Comments on: Why I Love Craigslist http://www.thefinancejourney.com/personal-finance/why-i-love-craigslist/ The financial journey of a 20 something computer analyst living in upstate New York. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:32:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Chuck http://www.thefinancejourney.com/personal-finance/why-i-love-craigslist/comment-page-1/#comment-8913 Chuck Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:12:50 +0000 http://www.thefinancejourney.com/personal-finance/why-i-love-craigslist/#comment-8913 <p>Good deal Lazy Man. I find most sellers on there will entertain lower offers... when I list I usually inflate it a little to leave room for negotiation. It seems most people would rather haggle something down from $80 to $70 than just buy it for $70 - I guess makes them feel like they are getting more of a steal.</p> Good deal Lazy Man. I find most sellers on there will entertain lower offers… when I list I usually inflate it a little to leave room for negotiation. It seems most people would rather haggle something down from $80 to $70 than just buy it for $70 – I guess makes them feel like they are getting more of a steal.

]]> By: Lazy Man and Money http://www.thefinancejourney.com/personal-finance/why-i-love-craigslist/comment-page-1/#comment-8909 Lazy Man and Money Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:45:02 +0000 http://www.thefinancejourney.com/personal-finance/why-i-love-craigslist/#comment-8909 <p>I bought a $225 Dell Axim with GPS (and mapping software) yesterday. The total cost new would have been around $600-700. I didn't even negotiate that price down.</p> <p>I may buy a bluetooth travel keyboard (Think Outside's Stowaway) for $50, if the seller will take it. In the end, I'll have a pretty functional traveling computer for $275.</p> I bought a $225 Dell Axim with GPS (and mapping software) yesterday. The total cost new would have been around $600-700. I didn’t even negotiate that price down.

I may buy a bluetooth travel keyboard (Think Outside’s Stowaway) for $50, if the seller will take it. In the end, I’ll have a pretty functional traveling computer for $275.

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