I just sold a DVD player and the person who is interested wats meet to meet her near her job so I can take her the item. Usually when I sell stuff online I get payments to my paypal account and then I ship the item at the post office.

But in this case since it's local I'm meeting the person at a cafe. Has anyone ever sold this way?

Sold many of my LJN 1980's wrestling action figures. Bought them for 25 cents a piece at a garage sale, and made a huge profit. Many of them are worth $200.00 a piece, and at the least are worth $100.00. Also, this isn't selling, but another way I use to profit off of Craigslist was collecting cans. I use to post under the name "The Can Man," asking people if they had unwanted pop and beer cans to let me know, and I would go and pick them up, so I could make some money. Many responses, and made lots of money. It was time consuming, but I had many good meals because of it. Unfortunately someone made a complaint, and so I'm not able to do it anymore, but I did it for atleast a year. That's about it I think.

Yes, mostly for school textbooks. We meet in a cafe like starbucks or at the school library. Always meet in a public place-- an area that you are comfortable with. I usually have a friend with me.

I just sold a DVD player and the person who is interested wats meet to meet her near her job so I can take her the item. Usually when I sell stuff online I get payments to my paypal account and then I ship the item at the post office.

But in this case since it's local I'm meeting the person at a cafe. Has anyone ever sold this way?

Yes, I have. In 2007 I sold a vehicle and a piece of furniture through Craigslist and got buyers right away. Surprised at how smoothly it went.

I've sold and purchased furniture and other household items off of craigslist a few times and have sold and purchased fan-related material on Ebay. I prefer craigslist; it's faster, local--does not involve the post office; and it's cash.

That being said, I always have my phone with me and let someone know where I am going and I always have other people in my house when a buyer comes by. I've never had any creepy experiences, but if you have an ick feeling about any part of the deal, don't move forward with it.

I've sold and purchased furniture and other household items off of craigslist a few times and have sold and purchased fan-related material on Ebay. I prefer craigslist; it's faster, local--does not involve the post office; and it's cash.

That being said, I always have my phone with me and let someone know where I am going and I always have other people in my house when a buyer comes by. I've never had any creepy experiences, but if you have an ick feeling about any part of the deal, don't move forward with it.


I just don't know how to go about receiving money and iving someone their item in public.

I tried to sell stuff, but there were really no buyers and my posts were deleted.

I really hate Craigslist because this is one of the reasons why.

I tried to sell stuff, but there were really no buyers and my posts were deleted.

I really hate Craigslist because this is one of the reasons why.
How come they deleted your posts ? What were you trying to sell ?
I noticed a lot of people's posts get flagged for selling animals and
videotapes.

I tried to sell stuff, but there were really no buyers and my posts were deleted.

I really hate Craigslist because this is one of the reasons why.

I have that problem with Ebay. Tried many times, but never had any success with the stuff I tried to sell their. Haven't even used it in atleast three years. You get more success from Craigslist though, because typically around 70% of the buyers are local, and can just drop by your home to pick the stuff up. Don't have to deal with shipping and handling, and all that crap.

You pre-identify a place to meet (preferably public and visible) , say "Hi, I'm TV Fact Fan and here is your X". Hand them their purchase when they hand you their cash. No cash, no items. It's easy.

You pre-identify a place to meet (preferably public and visible) , say "Hi, I'm TV Fact Fan and here is your X". Hand them their purchase when they hand you their cash. No cash, no items. It's easy.


I will see how it goes tomorrow. This will defintely be a new experience