Comments on: 5 Ways to Use Craigslist to Save and Make BIG Money

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:51:32 +0000

Good post on Craigslist Miller. I’ve survived on craigslist for the last 3 years since the economy went down hill. I won’t claim 6 figures by any stretch, but I’ve kept the phones on and the truck on the road. My favorite personal story includes some chicken equipment and a load of turkeys…. real live turkeys. I raise about 25 turkeys a year for thanksgiving and it was a week before the turkey poults (babies) were to arrive. I got a call off craigslist about my equipment for sale… which I had received for free when cleaning out an old farm. After some conversation me and the buyer figured out that he was in fact the hatchery I was receiving my birds from (Via a middleman) which was 3 states away. In the end, my supplier gave me my birds for free, handed me cash and took the equipment to my customer for me. Now that’s a great trade for a guy trying to live on a shoestring budget! Those turkeys were worth close to $250, and it was almost like my supplier was paying me to take them.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:35:43 +0000

I was looking for washer machines to build something else and a friend stumbled across a frecycle post that netted me a washer, dryer, 275gal oil tank and some other stuff. I filled my full size pickup and used some for my project and turned a buck on the rest. It’s hard for me to watch freecycle, but if you have friends that do (ie- stay at home parents who live by it) ask them to keep an eye out for you.

By: IT Rush

IT Rush — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:43:31 +0000

Glad to see some of you found success in using craigslist to save and make big money. Actually, I’m just learning my lesson and hopefully be able to close one soon. Thanks for the inspiration.

By: Trish Schrader

Trish Schrader — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:35:25 +0000

When you have unpacked in Chicago……a good thing to do is take in all the museums. I lived an hour from Chicago all my life till 35, and a great outing for all of us was to go to the Science & Industry Museum….. Check out the suburbs for rentals….some are very close. Good Luck and hope you make it through the winters…..that is why we left. Trish

By: Trish Schrader

Trish Schrader — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:31:02 +0000

I know it is legitimate. Many people put in requests for help, with clothing, needs for their family. I have helped several in the last year. I have donated children’s clothing and given food to a family with little income. I know a lot of people give things away…..that are too good to throw away. I now have many knick knacks with no place to go.

By: Web design Mississauga

Web design Mississauga — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:59:29 +0000

I have some problems posting on Craiglist as I offer my services there. I always search for new projects there on a daily basis as there are hundreds of new ones. I like the way it is functioning, but too much restrictions for several postings.

By: freeannualcreditreport.com

freeannualcreditreport.com — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:11:26 +0000

Craigslist is one of the powerful site that I ever test. but they have to much restrictions. I cannot post many items as I expected.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:42:58 +0000

I disagree with one of your points. The one about contact. You said do not use your real email address, you said use the “generic type-to”. My response is Yeah… do that… IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SELL IT!!! If your REALLY serious about selling your stuff on Craigslist a PHONE NUMBER is the single most important thing you need in that listing!!! A collection of GOOD QUALITY pictures is second, and a GOOD, thorough description is third. I’m not saying you will not sell it if you don’t do all 3, but I WILL say if your selling the same thing as I am they will call ME first, because I don’t leave any questions unanswered! I made killer money on ebay doing the same thing. People get on ebay and they use the most ridiculous sentence: It goes like this: “Email me with any questions.”
THAT is the most ridiculous sentence you can use. You should have thought enough to have already answered any questions they could POSSIBLY have right there in the description. The real question is “Do you want to sell it or not???” If you do then you want to take away ALL guesswork, and really sell what you have, and you do that with good pictures, THOROUGH (look it up) descriptions, and a phone number. Oh, and it does no good to include the phone number if you don’t answer it or at LEAST return calls promptly.
I sell on Craigslist and have a warehouse fully stocked just for CL. I make good money there. Emails (especially the generic ones) usually get me nowhere. A phone number gets the ball rolling, and I can tell in 2 minutes if you really want what I have, or your just wasting my time.

Otherwise… great article!

By: Jim Leigh

Jim Leigh — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:41:53 +0000

I was able to get a $100 gift card for Hobby Lobby for only $55! Make sure the card has a number you can call on the back to verify the amount, though!

By: My Life ROI

My Life ROI — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:24:04 +0000

I used to paint houses when I was in college. Craigslist was a great lead generator. I noticed these leads closed at a lower percentage (probably indicative of the price shopping nature of people on Craigslist..) but it was still leads I would not have had otherwise.

I have used it to sublet out my apartment twice before.

I have used it to get a sublet for the apartment I now currently reside in full time.

I have used it to fully furnish one of my old houses for free.

And the guy I sublet from in my current apartment had a lot of great furniture but he was moving 2,000 miles away. He left it for $100. King size box springs and mattress, book shelf, dresser, desk, etc…

All the deals have worked out well! I love craigslist.