Studies have shown that buyers who negotiate and get some discount are actually happier than those who didn’t negotiate but got a lower price. Price low, but higher than the lowest price you are willing to accept in order to give yourself some negotiating room. A good number of folks who respond will try to negotiate with you. So, I price things fairly low, but I give myself some negotiating room. I usually price it for less than what others are selling it for on Craigslist as well, in order to move it quickly. If you want to move your stuff on Craigslist, you’ll have to price it for significantly less than what you find on eBay. OK, I know you paid $500 for that couch, but there’s no way you’re getting $250 for it now! Most sellers on Craigslist price way too high. Therefore, your pricing needs to be aggressively low if you want to sell it fast. The fact is, people shop on Craigslist to get bargains. People will see through that pretty quickly. An old futon won’t get much attention at any price, and you might be better off just giving that away.Ĭloseup of Roland D50 that I sold on CraigslistĪlso, if the product can turn on or light up, then photograph it in the “on” state, with the display lit up and and as many things that can be shown to be working as possible.įinally, don’t use the manufacturer’s photos of the product that you find on the Internet. You need to be realistic about the value of what you’re selling. If you live in a small town, it might be more difficult to sell your stuff online.Īlso, a lot of the stuff I sold was relatively high-value stuff like music equipment. I’ve found that if you live in a college town (like Providence, RI where I lived), there are lots of students eager to snap up second-hand furniture. Note that your location makes a big difference in how fast your stuff will sell. Still, many of the tips in this article apply to selling items on Facebook or other online platforms. I still use Craigslist to give stuff away for free, but I now only use eBay to sell items, unless it is really big, like furniture. Last time I tried to sell something I got spammed with texts from scammers wanting to “buy” my item unseen with cashier’s checks – obvious frauds. UPDATE: Unfortunately, Craigslist has become infested with scammers. Here are some things I learned from the process. I didn’t have time for eBay, so I put it all on Craigslist, and through some trial and error, was able to sell most of my items in a day, with a few taking two days. A while ago, I had to sell a bunch of stuff quickly to prepare for a move.
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