Be sure to check out my other Secrets of a Craigslist Addict posts – Part 1: Keywords, Part 2: Acquisition, How to Avoid Common Craigslist Scams! The first rule of Craigslist has nothing to do with the inability to talk about Craigslist. (Although Craigslist would be immeasurably better if young-Brad-Pitt were involved… that’s all I have… [Read More]
Craigslist Scams: The Obvious and Not-So-Obvious
This post is part of my “Secrets of a Craigslist Addict” series on Craigslist shopping and selling – read my other posts on savvy Craigslist shopping here and here. One sunny (let’s assume) day last October, I received this email in response to one of my Craigslist postings: Hello, I received your initial email stating… [Read More]
Quick & Easy Posting Photo Editing
I’m not a stellar photographer… I’m working on it, trying to learn, reading up on scary [to me] stuff like aperture, f-stops, shutter speeds, etc.,but when I’m photographing furniture I stick with the easy stuff – auto mode, or aperture priority, mostly. My straight out of camera shots (SOOC is the lingo the pros like… [Read More]
Secrets of a Craigslist Addict, Part 2: Acquisition
If you missed Part 1, a tongue-in-cheek guide to finding the good stuff on Craigslist, catch up on it here. Now that we’ve discussed some tips and tricks for locating the absolutely awesomest vintage stuff Craigslist has to offer, it’s time to move on to the topic of acquisition. So you’ve found a promising looking… [Read More]
Secrets of a Craigslist Addict, Part 1: Keywords
Prologue: …Be it known henceforth that we the people are too cool to say “Craigslist” anymore, so from this moment onward we shall refer to Craig’s sacred memoranda as “The List”. We will dumbfound mere mortals with our insider lingo as we patter our patois (cant, argot, vernacular, jargon) to one another using catch phrases… [Read More]