I decided on Monday to list that hood that I mentioned one more time just to see if there would be any bites or if Craigslist was a lost cause for it. Within 20 minutes I got an email from a guy that was interested in it. I wasn’t interested in trading so I told him that I’d let it go for $75 less than I listed it for—still much better than the previous 50% offer. He picked it up yesterday and it’s going to be his son’s Christmas present. So I’m glad I was able to get rid of it, and that he was able to get his son something that he wanted for way less than the retail price was on it. It was a win-win situation.
Every classified/auction site online apparently has it’s own quirks. eBay is home of outrageous fees for the sellers and then sellers that charge outrageous shipping to make money. Craigslist has got to be the home of low-ballers.
I have a brand new aftermarket ram-air style hood for the S10 that I recently put on there. I advertised it as it was, a brand new $550 hood, but would take $350 just to get it out of the way. I’ve had it for years and have no intention of using it. I ended up getting a couple of emails, one offering $200 and another $175! Come again? I wouldn’t even waste my time insulting someone w/ a 50% offer.
My mom has some furniture that she wants me to put on there to try to sell and get out of the house, but maybe I should also consider the local print ads instead of relying just online. I’ll probably give it a try anyways and just ignore anything that is ridiculous, or just put FIRM on the price and see if that helps out any.
Because it´s only when you’re tested that you truly discover who you are. And it’s only when you’re tested that you discover who you can be. The person that you want to be does exist, somewhere in the other side of hard work and faith, and belief and beyond the heartache and fear of what life has.
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