I have been trying to sell a few things recently and it seems like a lot of people that respond are just complete idiots. They can't write a complete sentence and don't make sense when they try. Why does this have to be so difficult? My ad's have every single detail I can offer (including measurements) and I still get questions...for answers they can find in the ad! GAH!
Do you find it difficult to sell things on Craigslist?
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
Yes, and it's even worse when they don't show up to get an item. or ask will you take $5? When they item is listed at $50...umm no! I found an online resell group on facebook for my area, that is way better than craigslist. Maybe look into something like that instead.
pomegranate / 3032 posts
it took me for months to sell my dining room set... and i put a code word in the listing and i only responded to people who used the code word in their email/subject line. I was getting a ton of spam/scam emails. That and i just kept relisting and lowering the price. I ended up getting about half of what i unrealistically wanted for the set but considering it was a hand me down we still made money.
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
Yeah be careful those aren't scammers! They rarely make sense and often ask for details about the item because it's a c/p email. They always offer to send you more than you asked for via money order and then will send a delivery guy to pick it up. Per Google the check doesn't cash and they ask for the difference back before you know that. It took me FOREVER to sell our coffee table because I would get 2-3 scammers before I ever got a real email.
coconut / 8430 posts
There are also people who are just harvesting legit emails who send nonsense or very generic emails like "do you still have this?"
I hate the people who lowball to the point of ridiculousness! If I list for $200, do you really think I'll take $50?
OTOH, I just sold a carseat and rocker to a really nice pregnant lady on the weekend! I was happy to get those out of my house.
honeydew / 7488 posts
I have similar complaints, and I find that people are just looking to get haggle and get a "steal" rather than pay a fair price. Sometimes I just give to goodwill to avoid the hassle. I also have reservations about random people knowing where I live. So, not a lot of Craigslisting done by me. If Craigslist is ever the best place to sell an item, my brother sells it for me 
coconut / 8430 posts
@T-Mom: you're right! When I buy things from people I want it to be a fair price for both of us!
eBay can be better but I hate how much they skim off the top! I sold a Lululemon bag for $180 and I think I paid $30 in fees!
pomegranate / 3516 posts
DH has been selling things on Craigslist lately and has sold a few things so far. Although recently he listed a bunch of his things and put at the bottom that he would either take money or he would trade for a camera lens of similar value but nothing else. Someone still emailed him to ask if he'd trade for an unopened cell phone. I don't think he responded.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
I just got a great solid wood hutch last night. I'm happy!
DH is waiting for a guy to sell some equipment to him. We will see if it comes through but it would be like $2k so that would be nice.
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