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Recently I was moving and had some furniture ("junk") to dispose of. Calling a company to come get it was really expensive considering the stuff was effectively
by xyzzy_plugh 7y ago
Recently I was moving and had some furniture ("junk") to dispose of. Calling a company to come get it was really expensive considering the stuff was effectively worthless. Posting it on Craigslist for free was useless -- no one wants your crap fo free.
Posting a Craigslist ad for $20 for an otherwise free couch? Gone the next day.
It's bizarre that this works, but boy, does it work.
- Chris2048 7y agoSometimes use "it's free" to imply "no liability" to an extreme degree, e.g. sell a couch infested with bugs. i.e people anticipating human psychology on the seller end.
- user5994461 7y agoI recall a French website like craiglist but only for donation, a tad niche but well known enough. Everything there was free for taking. A decent half of listing were decent IMO, but oh boy, the other half were odd stuff and/or in such conditions that I can't imagine anybody taking them (even if paid to). The adage you get what you pay for holds true. Funny enough, it's even worse the other way around, trying to give (good) items for free. People are atrocious. They book to pick up and don't show up. When they show up, they're often empty handed and act like unbelievable idiots. "Oh it's the fridge from 3 years ago, not the newer model, nevermind not interested." Can't believe this happening if I didn't hear it with my own ears. Anyway, they came without appropriate transportation, couldn't pick up a fridge/couch no matter what.