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How does anything sell on Craigslist?
somunny:
:soapbox:
So CL rants are nothing new but really, what is it with that place?! I've been trying to sell a loveseat for six weeks and have gotten nothing but flakes, low-ballers and scammers. Here's one of today's e-mails:
"Hello, How are you there?am interested in your item posted and i need it very urgent,well no problem with the price,i will buy it from you.My mode of payment is going to be by check in us dollars and my shipper will come for pick up after the payment has been received and cleared.Get back to me with the name and address,zip code to send the payment to including your contact phone number. Thanks"
Also, do people get some kind of rush off of inquiring if an item is still for sale?
"is the loveseat still up for grabs?"
"yes, it is. Woulld you like to come by and take a look at it?"
*crickets*
Then there's the folks that want to offer you a fraction of your asking price without even having the common decency to look at it first.
:banghead:
The most luck I've had on CL was when I gave away a bed for free. The MF'ers lined up around the block!
ChadTower:
I've sold some stuff on CL but it does take a little effort of filtering out the spammers, scammers, people trying to pick something up for nothing, and the people who make arrangements and do not show up.
The only ones that really bother me are the ones that noshow. Time is valuable.
Chris G:
Can't disagree with any of your rant.
One thing that's given me some modest success is putting some sort of extra little creative note about the item. For example, I had an older 48" TV I sold recently and added a note: "great for playing video games". Some dude called within 15 minutes and came and picked it up within an hour. Said he wanted it for playing video games.
ChadTower:
Pictures and decent grammar get better responses. In a sea of badly written posts with no pics, a competent FS post will get a better quality of response.
somunny:
I have a pic in the ad and I are a very good writer. ;)
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