Subject says it all. Craigslist kind of freaks me out. It’s truly amazing how quickly you can sell or get rid of things. I have either sold or given way 6 postings on craigslist so far. All happened within hours of the posting.
That’s pretty amazing compared to the days long past where you had to mail in an ad to some local ad seller, hope it was published in the next edition and that you would get any calls on it.
My favorite thing about it is how you can easily give things away. Just because I have no use for something does not mean it should be thrown away! The best part about that is, things don’t get tossed into the trash and landfills, nearly as much as they would have in the past.
Just yesterday, I decided to give away a car battery charger. I had recently replaced it with a new 3-stage charger to take better care of my expensive deep-cycle batteries for a camper. Those are just too expensive to buy and no one wants to waste a battery that can not be easily recycled.
In fact, I had been given the charger years ago (about 11). It’s still a perfectly fine charger and I have taken great care of it – no rust, corrosion, etc. It only makes sense to give it away again to someone in need.
Here’s a snapshot of my original post acceptance email and the first response:
How about that? 7 minutes from post to purchase! Now someone else has a tool they can use.
Perhaps if we all took better care of our household items, others could get fair use of them without the need to buy new things all the time?
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