Tips for Selling on Craigslist
Selling on craigslist is not as easy as it seems. Whenever you decide to sell something on the craigs list website in your area, there are a number of things that you need to worry about. Not only do you need to worry about people that are ill-informed about the ad and end up branding you as a cheater, but you also need to worry about the fact that there are a number of people around who are going to try and haggle with you once they get there after specifically agreeing on the price that you have already set. These are just two examples of things that are going to annoy you as you
sell your stuff on craigs list and while there is nothing you can do about some of them, there are also steps you can take in order to minimize the headaches that you can control. Here are some selling tips on craigslist to help you do exactly that.
Be very detailed in your product descriptions: You have undoubtedly been on craigslist and seen an advertisement along the lines of “great cell phone $55 OBO plz call.” These are not the types of craigslist advertisements that get answered very often, because what they convey is a lack of seriousness to get the sale done. While people understand that they are buying second hand merchandise from an informal arrangement and therefore have lower expectations, at the same time they also still expect a sense of professionalism from you. And really, you should realize already that being detailed in your description is the way to go because it will reduce headaches later on from people that claim that they didn’t know what they were buying exactly. To that end, include everything you possibly can about the product; look up its specifications if you have to, but make sure that everything that you need to know and then some is in the product description.
Use proper spelling and grammar: This is another one of those common sense tips, but you would be surprised at how many people do not write in full sentences, have large spelling mistakes (graet for example instead of great) or just have poor grammar (your instead of you’re for example). Avoiding these things will actually do wonders for your response rate and if you combine this tip with the previous tip you are sure to have one of the best sale advertisements on craigs list.