Posted: 5/2/2007 8:54:15 PM EDT
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I've heard about Craigslist for years, but only checked it out recently. It's worth checking out if you haven't been there recently. You can organize your search by city or state, and there are categories for things like "tools," "general," "household," "farm+garden," "RVs," etc. It's basically an internet garage sale, with a higher signal-to-noise ratio, and lots of the items have photos. Just passing this along for anyone who's not aware of it... |
| Try craZEDlist if you'd like to be able to search a bunch of Craigslist sites at the same time. |
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I got a used lawnmower that was listed for $30 for $10. It is a year old, had some bad gas in it, and had the deadman's switch installed wrong. For $2 worth of gas and carb cleaner, I have a mower that runs like new. The good and bad things about craigslist is that you can post for free. It is good because you get a lot of traffic and it is free. IT is bad because a lot of people put overpriced garbage on there to test the waters. |
That is the only way to view anything on there. Thanks 
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| Haven't bought anything off there but have sold quite a bit. Even got rid of a scrap chain link fence with posts covered in 2 foot of concrete. Some guy picked them up for free to reuse and build a dog run. Otherwise it would have cost me $300 for someone to haul them off. |
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Sold a computer on CL for $200 more then it was worth b/c a guy had been posting a lesser unit for $400 more then it was worth, I split the differance and someone picked it up. I've got no beef with CL, Guns can't be posted, big deal, ask for your money back. -JTP |
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On the free page I scored 8 20 pound propane tanks. all in good condition, and only one needing the new valve. Freecycle is also a good place to find some items. I got two cast iron skillets once. A bit rusty, but all surface. I scrubbed them with 0000 steel wool and coated them in bacon greese. Baked them in oven and they are recoated and partially seasoned. |
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CL is an excellent resource.. I have found so much free stuff that fits into my prep plans over the last few years its scary.. c0 98% of the population is asleep. The other 2% are staring around in complete amazement, abject terror, or both. falloutshelter653.org |