Craigslist - annoyed - any other places to sell?

[moneybags]

What's the deal with Craigslist these days? I listed some furniture, and I've gotten 10 responses that are obviously scams. I listed 3 large wooden shelves/cabinets. People want to send me money sight unseen...like that makes any sense.

Anyone use other methods of selling big items? I will list on my local Facebook garage sale sites, but I know there are new apps, etc. out there that I am not familiar with.

[bjl584]

I use Craigslist.
Yes, there are a fair amount of scams, but if you weed through it you can find good deals.
I just bought a coal stove on these a few weeks ago as a supplemental heat source for my house.

I've used the Facebook marketplace once.
Years ago I bought a car on Auto Trader.

[msomnipotent]

I use bookoo.com, but it isn't widely available. My sister has a ton of success with Facebook using the local groups.

You think selling shelving is bad, don't try to sell purses. I got so many pictures of naked men for some reason when I listed purses. There must be some underground fetish thing about CL and purses.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

I have had good experiences as a buyer lately on nextdoor.com. The users who would see your ad are all in your area, have their real full names listed, and often have a profile and history of posts that you can have a look at if you feel the need to ascertain that they are really neighbors.

[rennigade]

Just stick them on the curb and give them away for free. Chances are whatever style your cabinets/bookshelves are...no one wants anymore.

Take for instance solid oak dining/kitchen tables. Tables that could last generations and cost an arm and a leg when they were purchased new. No one wants those type of tables anymore. No one cares about the craftsmanship/quality. Everyone wants a farmhouse table now. You cant even give those things away for free.

We just gave away a large oak entertainment center my in laws left behind. I was actually going to burn it but decided to stick it up by the road for someone to take...which they did. I wasnt about to bother selling it for $20 at best when it cost them around $700 at the time.

[moneybags]

Take for instance solid oak dining/kitchen tables. Tables that could last generations and cost an arm and a leg when they were purchased new. No one wants those type of tables anymore. No one cares about the craftsmanship/quality. Everyone wants a farmhouse table now. You cant even give those things away for free.

I actually sold a table/chairs like that for $100.00. I got it for free and was going to paint it, but decided not to, so I listed it on CL. I am not opposed to giving things away for free, but I will always try to get money for it first .

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Goodness, I care about quality. And oak is great! As a matter of fact I'm on the lookout for a really solid shelf unit or two. I need it to hold home canned items. That means it needs to be sturdy. I don't care about the style so long as it is large and doesn't have excess ornamentation that takes up space. It's just needed in my basement. Shelves with doors such as barrister's bookshelf or hutch for china cabinet would work great.

Even for books (yes, I still read books rather than get everything on a digital reader), I need sturdy shelves made like they used to make them.

All this adds up to my watching the used market for what I want.

[james.hendrickson]

Facebook marketplace. I bought my son some used Legos for Christmas earlier this week. I paid something like $25 for 10lbs of Legos.

[amastewa93]

Facebook Marketplace is great. I've had some success with eBay as well but they will charge a fee for posting so I only post larger, higher-priced items there.

[amarowsky]

Facebook Marketplace is great. I've had some success with eBay as well but they will charge a fee for posting so I only post larger, higher-priced items there.

For me (as of the past year or so) I have been able to list my first $500 worth of items on ebay w/ no fee to sell. I think the limit is for your first 20 items totalling $500, but that is approx w/ out looking it up.

***I'm not sure if this first $500 fee-free, is available to everyone. But I don't recall doing anything to initiate it, and have definitely been taking advantage of it.

I don't sell too much on there, but I definitely sell old clothes, books, electronics, and appliances we don't use.

To original post, I agree with some others that Facebook marketplace seems to be the fastest growing way to sell things online in close proximity. Huge reach, and pretty simple interface.

I still use craigslist often though. I am in the process of selling a treeblind that came w/ my property when I bought the house 7 years ago (took down the trees, repainted the blind, and will probably make a cool $40 off of it). Also I recycle a ton off stuff in the form of selling, old bottles, bottle caps, and other random things (usually storage or building related) that somehow populate in my garage or basement.

I'd be curious to know what the yearly total of everything I sell equates too. I wouldn't be surprised if it was in the $1000-2000 range. Nothing insane, but it's easily a month worth of mortgage + utilities.

[snafu]

The number of people who are willing to buy used furniture and goods seem to be diminishing. I wondered if it's because sellers need to be paid cash, don't have the facilities for credit cards. I've noticed old, sturdy Pine units that have been updated with chalk paint seem to sell quickly. It's a lot of work and chalk paint is expensive to facilitate your desire to sell. I was thinking I'd tape a color chart of chalk paint to some items I'd like gone so that a potential buyer would better understand an end product.

Does anyone here use 'CUBE' to allow credit in a non commercial environment?

[disneysteve]

Does anyone here use 'CUBE' to allow credit in a non commercial environment?

I think you mean Square.

That said, I would suspect people are starting to use services like Venmo more for these types of transactions.

[Budget Kitty]

We've had some success with Facebook Marketplace but it was kind of hit and miss. A few things sold no problem but others just sit there with no interest at all. Or you go back and forth with a potential buyer who then disappears. I don't have a lot of patience with the whole process.

[james.hendrickson]

We've had some success with Facebook Marketplace but it was kind of hit and miss. A few things sold no problem but others just sit there with no interest at all. Or you go back and forth with a potential buyer who then disappears. I don't have a lot of patience with the whole process.

Same with us - I think you need to offer a deal that is so good, people will be motivated to come and get the goods. For us, that was at least 50% off retail.

[surfius]

Any apps where I can sell my old stuff?