Originally Posted by miriam (Post 6720148)

I think you have it in a nutshell

Originally Posted by hudgoddess (Post 6719957)

There's also long arm classifieds on www.longarmuniversity.com. There's a small charge for the ad but a lot of people sell machines on there. Another long arm site houseofhansen.com does ads too.
I've sold several sewing machines on cl. It's a free ad, so can't hurt. Do be aware of the scam artists who try to buy it sight unseen through an agent.

Originally Posted by MarthaT (Post 6719877)

My bro-in-law in Iowa buys and sells all the time. Built a shed from things he bought, sold the leftovers, and the shed ended up costing only hundreds of dollars. On the flip side, here in Alabama, we tried selling an aging van. All we got were inquiries that sounded like scam. "I am buying for my mother in some foreign country and having it shipped. My rep will bring you a check, etc., blah, blah, blah." We responded with "We deal in cash only", and never heard from them again. Our daughter had the same experience with something they listed. It's a good service but, as with anything these days, be careful!

Originally Posted by RipStitcher (Post 6718475)

I've done a lot with Craigslist. A few things, IMO, though to do/keep in mind.

I wouldn't respond by email unless you have a great spamming filter.
When I sell, I say in the ad that I will not respond by email.
If you start the emailing games, many times you're wasting time & open to spam.
Request the party text or call you.
If you want to be more private - even with your phone number, get a Google voice # for doing CL.
Of course, don't fall for any offers to send you money and you ship it.
Cash cash cash
First come, first serve - holding stuff usually doesn't work.
Notsomuch for a longarm, but keep in mind the prices you see listed on CL for competing products are items that have *not* sold. At least here, good deals fly off of CL.
It's no different than the old classifieds in newspapers. 99.99% of people are good - no reasons to be paranoid... just be common-sense safe.

I have an iPad up on CL here right now - and I've had zero interest. But, it's an expensive one - and someone shopping CL tends to be someone that is trying to get something at a deal, of course.

I'd also list it in sewitsforsale (a Yahoo group) .

HTH

Originally Posted by IrishNY (Post 6718491)

I bought something from a woman who said her first buyer kept delaying the appointment until late evening. Even though she told the buyer to come the next day, they showed up around 9 pm. The sellers husband had gone to work so she called the neighbor across the street who was a police officer. He came over and there were 5 men and one was walking from behind the house. The officer said they had come to rob her and the guy in the backyard was casing the place. Be very careful if buyers have to come to your home.