
<p>Tips others have given:
Use photos
Price fairly; overpriced items will languish.
Use common sense and caution when having people to your home.</p>
<p>For high priced items (such as the grand piano) or bulky items (same), require certified funds/paypal and wait for the funds to fully clear before releasing the item. Also require buyer to pay for and arrange shipping. A serious, quality buyer will understand this. I sold the piano to a California buyer and I am on the opposite coast.</p>
<p>I once got an inquiriy on a sporting goods item (worth about $75) from England. Asked if I would ship to England (Craigslist warns to sell local). I emailed back that I certainly would ship to England, after receiving good funds from him including the price of shipping. Never heard back from him again. I guess he was hoping for a gullible seller. Contrast that to the grand piano buyer, who FedExed me a check and waited over a week until I was certain the funds had cleared. He then arranged for his piano moving company to come and get the item.</p>
<p>Sold a HD 51" TV, a Baldwin piano and assorted collectibles. Only the collectibles were shipped; the other items purchased by locals. For the shipped items, we required a bank check in advance of shipping (can’t believe someone would be trusting enough to send the money without any assurance that the items would arrive; I probably wouldn’t) or paypal.</p>
<p>I’ve had success in the past with craigslist and freecycle.org in obtaining props for the hs theater department.</p>
<p>I was looking on Craigslist to BUY some tickets - there are SO many postings!!! I don’t know how I feel about trusting this process…I was thinking of posting a TICKETS WANTED, list our price and see if anyone contacts us???</p>
<p>abasket, be extremely careful when buying tickets from strangers. Local news run a story about a mom who wanted to treat her kids to a pop concert only to find out that the tickets she bought from Craigslist were fake when she took them to a local Ticketmaster outlet just to check. The story did have a happy ending, because the counterfeiters were caught, and the mom got free concert passes from the pop star.</p>
<p>I also found housing for my son through Craigslist when he did an internship in London for 9 weeks.<br>
Housing through the University was very costly so I did some searching and S looked at the flat. Great deal for both. They were subletting for a student who was in the States and he was looking for a short term living arrangement.</p>
<p>abasket - put in your request "LOOKING FOR: "…and note a price limit. You will still get responses from others who think you will pay their price.<br>
I also set up a separate email (hotmail) address so those emails stayed separate from my personal emails.</p>
<p>I’m getting ready to list 2 concert tickets for a show that I can’t attend I shouldn’t have any trouble selling them. I always sell them for what I paid.</p>
<p>Btw, I got my current, interesting, temp job on Craig’s List! And, had an interview w/a very reputable firm for perm job – also from CL! I responded (quickly!) to their ads.</p>
<p>I have never actually sold anything on Craigslist, but I got rid of some stuff (old washer/dryer) for free.</p>
<p>I found my current job on Craigslist. It never would have occurred to me to look there but a friend suggested it. The job and company are terrific.</p>
<p>I sold a child’s bed frame on Craigslist. First time, over the summer, no bites. I listed it again in early September with many photos and included an incentive: pay cash and pick it up by this Friday and it’s $75 less. Something like that. </p>
<p>This kind of furniture is very common on Craigslist so I knew I needed to do something to entice buyers. Someone came and got it two days later!</p>
<p>Be careful when opening responses. Most will have a Re: line that reflects your ad. If the Re: line is blank or something odd–don’t open it! I picked up a computer virus that was a problem to clear!</p>
<p>Otherwise, I used CL alot before I moved cross-country–esp. for bulky or outgrown things that I just wanted gone fast. (I had a quick job offer and needed to clear out my rental faster than some charities could pick up!)</p>
<p>I sold my car on Craigslist in the fall. Took less than a week and a bit of a hassle, but was kind of fun and I was able to sell it for $2200 more than the best trade in price I could get from dealers (I tried the trade-in route first, and quickly realized I could get more doing it myself so I thought I’d try it out). Highly recommend it. </p>
<p>Take lots of pictures of the thing you are selling. Use lots of relevant words so those doing a search will find it. Post lots of details (if it’s a car, provide all the specs you can think of), and be honest. This will greatly reduce wasted time with phone called questions and people coming to see it but walking away when they see it doesn’t match the ad.</p>
<p>I have also used it a lot to acquire things:</p>
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<li><p>One kid has found a job that way, another has found several great volunteer experiences. </p></li>
<li><p>The furnishings for an entire cabin via Craigslist: every speck of furniture (e.g. an almost new, leather, queen size sofa bed for $100). I so thoroughly enjoyed the hunt, it was sad when I ran out of things I needed. </p></li>
<li><p>I acquired a complete set of donated baby clothing, supplies etc. for a pregnant refugee that I was assisting. I posted an ad and so many generous people helped me- I retrieved things with my pick up and was able to drop them up and set up a whole babyroom for her. It was really wonderful. </p></li>
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<p>My best Craigslist purchase though were two 300 sq ft cedar sleeping cabins, complete with doors, insulation, roofs and porches-- bought and delivered to our island property.</p>
I shouldn’t have any trouble selling them. I always sell them for what I paid.</p>