Craigslist fails...
We haven't had a bad CL listing thread for a while and when I saw this, I thought it qualified...who wouldn't want this little desk for their child, from the mouse invested garage? What is wrong with people that they wouldn't scootch that trap out of the picture?
Kid Desk - $60
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rebunky
8 years agoRadar2, I just realized I HAVE that exact sectional. I didn't even notice that.
And....what is really ironic is that I got it from CL. Ha!
I normally wouldn't buy anything with fabric used, but this was an exception being it was almost brand new and from a very nice clean home.
My two Jack Russells took over the "cuddle seat" section as their spot.
Here's one I found today. Only a slight misspelling. I think they meant ottoman?
nhb22
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoPerhaps they were speaking about the "big adamant" child that refused to move for the photo.
Just not sure what to think of this?
This chair is suppose to be in the bedroom, but apparently has been naughty and is now in time-out in the kitchen.
And these!
Papa bear, Mama bear, and Baby bear stools
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Comments (127)I totally agree about the people who don't bother to clean the clutter off of whatever they are trying to sell Or how about the ones trying to sell a couch with the dog laying on it. I love my dog, but would definitely shoo him off if I wanted to take a picture. This one almost made me spit my coffee out this morning. Probably more than they paid for it in the 60's. Here is a link that might be useful: red plaid set...See MoreShow us your best Craigslist or eBay bargain?
Comments (82)I love many of the finds pictured here. I live in an economically depressed, rural area, and most of Craigslist is uninspiring and often unintentionally funny. Some people have big ideas about what their junk is worth! We've done well in the Farm & Garden section, however, both buying and selling. This summer I acquired a riding mower for $375 delivered. The owner is a mechanic (turned out he retired from the company my son works for), and the mower was well cared for. But mostly I came back here to thank My3dogs for starting this thread. As soon as I saw the title, I remembered that it had been awhile since I last checked Craigslist for a cedar wardrobe. My house is very old, and has almost no closets. I've been keeping my various jackets in an ancient but worthless wardrobe that is ready to fall apart, so I've been looking for a good replacement for about a year. Most of the ones listed had no bar for hanging clothes, and were overpriced anyway. So I saw your thread and went directly to Craigslist, where I found the perfect cedar wardrobe: just the right size, with a bar inside the top and a nice drawer on the bottom--for $75! The people even agreed to keep it for me until after Christmas, when my son can get it with his pickup. Thanks, and happy holidays to all!...See MoreNew craigslist chairs - should they stay or should they go?
Comments (23)Thanks for all the responses. You have given me a lot to mull over but alas, not a consensus! You all seem about as evenly split as my thinking has been! If it's any help, here's a pic of the new chairs with the pillows and throw from the other chairs. My pillow and throw selection is a bit lacking, but it might give you an idea. Not sure the throw and pillows help. I do think that the new chairs are a bit more sophisticated than my decorating style -- the New York City apartment is a great comparison (as I studied the pictures I posted, I was thinking they looked like something Emily Henderson would put in her Hollywood-rich-people makeovers.) My house is a farmhouse with wide-width pine floors and pretty much all the furniture is vintage/antique and kind of country/shabby/farmhouse in style. I'm just not sure the new chairs fit with the style. (But then again, maybe my style could use some shaking-up!) Also Ingrid - the coffee table is a chest brought back from China by a relative. It has odd Chinese paintings on it featuring little bald people with fishing poles. I hated it at first and had planned to paint the whole thing black but over time the paintings have grown on me. And though you can't tell in the picture, that exact shade of turquoise is in the rug. Really the rug has pretty much every shade in the room which I guess is handy for giving lots of choices for accessorizing -- and my accessorizing skills can clearly use all the help they can get!...See MoreKijiji/Craigslist is a pain
Comments (29)Something used is historically haggling. If you don't make it clear, and more than just the limp term "$X.xx firm.", then you invite haggling so don't get hyped up over it. Same for pick up only since many will meet somewhere means they're willing to drive so again, it's invited. Something used is at best 1/2 price. Plus the buyer assumes the risk that it's stolen or otherwise. When someone demands new or near-new price for something used I laugh at them. Around here Craigslist uses a remailer so the farming of email addresses is no longer an issue unless you give the address out, which I wouldn't. I will meet people nearby to keep them from going to my house for security reasons. Plus I never just give out my address. I will give them directions to the corner or a fake address that a GPS unit will get them to the corner (2000 This St. and postal code) then WHEN THEY GET THERE, I'll guide them the rest of the way. That filters nearly all of the fakes, flakes and no-shows. I also find out where they're located (general area) so I know how long it will take them to arrive then require they tell me when they leave so I know when to expect them. If they're 15 min late and don't contact me, they're not coming, no more time wasted and I don't leave home. That's a great idea for the deposit lucillle. And it's not as a joke, it's a good business practice. Craigslist has become far superior to newspapers for finding many things. I find lawn care, snow plowing/blowing and other things and it's much easier to find someone close-by. I get frustrated when people post ads to sell things then won't have the courtesy of saying when they're available or anything. Any business would post its hours If you only respond when you feel like it, I don't like dealing with you. You post an ad you should be maintaining that ad ongoing unless you say availability hours and days. That is why people ask if something is available. When they don't reply quickly, I move on. And if you are buying and selling frequently it's a good idea to buy one of the pens for checking bills. There's a lot of counterfeit in the US anyway. A couple dollars is well-spent, or if it's enough money to be concerned, I'll meet them at the bank, do the transaction inside and immediately change the bills (for example $100s to $20s or vice-versa) to something else, The bank then gets the risk, not me, and they're more likely to be able to tell counterfeit. When I sold a vehicle we met at City Hall whereupon we transferred the title so it was out of my name and unless they have a good memory they don't have record of my address. And it was a good thing I did that because a month or two later I got a letter from a county that there were unpaid parking tickets and my license was going to be revoked. Called them up and got surrrrrrrrre, you sold it. Sure. Can you PROVE it? I told him D@mn right! Gave the day of transfer and when he checked it out called back and sheepishly said "well, I guess you WERE telling me the truth...." I learned a long time ago to be cautious. It's hard to trust anyone anymore....See More
lkplatow
8 years agoThe Philly craigslist is normally pretty tame so I haven't had anything to contribute until now...but clearly, this was worth the wait.
OutsidePlaying
8 years ago
My3dogs ME zone 5A
8 years agoWe need to teach that person that he/she can get a 23 inch Empire lamp shade for a LOT less than $903.00! They sort of look like Kardashians in the first pic in the ad...
And the HORSE table above - I had to check the ad, and this is the story -
"Horse table: 150$
My dad had this commissioned around 1990/91 from an artist near New Hope
that worked on a horse livery farm or something..I remember having to
go back and forth for him to check it, tweak it etc and I believe he
paid at least $2000 for it at the time...its definitely interesting and
unique, a must if you're into Western styles like my Pop.
Dimensions 28 " tall, 28" length x 16" across"I bet a designer would snap up that table in a heartbeat - look at this on 1stDibs for $2450.00!
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/farm-tables/19th-century-english-tavern-table-horse-legs/id-f_3316592/
olychick
8 years agohmmm, horse tables and lamps. I love horses, but wouldn't want either of them and none of my horsie friends want horse kitch, they want horses! I'm posting a pic of the horse lamp because once the ad is taken down it will disappear and not be available to viewers of this thread - and I think it should be!
the $903 lampshade:
OutsidePlaying
8 years agoolychick
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mama goose_gw zn6OH
8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago
jill302
8 years agoneonweb US 5b
8 years agoMy my, those lamps are something else! Great finds!
This bowl didn't look bad, but not sure I like where it came from
neonweb US 5b
8 years agoAnd why would someone think and old rusted potato masher would be worth $30 when a new one is $8 at this store (and even cheaper on Amazon)? Haha-as a cattlebrand iron!
olychick
8 years agoolychick
8 years agoI think these look really comfy and show particularly well in this room....
8 chairs for sell nice shape - $150 (Woodinville)
nosoccermom
8 years agoI knew I'd seen the horse with lamp recently: bar area of the Vanderbilt Condado, Puerto Rico.
pudgeder
8 years agoNot CL, but from a facebook group --
ooo a couch w/coyote "phur" -- maybe if they throw in that octopus wall hanging.......
rob333 (zone 7b)
8 years agoUser
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4boys2
8 years agoOutsidePlaying
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoRudebekia
8 years agomama goose_gw zn6OH
8 years agoBut Cassandra, it's solid plastic, and think of the extra storage space it would provide. ;)
I love marble, but this one reminds me of a bad crime scene:
IdaClaire
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agomsmeow
8 years agomama goose_gw zn6OH
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8 years agoolychick
8 years agonhb..not sure why they'd show a mattress for sale without showing the mattress! But the kitties do make for a better ad. What cats wouldn't be all over that configuration if you lifted the mattress off the boxspring? ETA: I just read the ad, guess there is no mattress just two boxsprings...
olychick
8 years agoThere is something really disturbing about the cartoon characters being held captive by this sectional...like they're trying to get in the picture so someone will help them escape!
Sofa still really new - $150 (Kent)
Rory (Zone 6b)
8 years agoI find this super ugly and in very poor taste. Who would buy this to begin with??
teeda
8 years agoThis chair looks to me like something a giant cat with ulcers might have coughed up. And I see a monstrous face on the back of the chair. Hairball Chair My teenager gagged when I showed her the picture. But a bargain for only $1,600!
mama goose_gw zn6OH
8 years agoneonweb US 5b
8 years agoHaha! After that hairball chair I had to see what my Craigslist offered under "homemade"....
nothing even close to $1600 :)
suero
8 years agoAntique rusty bedsprings
Individual antique rusty bed springs, 40 of them @ $5.00 each. Heavy springs all in great shape
nhb22
8 years agoolychick
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoOh, I forgot about this thread! Glad you revived it, but it's getting long, no? It is fun to have all this stuff together, however.
suero, wonder what Joanna Gaines would do with those? Not sure I want to know, but they kind of appeal to me; maybe not for decor, however.
nhb, I'm posting a pic of the rocker, since the link won't be clickable once they take the ad down (not that I think they're going to actually sell that!)Looks like they nailed some pallet boards onto it. Sheesh!
Restored Rocker - $50 (Chuckey)
Was a wicker covered chair. I have replaced wicker with wooden bottom and back.
Errant_gw
8 years agomsmeow
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party_music50
7 years agoI love this thread!!! and I've wasted hours and hours searching my local craigslist for something to contribute. This 'table for sale' post should do nicely. :)
Table for sale
Selling brown circular glass table the brown base is as shown in the
photo and the 4 chairs are similar to the base the glass is very thick
and it is circle
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maddielee
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