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Originally Posted by turbo6bar
I'd argue the increased turnover may be helping the economy. Instead of buying new goods at the store and incurring new debt, Americans can maximize their available cash.
Craigslist helps:
reduce debt
reduce trade deficit
reduces American throw-away mentality
Can you tell I'm a fan of Craigslist?  |
Here here.
I'm a huge proponent of Craigslist. It's fascinating to me. My main use of it is for stereo equipment and appliances. I actually think it's kinda cool, calling up total strangers, showing up and their house, and taking old stuff off their hands. For instance, a guy was selling an old stereo which twigged my stereo senses, I call him up, tell him I'd stop by that night. I shop up and the guy is moving out of his (nice assed) apartment, the stereo was too big and he didn't want to find a place for it where he was going, so he said if I took it that night he'd let me have it for $50 (which was 1/3rd of what he said he had wanted for it). I gave him the cash and he helped me carry it down a flight of stairs (took 4 trips, big rack system) and load it in my car.
Never had a deal go bad on Craig's. Always met with nice people, and it seemed they were just as happy as I was to be selling their stuff as I was buying it used instead of forking over the dough for new.