posted on March 2, 2005 09:41:09 PM new
Everybody,,,,,,that is the BEAUTY of Craigslist.com there IS NO Shipping! The guy was 4 miles away......he picked it Up....CL is Nothing but an electronic newspaper type ad...try it!!!!! Give min. desc......I mean MIN......with a PICTURE of coure and YOUR phone Number....Forget all the NEW HORROR Ebay Stories, get back to REALITY when you placed an ad in the local NEWSPAPER....News paper adve, is DYING because of this electronic and FREEEEEEEEEEEEEE Service.....
And in Spite of what I've read e bay just keeps going and going and going ,,,
posted on March 2, 2005 10:33:05 PM new
That's great Jack. Those boards can be a bear to pack so they don't go oversize. I'll keep Craigslist in mind just in case I run across something too big to ship at a reasonable price.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on March 3, 2005 12:12:23 PM new
Ah, yes, that wacky craigslist.org
My recent LP record story.
I politely tell the guy below that I already sold them (for a nice, tidy profit) but he kept
bothering me endlessly. BTW, I got much more than this guy would ever pay me. I've
sold thousands of LPs on eBay (and elsewhere) and know about pricing records and getting the most
dollar I can get.
Anyway, here are his emails...
#1 email: "How Much?"
Me: Sold. Thank you.
#2 email: "Well how about getting another bid so you wont under sell.....I paid $5,000.00
for last collection of early Jazz.....Try me...."
Me: Like I said, I've already sold them. Thank you.
#3 email: "Most people in this area have no clue of how Important this stuff is...."
Me: I've already told you in the last 2 emails that I sold them.
#4 email: "We compile a list and record the stuff on CD for people to hear ......"
#5 email: "Ok ....If you ever get anymore of these records..let us know..we pay more then anyone...we just paid 500.00 for a Sun Record Label with Johnny Cash on it."
#6 email: "Why do you Ignore me???"
Me: I told you days ago that I SOLD them.
His final reply to me?
#7 email: "I wrote much more then just a request for the records..you are a rude nasty man...Thank god we didn't do business..I would have hated to give you any money."
posted on March 3, 2005 01:56:06 PM new
Just sold a motorcycle on craiglist to a buyer located 300 miles away. (He's going to pick it up). I'd bet that I get more hits on craiglist than on the same item listed on ebay.
And when I'm looking to buy something, craigslist is the first place I look. You can find some good deals.
I think it's just a matter of time before ebay buys out the rest of craiglist and ends the free listings. The owner says he'll never sell out, but everyone has their price.
posted on March 3, 2005 02:15:49 PM new
*I* think that *when* ebay takes full control over craigslist, which WILL entail listing fees NO DOUBT!!!! ....
and then, another 'craigslist'-type service will thank God, spout up on the internet, for FREE 'want ad' type of listings.
posted on March 4, 2005 11:04:22 PM new
So Ebay when shall I, expect my commission checks for Promoting YOUR site???? Until the 12th of Never, and that's, a Lonnnnnnng , lonnnnnng time,,,,,,,
And in Spite of what I've read e bay just keeps going and going and going ,,,
posted on March 4, 2005 11:21:19 PM new
5 years ago i said,,,,,Yahooooooo!!! swapmeets will die, e bay will Rule,,,,,we'll i was wrong, e bay had it's Heydays,,,,,,harder and harder now,,,,,there ARE OTHER venues,,,,,,find them, Like Elvis said, Yooooooooou gotta follow that Dream......
Make your DREAMS, come true,,,,HARD WORK! Thinking! thinking, thinking,,,,,,,
And in Spite of what I've read e bay just keeps going and going and going ,,,
posted on March 5, 2005 11:59:34 AM new
Jack, How do we get Craigslist to add Panama City or the Florida Panhandle??? Closest link is Jacksonville (hear that Tomwii?) and it is almost 4 hours away!
Also, anyone remember that name of that great site that was doing the swapping and trade network? I lost it (and everything else I ever knew) when I system tanked in Dec.
