Buying and Selling on Craigslist

I am a pro at craigslist. I have rented out one of my houses a few times using it and i have found a part time job through it too.

I have bought and sold many things there too. The largest item was a dining room hutch that I had in a storage unit. My son who is 15 buys and sells on it too. He bought a racing go kart used it a few months then traded it on craigslist for 2 dirt bikes. He just saw a skateboard half pipe listed for 50 dollars and he went over to see it with his sister and when he got home i asked him how it was and he said the people were so nice they are giving it to him for nothing and even delivering it over the weekend. He can charm anyone into anything. He might be a politician one day! ha ha

Last week we bought my daughter a 95 ford escort off of craigslist too. I am not sure what we would do without it.

I have been getting nervous since there were those 2 incidents. One was the guy who attacked women and the other was local here in NC a guy met another person ina crowded parking lot to buy something small and he robbed him. didnt hurt him but it just reminds me that anything can happen. I would not stop doing it though - just be more careful.

My husband and I buy and sale on craigslist all the time. It is a great site, but like you said, I'm nervous about meeting the people alone also. My husband has been starting his own business for the last few months and advertised on there. The business it has brought in has been amazing. He has a wait list because he's gotten so many calls.

We bought a car on Craigslist. The seller was a college student who had recently graduated and wanted to get rid of his car. He wanted $600 for it. We offered $500 because it did need some work. We had to drive over an hour to meet with him. We bought the car and drove it home with us. We did put in about $1000 over the next 2 years, but the car is in really good shape and we will most likely have it for another couple of years if all goes well.