How to Sell Items on Craigslist

By Kilogramm

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Want to get rid of your items on Craigslist with the quickness? Follow these few easy steps and you'll be on your way to the money!

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • computer
  • Items to sell

Step1
Description: The first step to selling your items quick is a great description. Go into detail about the item by explaining the condition it's in, whether brand new or used. If you're not able to provide a image make sure to go into so much detail that the buyer can almost imagine how it looks.
Step2
Price: The price is really the most important factor when selling on Craigslist. This is the first thing people are looking for when they come across a item they want to purchase. Set the price fair, meaning if your item isn't brand new, don't set a high price. The more reasonable the price, the more replies you'll get.
Step3
Image: Having an image is always an extra plus because the buyer can actually see what they're paying for. It's nothing like seeing what you get for your money so try to always supply a image.

Tips & Warnings

  • Beware of scams on Craigslist (fake buyers)

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on 9/6/2008 Great information. Thanks for the tips.

Suexi

Suexi said

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on 8/18/2008 I was thinking just last night that I want to sell something on Craigslist, and wondered how to go about doing it. Perfect timing!

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on 7/21/2008 A better site that works great is http://www.searchtheentirecraigslist.com

ranks high in the search engines and it is getting tons of traffic.

luv2laugh

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on 6/5/2008 oh my goodness, I just came across your article and I wrote one very similar. We even used the same picture (I think I might change mine now) Mine is very detailed, but yours has some great tips. Do you want to post a link to your article on my comments section?
http://www.ehow.com/how_2311068_money-selling-items-craigslist.html

kllmomof2

kllmomof2 said

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on 5/28/2008 Very informative!

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