I <3 Craigslist

Thank you to the inventors of Craigslist! The best online tool for communities to buy or sell each other their stuff. You of course can do other things there as well, but I mainly use it to buy/sell household stuff.

Back in 2004 shortly after I moved to Virginia with little to no furniture I decided to spending my days waiting for my real job to start surfing Craigslist for a couch. I wanted to upgrade from my one lousy chair I had. I had found my perfect match being sold for $100 in Georgetown. I just had to pick it up. Deal! I made the trek with my sister and new colleague to pick it up during rush hour traffic. What an experience. But after some struggle, I managed to get it into the cars and into my home.

I have had that couch now for about 3.5 years. Tuesday I posted it for sale back to Craigslist. Within an hour someone had said, "Hey, can I buy that?" Why yes you can! They came and picked it up tonight and I watched my couch go out the door and into a moving van. It was a good little couch. I will miss it.

I managed to still get $75 for it after all my use and my kitties scratching. I probably could have sold it for the $100 I paid, but hey, let's not get greedy. Here's to Craigslist for finding good homes for my couch!