Archive for the ‘Merchandise’ Category
Friday, July 18th, 2008
newmoola.com writes a nice article on how to utilize Craigslist to make money. For starters, if you can't decide whether to use eBay or Craigslist, here's a simple criteria list.
Use Craigslist if you are:
Selling relatively popular item
Selling a heavy item
Trying to sell quickly
Wanting to deal with mostly local buyers
You are really low ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
A message was posted on modmyiphone.com about how surprised the seller was to receive numerous offers for her first-gen iPhone on Craigslist.
So Am I Missing Something???
Hey everyone,Here's my situation... I have a first generation iPhone and wanted to buy the new 3G iPhone. So I put my first gen iPhone on ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
In Westminster Colorado, former police officer turned entrepreneur, Dan Prochoda has an idea that he thinks will quickly catch on.
In a nutshell, the business offers a "safer spot" for people who use Web sites like Craigslist to meet and do their business in person.
For a fee of $15, a person ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
It must be unbearably difficult for families to wait until a spouse or relative can receive an organ transplant. It's not the operation, but actually locating a needed organ that is a match to the recipient, that's the difficult part.
Two couples from British Columbia are trying a new method involving Craigslist.
Lois ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
From out of nowhere, Craigslist has almost single-handily crippled the print newspaper classified ad business. From its humble beginnings in the mid-90's, Craigslist has seen a variety of competitors emerge and drop away.
Industry analysts who follow Web classifieds closely agree the space is in flux. Off-line powerhouse Wal-Mart has gotten in ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
One of the biggest and easiest ways to spot scams, is where the seller wants you to wire money to him.
Fraudsters want you to wire money to them because it's easy to collect on the other end and almost impossible to reclaim once it has been picked up.
So if strangers ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
We've heard this story before. An innocent person places an ad on Craigslist to sell an item. A scam artist zeros in and agrees to purchase the item.
The scam artist sends a check far exceeding the purchase price and asks the seller to wire transfer the excess money, less an inconvenience ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
A Plattsburgh businessman trying to sell a boat was almost taken by a Craigslist check scam. Luckily I smelled trouble and did some research, preventinh him from being another victim of an Internet scam.
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
The author of his blog entry writes - People ask the question all of the time "can you make money on Craigslist.org"? The answer is you can. All it takes is some time and ad management and you can make money just like anyone else.
There are many ways to make money on ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Here's a video compilation of couches, sofas and love seats offered up for free on Craigslist.
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
A real estate agent and single parent from Palm Beach Gardens in Florida is taking marketing to a whole new level.
Dee Traboscia is trying to sell her home and find a new husband. She's been divorced for eight years, and thought she'd be re-married by now.
Her ad reads, “If you ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
There were many stories of people who were the first to buy the new 1G iPhone, and proudly showing them off like the parent of a newborn baby.
But those tears of happiness turned into tears of sadness when Apple quickly cut the prices, and left many loyal, early adopters holding ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
"Super Intendo" posted a message on the MacRumors Forum asking for some advice about selling his Macbook. Here's one of the replied to his Craigslist ad.
Quote:
Hello seller thanks for your quick response i will like to buy this item so pls do withdraw the advert from Craigslist. I will also ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Ladies if you've been dreaming of wearing a beautiful Vera Wang wedding dress for that momentous occassion ..... you're dream may be coming true.
Veronica found this $2,100 gem on Craigslist in the Wash DC area. But after much thought, she decided to pass it up due to wanting to be ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Selling one's personal belongings on sites such as Craigslist or eBay have opened the possibilities to quickly and efficiently sell items via the Internet.
Taking things one step further, consumers now are moving into the increasingly growing world of bartering.
Instead of taking cash for an item or service, you exchange what ...
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