There is one or two up there right now must have copied off Ebay
We can play their game now can't we?

It will be interesting to see what text causes it to go up

It doesn't even come up in a search now - so it isn't how many words after all - it was close to the top. Maybe if I raise or lower the price.

Well, raising the price and adding more words moved it next to last on the third page for relevant - SO it isn't how long the ad or how many pictures - price might have something to do with it. I did change Singer to Sanger on the catch line. The ad below is for a serger at $800. I'll play with it after work. I wonder if that machine has made it to pintrest yet?

I wonder what would happen if you deleted the old ad - then put up a new one with more verbiage

You could also try using the verbiage from this ad which is still #1 Relevance in Denver and see if it tops in your market as well.
http://denver.craigslist.org/art/4164675772.html

there are police on EVERY BOARD. just know big brother is always watching.

No doubt but the honest answer is ... now that ads appear based on "relevance" and they can't or won't provide the criteria one has no choice but to test to see what constitutes a "better ad" as they told us was their goal in all of this.

Couldn't figure out what you were talking about when I checked CL on my iPad. Then I checked CL on my computer and I see what you mean - how is an ad from Oct. 31st relevant?

http://rochester.craigslist.org/atq/4160108714.html
(It does seem reminiscent of something I saw recently on eBay)

I always figure listings that long ago to be non-relevant and long over. But, it is easy enough to change to what I want. I can see it is a pain to have CL choose what they assume you want (or what they want you to want.) BTW - I really like the two spools in the first posting!

Yep - just went to eBay - I was right, I guess he tried eBay first:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Willcox-Gibb...item27d9984105

It took me a while to figure this out. I kept wondering why the same items were listed at the top several days in a row. Finally discovered those "relevance, etc." buttons. Why do they think this is a better start to a search? Just when it's safe to go back in the water, they jump the shark!

Well, I just found it, its new to me and I love it..LOL