With summer officially kicking off on Sunday, there’s still another two days to do some spring cleaning where it’s out with the old and in with the new.
To “monetize” spring cleaning, I’ve been using Cralgslist on a pretty regular basis over the past few weeks. Everything I’ve posted has attracted a healthy number of buyers, which has been pleasantly surprising. You always wonder whether anyone would be interested in buying your stuff so every time something’s sold, it’s a happy day.
At the same time, I’ve been using Craigslist to make a few purchases – a $200 refrigerator and a $200 stove, which have been major upgrades.
The best thing about buying and selling things on Craigslist is how it’s a win-win proposition. Sellers are happy to get a few bucks for selling things they don’t want/need, while buyers are happy to make purchases at reasonable/bargain prices.
It’s reminds me of the old days of eBay when deals where plentiful before it became a marketplace as opposed to people buying other peoples’ stuff.
Long live, Craigslist!!
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I agree with the ebay comparison except the local aspect reduces the fraud, its so much easier to deal with these small purchases over in a local coffee shop…
Craiglist is the second most popular online classified site in Canada…behind Kijiji. In fact, Kijiji has more content than the second (Criagslist) and third site (who cares?) combined.
Want more action? Use Kijiji.ca
Hey Mark. I totally agree. Another example that I've experienced in the past week with Craigslist was that I know someone who's trying to rent out a room in a house that's not yet built. She's getting way too many calls asking her to choose them
calls are from all over the country as well.
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