After 2 Months, FOBO (YC S11) Has Hit a Million-Dollar Run Rate

Re:After 2 Months, FOBO (YC S11) Has Hit a Million-Dollar Ru... by dkl on Monday March 17, 2014 @03:30PM (#7417474)

By now you probably know that Craigslist sucks as a way to sell stuff.

Uh, no it doesn't. I never got a single spam, and I've sold about 10 things (mostly electronic) over the last year. Not one of hte people flaked on me or tried to haggle once I met them. Yeah, they haggled before (on the phone or via email), but once I met them, everyone was nice and kept to the agreed upon price.

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Re:After 2 Months, FOBO (YC S11) Has Hit a Million-Dollar Ru... by x0x0 on Monday March 17, 2014 @04:25PM (#7417858)

I've had enough flakers and hagglers that I now post warnings in all ads:

1 - I refuse to hold anything (first person to show up with cash takes it)

2 - no haggling on the spot; I'll turn you down on principle

It's a fucking hassle. I buy a new macbook every 12-18 months and craigslist the old one (and the same with phones). I take good care of my hardware and carefully point out any scratches or nicks in the craigslist listing. People still try to knock you down 10% or 20% when they come.

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Re:After 2 Months, FOBO (YC S11) Has Hit a Million-Dollar Ru... by xdocommer on Monday March 17, 2014 @05:19PM (#7418171)

Use craigslist experience to become better at negotiating.

Problem with this app is there is a limited amount of users while cl has 90% of the market. So you will probably still get a better deal on cl.

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