Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Quicksilver
You are funny my man.  On the one hand you bash selling things (on Craigs list i presume) but then turn around a say "we sold an old piano through Crag's list with no problem." Never had anyone case my house while i'm trying to sell my junk at a garage sale though. Hmmmmmm  I always tought you placed things for a garage sale outside. Is it done differently in New York? |
Let me clarify:
1) If you are going to sell something on Crag's list or any other public forum you need to be careful and protect you identify/location. When we sold the piano we had the purchasers home phone number and only one purchaser came to our home. The piano was old and heavy, we got a quote of $150 to have it removed so that selling it for $75 was a much better alternative.
2) I think that donating the "junk" you sell at a garage sale is a better alternative. Yes you normally do it outside but people still get to see your home up close. They may get to see your nice bike or great flat panel TV. A garage sale is a open invitation for anyone to come to your yard/home, therefore you don't know the identity of the people that are now at your home.
I would say that Crag's list is a much better alternative to a open garage sale.