[Porsche-O-Phile]

Adapt or die. There are lots of business models that are outdated and have outlived their usefulness in the context of a new, highly-competitive, Internet-based marketplace. If the old fashioned places can't hack it, too bad for them.

I recently had to order a couple of cords of firewood. I shopped around and called a few places - a local guy had the best price but insisted on cash only. I basically told him to forget it and went to the second lowest priced guy who happened to take debit cards (he actually took paypal too, although I just used my debit card over the phone). Two hours later his guy showed up with the wood in a dump truck. Easy peasy for me. He got my business because he understood my needs as the customer (I want convenience). I wasn't about to go out in the frikkin' cold driving around to find an ATM just to withdraw 400 bucks in cash to give this guy because he's too old fashioned to get with the times. Yes, the guy I went with cost a little more but I didn't care.

Also, FWIW I think Craigslist is only marginally useful anymore. There's so much spam, clutter, junk and distracting nonsense on there to sift through it takes the joy out of it. Some days are better than others and YMMV.