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

By: IT Rush

IT Rush — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:43:31 +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 12:59:29 +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 04:11:26 +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.

By: Michigan Girl

Michigan Girl — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:28:38 +0000

We found a WONDERFUL home for my dog on craigslist. It was just a perfect match!

I am currently looking for a room/sublet on craigslist…it’s been awhile since I have been looking…still trying to find the right place.

CL is not as big over here on the East Coast as the West Coast- but I think we are starting to catch on!

By: Wren

Wren — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:21:44 +0000

Hey GE,

I’m a huge fan of craigslist; I’ve bought and sold a bunch of stuff on there. I got a brilliant deal on a spectacular iMac in October (it’s still working wonderfully!) that was several hundred dollars less than anything I found on ebay or amazon. I find the free section especially awesome. I usually browse it once or twice a week–you can find some really useful stuff there.

As far as freecycle, I was on their mailing list for a few months, but there was never anything offered that I wanted. For all you with children, though, there always seems to be tons of baby stuff being offered. It’s certainly handy to get rid of unwanted junk, though, but I’m not sure if it’s any more effective than craigslist. It’s certainly less efficient since you can’t search.