Craigslisting

Will has been selling things on Craigslist in an effort to reduce our belongings before we move (more on this later!). I had been only remotely interested in the whole process, allowing Will to take care of all the transacting, which often involved driving to some weird location like the parking lot of Taco Bell to trade cash for our old stuff.

Yesterday, though, the buyers lived just down the street and the item being sold was a nearly-new item of mine, so I decided to tag along. There's an interesting social experiment wrapped up in the whole Craigslist experience and I fully expected some bizarre exchange to take place. I'll admit I was slightly apprehensive about giving my stuff (which is cool, I have cool stuff) to a stranger and I was fully prepared to back out of the deal if I didn't feel like my stuff was going to a good home.

Not to worry, the people who showed up were fabulous--a cute little family of four with accents. My actual "customer" was a girl, maybe eight, who was wearing a black and white striped top with a hot pink tutu. Hello adorable! Are you kidding? I love giving my things to tutu-wearing eight-year old! What else can I list?

Comments

[Elizabeth]

I desperately want to know what this fabulous item was!

[Hope]

I love selling my stuff on craigslist when I like the people who are taking it. Not so much when I decide I don't like them very much. :p

[sensibly Sassy]

What did this darling little gal walk away with?

[Melissa Oklahoma]

So I want to know two things... Where are you moving to? And I'm sure you'll miss your pretty bike riding community!

AND... What did the little girl buy?

[lesli]

Those are my questions too--kind of!

WHEN are you moving & what item did the little girl receive?

My only experience was when I gave away my lavender floral/yellow couch. I loved it. I still have the matching chair. There was an unfortunate incident when my husband spilled something & then tried to clean it with something abrasive. The lady who came to get it was picking it up for her teenage daughter - she had a sort of club house and needed some comfy seating.

[Lindsay]

Congratulations on the move (if it's a good thing). I'm with everyone else...what did this girl get in the deal?