Got new living room stuff coming today...so I made arrangements for someone to take my old stuff.
Except they decided they didn't WANT the old stuff, despite telling me they did. And I had canceled some haul away your shit people so they could take it. AAAAH. Well, at least they moved the crap out to the curb.
So I put it up on craigslist.
First off, people on craigslist are a bunch of fucking liars. I put up an honest ad about my stuff. It's 10 years old. One of the recliners is kinda broken in that it goes back too far (which is fixable...we're just sick of fixing it). It's clean...in that by 'clean' it has no stains or odor...but it's been used for 10 years.
So I put up my ad, and nothing.
So I look at other people's ads, first off they make their shit sound really good. Yeah it's super you paid $2200 for that couch you're giving away FREE, if it had value you'd be selling it. It was worth $2200 when you bought it 8 years ago, now it's worth $0.00
Second, they lie. They describe it as being 'like new' and then I look at the pictures...it's like new, if by new they mean they just bought it but then their house was flooded and invaded by monkeys. I don't understand why people lie and then put up pictures. Don't they realize people can see they're lying?! I didn't see a single couch picture with a couch in better condition than mine.
And that's saying a lot.
I probably should have demanded money for it, it would have sold. I could have listed it for $300 and allowed myself to be bartered down to whatever. But if something is free? People don't want it. Hell I could probably put a sign on it saying $100 OBO, and someone would 'steal' it tonight for me.
Problem is I want that shit off my curb now...and tomorrow is trash day and the surly trash men will not take a couch. I do not want angry surly trash men yelling at me again. (They get bitchy if the yard waste isn't in the yard waste can even).
Ultimately I ended up calling around to businesses from the ad section of the local newspaper. I was going to pay $125 (reluctantly) and the first guy I called was $130. Second guy wanted $200, I laughed as I hung up. Third guy sounded really desperate, wants cash only and will do it for $80, and is coming right away.
So at least the shit will be off my curb. Though if I'm found raped and murdered by the $80 guy, let people know who did it.