Craigslist - Another way to make money from home!

I don't know about you but we have had great success with purchasing items off of Craigslist at a great discount. This summer we bought a Schwinn bike trailer/jogger for $35 regularly $200 in great shape barely used. We also bought a boys 10 in. bike for $20 usually around $60. Both items have gotten a lot of use and the bike has made it downstairs to the basement and will be used all winter.

It stands to reason then that Craigslist is a great place to make money too! Just in the past couple of months I have started exploring this option. It is really easy to post items and FREE!

Here are some tips:

1. Sign up for an account to manage your listings. You don't have to do this but it is the easiest way to keep track of your items.
2. Sign up for a FREE email account to use specifically for craigslist items. This also isn't a must if you just want to try it out but you do (even though you check the button not to) get some junk mail.
3. Post your item and leave it on for a couple days or a week or so. If the item did not sell, copy the text of the ad, delete the ad and re post it. I usually will post an item twice before I give up. It really just depends on if the right person was looking that week.
4. Really think about what you are posting. Use the season or time of year as your guide. Right now is a good time to post old Halloween costumes, winter jackets, fall clothes, winter clothes, Christmas dresses, Christmas or fall decorations, boots etc. There is a slim chance that someone is going to be looking for beach towels or swimsuits.
5. Don't put your asking price and then put how much you paid. These are all used items. The main goal is to sell the item and put some cash in your pocket. Be fair with your price and be willing to drop it.
6. Usually, I will make a pile of at least five things to list, take pictures, and then post them. This way I am not taking pictures of one item, loading them and posting them and two days later doing it all again. You want to save time too!
7. Also, Tasha a friend of mine gave me the suggestion of telling people that the first person to show up gets the item! This was a great tip because I would have five people contact me and set something up with the first person and they wouldn't show then I was going back to the second person and same scenario. I almost gave up on Craigslist! Play it by ear and see how it works for you!

Let us know how you like Craigslist and if you try it!