Craigslist Comes Through

[kidsmoke]

Well, I've been lollygagging on turning some old gear into some new gear. So this morning, I thought I'd put one of my guitars on Craigslist, and see if I'd get any takers. I put it up, with four photos and a honest description, included the shape appropriate gig bag, and listed it at the high side of fair. Keep in mind, this was a 23 year old MIJ Washburn. Lots of surface cracks/checking, buckle rash. This guitar has been played hard for decades. I was very frank about all that in the listing.

I placed the ad at 8:45 am. At 3 pm I was home, with my asking price, in cash, in my pocket. Met the dude in a parking lot, with a tube amp plugged in to a converter. I saw his email, first and last name, and mobile number, in return he got my mobile and a first name. Beyond that, no information was exchanged.

Nice when things go like this. I hope this is a harbinger for what 2011 is going to bring. Just wanted to share the love. :dance:dance:dance

Anyone else had any similarly smooth Craigslist transactions?

[tunghaichuan]

Anyone else had any similarly smooth Craigslist transactions?

I've been trying to move some excess gear via CL to pay off some bills and have had decent luck. I got rid of my GK 250ML the first day I put it up, the guy who bought it really wanted it. Came over, seemed like a decent chap, paid cash and left. :AOK

Another guy came over and bought an Epi Valve Junior cab. Again, knew what he wanted, came over with cash and bought the cab as soon as I demonstrated it worked.

And weds. a guy came over and bought my Fender Champion 600.

Of course, I've had the usual amount of flakes, spammers, etc. but that is to be expected with CL.

[Brian Krashpad]

I started trying to flip (buy and resell at a profit) the occasional axe last year, did so relatively smoothly with a VM Squier Thinline Tele and a Squier Tom Delonge Strat.

Also, I got a great package deal of an Epi acoustic and a Fender acoustic-electric mandolin for $125, each with a chipboard case and some accessories (tuner, capo). I resold the Epi and it's case within 48 hours for $75 and thus got the Fender mando for $45 net. The mando streets for about $225 new without case, so that was a pretty stellar deal.

Have been looking this year but so far no dice.

[Eric]

This weekend I bought a Bad Monkey off of CL. It was originally listed at $35, I offered $25, he accepted, and ultimately he gave it to me for $20 because I picked it up from him instead of meeting halfway in between. Very nice guy.

Yesterday, I sold off my Crate 50-watter for the same price I paid for it -- $200. I bought it on super-blowout, so it's still a good deal for the guy, but I'm pretty happy overall.

[FrankenFretter]

I sold one of my guitars last year through CL, an SX that was somewhat Jazzmaster-like. I advertised it for $100, hoping to get at least $75 for it. Within a week or so, I had sold it for the full asking price to someone who really seems to appreciate it. Right now I have my Marshall VS100 combo listed, and I've got someone interested in seeing it already. If I get full asking price for that, I'll have the money I spent on my Blackstar HT-5 fully recouped. Crossing my fingers...

[Brian Krashpad]

Break a leg Sean!

[FrankenFretter]

Break a leg Sean!

Thanks, Brian! Good news! It sold yesterday, and at the full $300 I was asking. The first guy to reply was a gigging musician who brought his Jackson Kelly over to test out the amph. He loved it (I did too....just too loud for my neighbors). The guy was a great player too, had some real chops.

I also sold my Artec Blender pedal to a guy I work with, so it's been a good week so far. The Blackstar is more than paid for, and I have more room on the pedalboard. The way my luck is running with selling, maybe I should post my brother's Strat down here for him.