View Full Version : Craigslist, Ebay or Other?
rambos_ride
11-20-2006, 06:31 PM
I bet I've only bought/sold less than 4 items on ebay in the 6-12 months. as I've gotten pretty turned off by the fees, fraud and such.
Lately I've been using Craigslist for Washington and Oregon and I have been having much better experiences buying or selling.
Just this weekend I bought a moving truck and pressure washer from some local people advertising on Craigslist. Both purchases I was able to negotiate a reasonable price to where I felt I got a great deal and the sellers were happy.
I like Craigslist because its free and you can post some pictures...
Does anyone else have other places online they trust to buy and sell items other than Craigslist or Ebay?
nhp1127
11-21-2006, 08:47 AM
I have advertised looking for Hudsons in Craigs list and had lots of calls from all over the country. Can't beat it.
faustmb
11-21-2006, 09:15 PM
I use Craigslist much more than ebay. I have had great luck on Craigslist, it's more like a flea market or yard sale where you can negotiate a little.
I check the Tampa Bay Craigslist daily.
Matt
Heart_Of_Texas
11-21-2006, 10:59 PM
FYI .... From Craigs Lists FAQ
Q: Is there a connection between craigslist and eBay?
A: eBay acquired 25% of the equity in craigslist from a former shareholder in august of 2004.
rambos_ride
11-21-2006, 11:43 PM
FYI .... From Craigs Lists FAQ
Q: Is there a connection between craigslist and eBay?
A: eBay acquired 25% of the equity in craigslist from a former shareholder in august of 2004.
The "axis of evil" has its hands in Craigslist :p - probably put a nice chunk-o-change in Craigs pocket!
At least CL is still free - for now!
46HudsonPU
11-22-2006, 06:09 AM
About the only thing that REALLY annoys me about Craigslist is that you can't do a 'multi-area' search for items...
rambos_ride
11-22-2006, 08:46 AM
About the only thing that REALLY annoys me about Craigslist is that you can't do a 'multi-area' search for items...
HERE HERE - I second that opinion!
If CL would just provide an RSS feed it would be dirt simple to write a bot to search the lists...
nhp1127
11-22-2006, 08:48 AM
That is also my biggist gripe. Can't search in multiple areas. It would make it alot better when looking for Hudsons...
46HudsonPU
11-22-2006, 09:13 AM
What can I say?... Great minds think alike...
Try this
http://crazedlist.org/
rambos_ride
11-22-2006, 11:56 AM
Nice link - I wish they didn't make you have to scroll the results - I'd rather see the search results full page.
Originally they did, but Craigslist blocked them...
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