Tips on How to Post Items on Craigslist Houston

Filed in Articles, Tutorials by on January 13, 2022

– How to Post Items on Craigslist –

Craigslist has become such an essential part of the peer-to-peer marketplace; we regularly don’t give it its proper respect. In this article, I am going to guide you on how to post items on craigslist Houston.

Tips on How to Post Items on Craigslist Houston in 2021

Obviously, it’s filled with scammers, pervs, inveterate deal-makers, and also the like. But it is also filled with more respectable individuals in your area that are looking to buy your stuff. It also happens to be very easy and free to use!

How to Post Items on Craigslist Houston

1. Find your Local CL Page Off of Craigslist.org

Go to “post to classifieds” on the top left corner of the homepage. The rest is pretty self-explanatory.

2. Create a CL Account. Do not Skip this Step

If you’re selling stuff, particularly larger, expensive stuff, it’s quite common that it will not sell on the first go.

By opening an account, you will not have to recreate a listing each time you refresh your post.

Your account dashboard will track all of your items and allow you to edit and also re-post when they’ve been deleted.

3. Refresh or Re-post all Your Posts

Stuff gets buried on CL, especially in big communities. Make sure your post is near the top by reposting when it has expired.

4. Branch out to close CL communities, which are listed on the right corner bar of your CL homepage.

There is no function to replicate a post in another town. But once you have that post ready, the heavy lifting is over.

5. A Little Word about Scammers

So you just posted your Louis XVI armoire for $350K and there’s an immediate response “Is it still available?” Score! Sorry, it’s a scammer or an individual looking to hack your email.

If there is actually an interested buyer, he/she will refer to the item in question, e.g. armoire, not “it” or “your item.”

Do not reply to all these kinds of emails.

Some have suggested creating an email address just for Craigslist; an excellent idea this author never incorporated.

6. Price on the High Side

People on Craigslist are not scared to make low-ball offers. You want to price your stuff 10-40% above the price you won’t go below.

This way, when a customer makes a low-ball offer, you have every room to negotiate.

You can say “final price” or maybe “firm” but c’mon, it’s Craigslist.

Every now and then, you’ll get someone who pays what you ask, but it’s exceedingly rare.

Don’t be offended if people make insulting offers, you will never know unless you ask.

7. Have a Delivery Plan

Different eBay, Craigslist is an awesome place to post furniture for sale, but if you have a ten-piece sectional couch and don’t own a box truck to supply it with, you want to have a plan to get it to a client.

It’s actually not important to state the plan in your post as that might scare away a potential buyer, but have an answer

The buyer is responsible, looking into Uhaul rates or a man with a van costs (often the best option).

This can be a real sticking point if you’re selling a $300 couch that costs $200 to supply.

8. Take some time to make a Nice Post

Never forget to include pictures (this should be obvious). And don’t use those 1.5-megapixel images.

Describe how pronounced your used jackhammer is.

A sloppy post with fewer details and crappy pictures is far less likely to get your item out the door for a decent price than a polished one with large, accurate photos.

9. Sell your really Valuable Items somewhere else

For all its greatness, Craigslist is mostly populated with folks searching for a deal.

You can sell your original Barcelona chairs on CL, but don’t expect a reasonable price.

Craigslist is all about convenience and also providing maximum reach in a particular region.

eBay, which taps into international purchasers, is a far better bet for getting a reasonable price on your very valuables.

10. Use Common Sense

Don’t meet alone in the woods to meet your potential purchaser, accept cash or money orders only, anonymize your email address, and also don’t give any more info than you have to, etc.

These are the steps on how you post items on craigslist Houston. I hope it helps.

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CSN Team.

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