For those of you who aren’t familiar with craigslist, it is an online classifieds site. You can buy stuff, sell stuff, look for a job, etc. I love, love, love it! The key to finding great items for a great price is to check it often. You can even add a particular category or search to your feed reader by clicking on the RSS button in the bottom right corner of the page.
Here are a few of the goodies we’ve bought:
- LoveSac SuperSac for our gameroom for $65 (retail $719)
- twin captain’s bed w/ bookcase headboard for $40
- a stove for $20!! We just moved and our new house didn’t have a stove. The appliances are white, which I’m not fond of, and my refrigerator is black. I decided to get a white stove with a black oven door to tie everything together until we can replace them. I was thrilled to find an older stove in great shape – it just needed a $15 plug!
- Broyhill Chair & 1/2 with storage ottoman in like-new condition for $300 (retail $1200)
Sometimes you will come across a real treasure without even looking for it. I recently bought a little animated singing Christmas tree for only $4. We had just thrown ours away because it was falling apart. Normally that would not be a big deal, but it belonged to our son Elijah who we lost several years ago to Leukemia. Everyone loved that little tree! I knew I had to find another and pictured spending big bucks on Ebay. It was a little gift from God the day I saw the ad on craigslist. So keep your eyes peeled – you never know what you might find!
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We haven’t done much buying on Craigslist, but we HAVE done selling, and it has been wonderful! We’ve sold everything we’ve ever listed, and usually within 48 hours.
I love CL, also! I bought a near-new bassinnette for $13 (she was selling it for $10, but I gave her a few extra dollars since we met halfway); an Eddie Bauer double stroller for $50 (used 6 times); etc.