I do have good Craigslist experiences, too
Someone recently saw an ad I had posted for a used fireplace screen for $30. He writes and asks if it's still available. I write and tell him it is. He asks for my address. 30 minutes later he's here, hands me the cash, off he goes. Easy peasy.
Today I have someone coming to pick up a stool I'm selling for $50. She wrote and asked if it was available and included her phone number. I called and she asked if I'd take $40. I said I'd be happy to, she said she'd be over after her job interview this morning.
A couple weeks ago I had a large pair of Chinese vases listed, one of which I'd managed to lop off the top. I listed them at a cheap price for what they were (the pair for about 60% of what I'd have gotten on ebay for the good one). The fellow came to look. He literally spent about an hour standing and looking at the damaged one considering his restoration options. I mentioned that the break was such that he could actually display it with the top nestled in without actually fixing it (the break line was similar to the angle you'd take the top off of a pumpkin in order to make a jack-o-lantern, so it just rested nicely in the bevel). He agreed and asked if I'd take 75% due to the damage. I told him I'd really priced it as buying the good one, get the damaged one for free. He agreed and paid full price. (Tip, if you want to negotiate price, don't talk about the thing as if you already own it.)
So I do sell things without issues. The stories just aren't terribly compelling.
Today I have someone coming to pick up a stool I'm selling for $50. She wrote and asked if it was available and included her phone number. I called and she asked if I'd take $40. I said I'd be happy to, she said she'd be over after her job interview this morning.
A couple weeks ago I had a large pair of Chinese vases listed, one of which I'd managed to lop off the top. I listed them at a cheap price for what they were (the pair for about 60% of what I'd have gotten on ebay for the good one). The fellow came to look. He literally spent about an hour standing and looking at the damaged one considering his restoration options. I mentioned that the break was such that he could actually display it with the top nestled in without actually fixing it (the break line was similar to the angle you'd take the top off of a pumpkin in order to make a jack-o-lantern, so it just rested nicely in the bevel). He agreed and asked if I'd take 75% due to the damage. I told him I'd really priced it as buying the good one, get the damaged one for free. He agreed and paid full price. (Tip, if you want to negotiate price, don't talk about the thing as if you already own it.)
So I do sell things without issues. The stories just aren't terribly compelling.