The Power of Online Classifieds
March 1, 2010 by The Frugal Home
Filed under Featured, Frugal Home, Frugal Living
The power of online classifieds is great. We have bought and sold items online before, on sites such as Craigslist, but never have I seen the response we got just the other day.
My husband and I are getting ready for a big change in our life and needed to make room in our home by getting rid of unwanted and unneeded items. We also needed to come up with some extra money to purchase two twin mattresses and box springs, which I thought we could pick up from the used furniture store.
I placed several items, from an old wash stand to a recumbent bike on our local craigslist. Within minutes of posting, the phone calls and emails began! We sold every item we posted within just a few hours.
This experience made me realize just how powerful online classifieds are. With nothing more than a few clicks we posted ads that netted us $130 just a few hours later. Not only did we earn some cash to go towards the mattresses we needed but we also cleaned out our home of some rather large pieces that were uselessly taking up a large amount of space.
We got what we needed and others got a great deal on items they wanted or needed. It only took about five hours of our time, and that included taking the pictures and posting the classified. Use online classifieds if you need some extra cash. It is worth it and is much better than throwing items away or packing your home with items you no longer need.
As you can see from the image, we were able to get our mattresses but we didn’t get them from the used furniture store. As frugal as I may be, I just couldn’t buy a dirty looking mattress. We got two sets at an outlet for only $180. Considering, the cheapest I saw otherwise was $220 for one set, we were pretty thrilled!
This is a nice tip from you and its nice to here that you got your self a good bargain with the mattress. Taking advantage of the internet for classified Ads is a really nice move and I didn’t even know that people do response to that so quickly. Good Job!
craigslist is awesome. use it all the time
Another excellent resource is free trading websites, where people who are moving or redocrating their house give away the items they no longer need instead of dumping them. You name it, you can get it for free.
Thank for sharing yours points and views and i really like it. Online marketing is the new trend of selling a product and services. And its good to know that this ways are indeed, useful.
My wife just discovered Craigslist a couple of days ago and she’s been very excited about all of the great deals of furniture. Whenever I’ve sold something on there it goes very quickly. I love Craigslist.
You know, I’ve never actually purchased something through an online classified site before, but a lot of people I know swear by it and have gotten wonderful deals, and after I read through this article – I’m sold!