selling on here vs craiglist

[gei]

so i had two raps tickets for sale.... basically the story is I bought 13, because 13 of us were going... but 2 people backed out, so i had 2 extra

so anyway, i put them up here in the bst forum for $144 FIRM... thats about $30 below face value.

I also posted them on craigslist at the same time....

now im not sure which place has a bigger audience... but basically here is what i found:

I got 4-5 offers on here, some offering ridiculously low amounts (ie $90 for both type of thing), and none actually offering the asking price... even when i tried to meet in the middle people kept haggling

I also got 4-5 responses from craigslist, all offering the exact asking price (even rounding up to $145), and all offering to come pick them up right away.

Not sure what my point is exactly... I just though this was interesting. I'm not bashing RFD'ers at all... I guess people here are always just looking out for a good deal... however, there are definitely some cheapo's here too :D

[cmge]

i like selling here than craiglist... i get too many scam emails from there and flakes as well...

[Avenger]

I have also found RFD members to be extreme lowballers. It is not even like they let it go when you refuse. If I turn them down they get bitter, and still try to haggle a lower price. If they accepted it that would be fine, but it gets irritating to have to defend your choice of not accepting the lowball.

I also find that CL people do not lowball, and are more flexible, I guess it is just the demographic or something.

[gei]

i think in general there are just more kids on this board... trying to get "something for nothing"... people on craigslist seem a bit more realistic...

[NDman]

[QUOTE=Avenger]I have also found RFD members to be extreme lowballers. It is not even like they let it go when you refuse. If I turn them down they get bitter, and still try to haggle a lower price. If they accepted it that would be fine, but it gets irritating to have to defend your choice of not accepting the lowball.

I also find that CL people do not lowball, and are more flexible, I guess it is just the demographic or something.[/QUOTE]
You think RFD is bad? Try Newsgroup. That's way worse. I never listed anything on Craiglist but RFD is very heaven compared to newsgroup. :) Maybe I'll start listing my stuff over there

[Avenger]

[QUOTE=NDman]You think RFD is bad? Try Newsgroup. That's way worse. I never listed anything on Craiglist but RFD is very heaven compared to newsgroup. :) Maybe I'll start listing my stuff over there[/QUOTE]
I still prefer RFD as I sell more stuff here, but in general I have never been lowballed or complained to from CL.

[guest10586]

[QUOTE=NDman]You think RFD is bad? Try Newsgroup. That's way worse. I never listed anything on Craiglist but RFD is very heaven compared to newsgroup. :) Maybe I'll start listing my stuff over there[/QUOTE]

Newsgroup is rough, the basically want it for free. :|

[guest10586]

Anyone have any other places to sell things other then craigslist and newsgroup? I just want to sell some ps2 game locally. By the time they are shipped they start becoming regular price.

[mallik]

[QUOTE=snapcracklepop]Newsgroup is rough, the basically want it for free. :|[/QUOTE]

Not to mention that the threadcrapping there is ridiculous.

[Amourek]

I get lowballed everywhere.

[DaFonz]

[QUOTE=Avenger]I have also found RFD members to be extreme lowballers. It is not even like they let it go when you refuse. If I turn them down they get bitter, and still try to haggle a lower price. If they accepted it that would be fine, but it gets irritating to have to defend your choice of not accepting the lowball.

I also find that CL people do not lowball, and are more flexible, I guess it is just the demographic or something.[/QUOTE]

I tend to find that too. Newsgroups has been good for me too as people typically don't lowball my prices

[kingsley]

lol...RFD...you guys are too much

[weedb0y]

also try usedtoronto.com

[Anessa]

there's some horrible lowballers on Howardforums as well. anyone ever dealt with brownmin? that guys seems to want everything for next to nothing. irritating SOB... :cheesygri

[Dodger]

[QUOTE=gei]i think in general there are just more kids on this board... trying to get "something for nothing"... [/QUOTE]


When I was a kid I lived way beyond my means. Same thing with my friends. We all had good jobs, and no bills, so we could care less about saving money on deals...
Now I know the value of a dollar, so I'm turning to these deal sites.

Its strange for me to see a lot of kids or teens looking to save money.