Should I have a garage sale or not? That has been the question. Do I really have enough stuff to warrant a garage sale? Do I really want to spend Friday evening sorting and pricing stuff, posting signs, and all day Saturday dealing with people who want everything for free? I decided no way.
Instead, I decided to give Craigslist a try. Now I've heard some horror stories about Craigslist, but figured what do I have to lose. So far I've made $235 and maybe $45 more tonight! Not bad, totally beats a garage sale. Everyone I have encountered has been friendly, responsive and respectful.
Today I saw this posting on Craigslist and I just had to laugh. I mean really, who is going to respond to this ad?
FREE PINE TREES (RESEDA, CA)
FREE 7 (SEVEN) PINE TRESS IN THE FRONT YARD, THEY ARE MORE THAN 30 FEET HIGH. YOU NEED A CRANE TO TAKE THEM OUT. YOU DIG AND HAUL AWAY...SERIOUS ONLY..PLEASE SEND ME THE E-MAIL AND I'LL REPLY TO YOU ASAP. THANKS FOR LOOKING...
First of all, I don't think these are pine trees. Secondly, why would I want to do your landscaping for you? Are you serious?
http://www.treehelp.com/trees/pine/pine-types-western-white.asp
ReplyDeletelooks like they could be pine tree's - in which case someone might be willing to do the work for the wood!
or could be Italian Cypress http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.timberlinetreesearch.com/Cupres2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.timberlinetreesearch.com/Cupressus_sempervirens_42.html&h=301&w=478&sz=21&hl=en&start=43&sig2=pnFrQgezihE464dg0nre_A&um=1&usg=__z4ldTSYLsWbjDVfmnVnLGKNYdgs=&tbnid=AVA6kDZ1J8wreM:&tbnh=81&tbnw=129&ei=I4n9SL_EKYy6sAO7hMFS&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ditalian%2Bcypress%2Btrees%26start%3D40%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLG,GGLG:2005-42,GGLG:en%26sa%3DN
way to go with craigslist! i LOVE craiglist, though it's been taking awhile for me to sell my stuff lately. might be pricing too high. it's hard to sell stuff that has value for a penny!
- end midnight babbling :)-
LOL! besides, how many people have a spare crane to use!? it should read, "I have healthy trees that i am too lazy to remove myself, please come and do thousands of dollars of work for me from free. serious inquiries only."
ReplyDeletecongrats on all the money off Craigslist! must be those generous Californians!
*for free*
ReplyDeletehey, have you looked at wall vinyls for the nursery? they've got some awesome ones on etsy. theres this beautiful dandilion with the seeds being blown off.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Not too bad, Jen!
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed.