Well, I don't think I can do that. They were mine when I was a child, and my mother who lives with me, thinks they are wonderful heirlooms. I think that at the time they bought them it was a "stretch." It would hurt her feelings if I "defaced" them by painting them. What do you think of the style of the CL tables as bedside tables?

Thank You, LanaRoma. I think you are right on the styling. That is definitely the look; I didn't know Baker had a line reflecting the style. I have a couple of Baker pieces that come from their Charleston collection and wonder if this is part or another "collection" or series. I appreciate the information about Biedermeier. Very interesting. BTW, It looks like my photo was deleted from my post, and I re-posted under a different heading.

Bac, I doubt that anyone would question your handling of your CL items. You do the best you can do with a situation that can become a little tricky when you have lots of interest but little follow-thru. And I agree.......the scenario where you list your item, get one response, and the person buys right away, is super nice! I listed an old buffet back in April and that's how my sale went. (I did get an email from a scammer, but after I replied to them, it became apparent what they had in mind.) Someone emailed a question, I replied and told her to give me a call if she wanted to come see it. Soon, I got a text from her and she wanted to set up a time. I texted back, we went from there and she showed up--bought it on the spot. No other replies, but, as my husband noted..........you only need one person with money and a truck to haul it off! To date, I have bought 3 buffets and one dining set off Craigslist, where I have had to really travel. The dining set was 90 minutes away in a storm, the various buffet trips were each about 3 hours. Now, that's where you need to have a committed buyer and seller and work out details very carefully. In each case, after the initial email where I asked more questions, got back answers and phone number from the seller, I told them where I lived and asked if I could come see it (Saturday or whatever day I had in mind) if they still had it at that time. As a buyer who has other obligations, (work, children in school, distance to drive, etc.) you really have to connect with the seller right before you get ready to leave to come see. So, you must face the fact that that seller might have another buyer 5 minutes away that is in the right place at the right time to buy and your item won't be there when you find the time to come. I see that just in the same way as a "Macy's Super Saturday Sale". If I can't get there on Saturday, I don't get the benefit of the sale. No matter how badly you may want to buy their item, if you can't get away to see it before others start banging on their door, you lose out. Anyway, once I had phone numbers (love people who put them in the ad, saves so much time and hassle!) I called and we talked. I asked about coming on my chosen day and told them to call me if there was a problem. I also told each seller that I would call as I left town and they agreed to that. To me, that guaranteed that I was serious and on my way. Each person was waiting and in expectation of me when I arrived. And I had no fear that they would sell out from under me once I was en route. On the other hand, when I am local and can't get away right away to view the item, I tell the seller that I would like to come see after work, and that I will call to make sure it is still available. Red

The scam is that they send you a check drawn against a foreign bank. The amount is to cover the purchase price and the cost for their "shipper" to pick the item up and take it to them. Once you have the buyer's check, he asks you to send the amount for the shipping, to his "shipper" so the shipper can proceed. The "shipper" will only take a cashiers check drawn against your account, or a money order. You send off the shipping money and it takes almost a month before you find out the check the buyer sent you was no good. Last year I had a great time for almost two weeks with one of these guys. I had a bookcase for sale and he claimed he was on the other side of the country. I agreed to all of his instructions, but told him I had to get my books packed up before I could do anything about the sale. Every day he would email me, asking for my address, and every day I would answer with a completely inane letter saying stuff like I didn't have enough bins to pack up my boxes, did he know where I could get bins at a good price, I feel like we are friends now, etc. He kept asking me over and over to give him my mailing address, so I finally gave him the address of the atty general. He did send a check there, lol (and it cost him a few dollars to do it because he sent it certified) but they rejected it because there was no one there by the name I had given him. I called the AG and they had no interest in pursuing the guy as they said these guys are always form out of state and not worth their time. Anyway, the guy was writing me back telling me that the check could not be delivered, and I just kept answering him with unrelated babble about the packing of my books. He got extremely frustrated with me, lol, and he finally quit writing to me.