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what do you guys think about buying and selling on craigslist?

 
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Loren

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Feb 17, 2009 3:15 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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I`ve bought and sold stuff on CL for years.  Tools and music
equipment mostly.  Stuff I was interested in or know something
about.

Craig`s thoughts are on the money.  CL is always changing around.

You CAN make some great money buying commodities and
selling them from your house.  Online isn`t the only way to do it.

You can run tiny buy/sell newspaper ads and many other old
school strategies and get your phone ringing off the hook.  

Think way beyond Craigslist though.  It`s a hangout for the younger
generation but not the older too much.  Lots of people above a certain
age don`t use the internet at all but they have stuff to sell and you
can reach them by advertising where they look: bulletin boards, newspapers,
and so forth.

You can also turn a tidy profit by bringing stuff to real auction houses.
Buy a dining-room set for $50 from an old lady and sell it for $250 at
auction.  You just need a truck and to do a little snooping around.

Jim Straw is the king of this stuff.  BusinessLyceum.com  is his site.

Real old school.


wtgg

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Feb 17, 2009 5:05 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Loren thank you for the link!


WebJunky

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Feb 17, 2009 6:41 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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very effective - just have to stay on top of closed / expired listings if you are selling recurringly.  there are automated programs to do this but CL is fighting hard to combat those as they are being misused.  there will be newer products that come out, but then again CL will be fighting those consistently.  stick to the basics and do not try to outsmart the system unless you are willing to lose your investment in the automated software

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