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msmith198025
April 22nd, 2009, 09:13 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090423/ap_on_re_us/us_craigslist_killing

What are your thoughts on this?
cybok0
April 23rd, 2009, 06:57 AM
I never go to Craigslist.
fallout2600
April 23rd, 2009, 07:39 AM
same here, craiglist is like the wasteland of the old internet.
Skyhi
April 23rd, 2009, 07:43 AM
I like craigslist. I've used to to buy and sell things.....I only buy from people who live in my neighborhood (~5 miles) and I would never use it to meet anybody (notwithstanding the fact I'm married :)).

I bought my gas dryer from somebody on craigslist for $50 and its worked like a charm for years.
HDRoberts
April 23rd, 2009, 07:46 AM
Yep, I have bought several things on craigslist. Never a problem. Just stay out of the personals and erotic services sections.
HD MM
April 23rd, 2009, 07:48 AM
I tried to sell a car on Craigslist and was bombarded with a bunch of phoney offers. A lot of scams out there and since it's completely unregulated, there's no stopping the thief's. With that said, if your smart and can sift out the fakes, it's a good alternative to advertising in the local paper I supose.
Skyhi
April 23rd, 2009, 07:51 AM
Speaking of craigslist, does anybody know what their business model is? It's free to buy and sell and they don't have advertisements on the page.
Skyhi
April 23rd, 2009, 07:52 AM
I tried to sell a car on Craigslist and was bombarded with a bunch of phoney offers. A lot of scams out there and since it's completely unregulated, there's no stopping the thief's. With that said, if your smart and can sift out the fakes, it's a good alternative to advertising in the local paper I supose.

Very true. It's not for the naive.
fallout2600
April 23rd, 2009, 08:02 AM
The original concept was to simulate the classified sections of a newspaper for free and over the years, they've stayed true by not joining the penny swapping game of internet ads.
HD MM
April 23rd, 2009, 10:31 AM
Speaking of craigslist, does anybody know what their business model is? It's free to buy and sell and they don't have advertisements on the page.

Yeah, the guy who invented the site is sitting on a goldmine. It's free to buy, sell, and use his service, yet he doesn't collect a dime. It's a non-profit business.