What things sell fast on Craigslist?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by Scott Bradley, Jul 31, 2014.

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    I am trying to find a way to know exactly what kind of stuff sells on Craigslist,
    (I'm not interested in selling the bigger items like cars, motorcycles, trailers - but I am interested in selling the smaller stuff - like tables, furniture, computers, iphones, tools, lawnmowers,



    And the only thing I can think of as a way of figuring out what sells is....

    I only have figured out that Craigslist is good for bikes and furniture, because I copied and pasted a bunch of peoples ads in particular categories just for a test to see how many responses I would get, and I found out that posting peoples bike ads and furniture ads got a lot of responses - so I knew if I posted items like them, I would indeed get a lot of responses, and make some money at it too.

    A few days later after I found out that fact, I bought a used bike at a garage sale for $10, and put it on Craigslist. I got a total of 3 calls within the first few days, and by the 3rd call, I had sold it for $30, and that was my first sale using Craigslist I have ever had.


    But I don't think my testing process is going smoothly anymore or as smoothly as I want to. Sometimes, people flag my fake posts. I wish there was an easier way to figure all this out to see what type of products are in demand.


    Some of the peoples ads I posted were a stove, microwave, 3 pc/monitor, a washing machine, a Kolcraft bassinet, and a microwave. The only response I got was from the stove. 1 response total.

    I posted all these ads on Thursday around 4:30-8 pm.

    Now these were items I had previously heard about that were commonly selling on Craigslist.

    Now I have also posted items that I actually DO have - such as a Craftsman electric weed wacker, an iron bird cage, a floor lamp, a floor fan - with no responses.



    I live about 45 minutes to an hour away from Detroit, Michigan.
     
    Scott Bradley, Jul 31, 2014 IP
  2. agmccall

    agmccall Active Member

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    Dog Kennels. I had 3 that I picked up really cheap, I put them on Craigslist and sold them all within a day. I got at least 20 emails in 2 days before I deleted the ad. My guess would be a lot of things dog related, like dog houses etc. would sell well

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    I have had much success selling camera equipment and accessories. Just be sure that the price that you are asking is below all other sources and you also should have the ability to go lower because no one likes to pay your asking price.
     
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    Sungnani Member

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    I think you should find a way to determine what products sell well on Craigslist. Who buys them and where they are. That will help you answer your question.
     
    Sungnani, Aug 6, 2014 IP
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    People sell many used electronic devices on craigslist. Sometimes they sell new but there are more used stuff. And you know what? Sometimes I prefer bying things from craigslist then from ebay.
     
    RichardGB, Aug 6, 2014 IP
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    Only classified posters possibly sell the things easily on Craigslist. So you need to contact Trusted Craigslist posters for this. Here I give you one guaranteed poster. Make contact to them through here....classifiedadposter.com
     
    Jorge35, Nov 17, 2014 IP
  8. Randall Magwood

    Randall Magwood Well-Known Member

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    All kinds of stuff sells well on Craigslist.

    1) Televisions
    2) Game consoles
    3) Furniture
    4) Cars
    5) Computers
    6) Etc

    I've never tried to sell an info-product on Craigslist though.
     
    Randall Magwood, Nov 17, 2014 IP
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    As far as actual businesses that do well on Craigslist, I have clients that come back each month in these categories:

    1. Real Estate Agents
    2. Car Dealers (Large and Big) Mostly Used Cars
    3. Service Based Businesses
     
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