Over the past few days, I've developed a newfound love for Craigslist. "Craigslist?" you may ask, "Why in the world do you love Craigslist?" Well, let me start by saying that I very much like yard sales. I like to sell my things to the world and get money; it makes it easier to get rid of things (I have mild hoarder tendencies) and lets me buy new things! I also like to look through yard sales but I don't usually buy much...
I've discovered that Craigslist is like a never-ending, higher-paying yard sale! Thus, I love Craigslist! At yard sales, if you have something that is worth (in its present condition) $20 and you listed it for $10, someone will inevitably offer you $5 and act like you should be grateful. If I post the same thing on Craigslist, I can probably ask more for it and I will get a whole slew of people offering me the asking price!
On Wednesday night (at about 10:30-11pm), Aaron and I posted six items on Craigslist: a 32" Dynex LCD TV, an Emerson DVD/VHS Combo Player, an Ikea Hemnes Coffee Table, a Pro-Form Crosswalk 325x treadmill, a Marcy weight bench/bar/300 lb. weight set, and a Sportscraft full-size Ping-Pong Table with electronic scoreboard. We asked $80 for the TV, $25 for the DVD/VHS player, $35 for the coffee table, $50 for the treadmill, $150 for all the weight bench stuff, and $85 for the ping-pong table. By the time we got up the next morning, we had emails about everything except the treadmill and the DVD/VHS player.
By mid-day on Thursday, we had arranged for buyers to come pick up the treadmill, the weights and bar (he offered the full $150 but didn't want the bench), TV, ping-pong table, and coffee table! Someone was coming Thursday evening for the weights and someone else was coming for the treadmill. Tonight, someone is coming for the coffee table. And tomorrow morning, someone is coming for the TV and someone else is coming for the ping-pong table. We got the full price we asked for everything, so in a matter of a few days, we got $400 worth of stuff sold. We still have the DVD/VHS player and the bench to sell. In fact, I need to list the bench on Craigslist again! (Thanks for the reminder!) If the DVD/VHS player doesn't sell soon, I'll list it again and lower the price a bit. But, all in all, Craiglist is much more successful for me than a yard-sale! And, for that, I'm thankful and I'm falling in love with Craiglist.
Now, I can just think of all the other things that I can put up for sale! Once we buy our new living room furniture (see yesterday's post!) and once we know when that's coming in, our current couch and loveseat will be available on Craigslist. We have a full-size bedframe that goes with the bedroom suit that we are re-finishing (I'm sure that will be the subject of further posts); we don't need that frame since we'll be using a queen-sized bed... Hey, maybe I'll put the old dishes I have on Craigslist rather than taking them to my parents' yard sale on the 29th! I have a Periodic Table of Elements shower curtain too... :o) Who knows? I might make Aaron really happy here by getting rid of lots of stuff... Maybe he'll let me buy new stuff for being so good at getting rid of stuff... :oD (After all, before the last yard sale, he agreed to let me buy one new pair of shoes for every three pairs I got rid of and he agreed to let me buy one new article of clothes for every ten article I got rid of!)
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