Craigslist never ceases to amaze me. The power of this free website to reach the masses when you want to sell some of your stuff just continues to blow me away.

When I got out of real estate development a few years ago, I needed to sell my Ford F-250 Power Stroke Diesel Truck. I [...]]]>

Craigslist never ceases to amaze me. The power of this free website to reach the masses when you want to sell some of your stuff just continues to blow me away.

When I got out of real estate development a few years ago, I needed to sell my Ford F-250 Power Stroke Diesel Truck. I didn’t want to sell it, it was the best vehicle I have ever owned. I placed an ad with 4 photos and sold it to the first person who responded to my ad.

It happened again this weekend. I recently inherited a 2000 Dodge Stratus that was in pretty good condition. I wrote up some nice sales copy and placed 4 photos. The photos really highlighted the car with a beautiful pond in the background. I received no less than 50 emails inquiring about the car.

There was so much interest, that I set appointments 45 minutes apart for people to view the car on Saturday. My phone started ringing about every 5 minutes on Friday night and continued Saturday morning.

I sold the car to the first person who came to see it. I dropped my price $150 even though I knew I didn’t have to. I sold the car to a young college student for cash. My bride fussed at me a little and said I underpriced the car. Yes, I obviously did, but it’s easier to sell at bargain prices than to try and sell something overpriced.

Craigslist is just a great free online source to sell your junk. There is no doubt that a person could make a full time living using Craigslist if you had a steady supply of good junk to offer the masses. Would anyone of you consider Craigslist as making money online?

I’m not an expert at Craigslist, but both times I’ve made sales on Craigslist, I’ve taken time to write honest and decent sales copy. I’ve posted good photographs of the product. I also responded to every single person who inquired.

If you were wondering how to make money selling cars on craigslist it may be very helpful to learn how to post the big images so you can showcase your vehicle.

Have you had any good experiences selling stuff on Craigslist?