Comments on: Buying secondhand merchandise? Trying to sell your used items? What dangers lurk on websites that offer secondhand merchandise for sale? What do I need to know when I want to sell my stuff?

By: joyce

joyce — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:02:02 +0000

i want second hand goods to credit

By: AG

AG — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:12:50 +0000

Also, some people try to sell used items for twice as much as the retail stores charge.

By: jillbeth

jillbeth — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:14:34 +0000

Great tips in this article. As a secondhand merchant, I try to always be honest in my descriptions; happy customers may do business with you again, unhappy ones won’t for sure!

By: coconews

coconews — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:13:22 +0000

I also had this situation when I was giving away 8 cans of automotive spray paint.

The first guy didn’t show and I left a couple messages for him. I told him that if he didn’t call back by the next day I had someone else that wanted the spray paint.

I never heard back from the first person and the second person came by right away to pick the spray paint up.

Is it best to set a time limit for holding the item for person #1 or is it best just to state in your ad first come, first served?

Maybe by stating first come, first served it gives an incentive for people to actually show up?

By: M-

M- — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:35:16 +0000

I’ve had lots of good successes selling old items through Craigslist. I generally list the item for a low price (though fair to me) to get rid of it quickly.

However, one thing that’s caused me some difficulty is managing multiple respondents– do I hold the item until the first person who contacted me can get over to view it, or do I sell to the first person who can come look at it?

By: coconews

coconews — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:18:08 +0000

Feel free to add your own experiences (good or bad) when buying or selling secondhand stuff.

If I have missed anything else in the thread that you think people should be aware of too, then please add it to the comments.