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02-18-2009, 07:50 PM
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#26 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Of course it's plain and bland. That's the whole idea - it's simple, it's fast, it's uncluttered. Too many sites get bogged down with fancy graphics and gaudy Flash and tons of sponsored ads. CL works well on smartphones, WAP browsers, and dialup. It just works.
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02-18-2009, 07:52 PM
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#27 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by Zheff I sold quite a bit of my junk on there.
Just hate it when I post an item for a certain price, example asking $100, the actual item cost like $150+tax, an a$$wipe replies with $20. ~.~ | I post a car for sale on CL for $1500 and some dick emails me and offers $500.
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02-18-2009, 07:52 PM
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#28 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by AsRealAsItGets ionno its like at least here you know they have feedback ratings and i doubt there's many psychos on this website but craigslist could have like weirdos or serial killers
whats with their tacky website layout. for being a popular website they need to get new website engineers | where have you been man? craigslist is pretty much a one man show. Quote:
Originally Posted by PRoJeX save money | not really to save money. But I think he is just happy with what it is and doesn't want to make more money. Quote:
Originally Posted by Gridlock Craigslist made me 50k last year alone. Total paid to CL? Zero.
Blasted out a bunch of shit in the free section where people actually came and picked up stuff I would have had to pay to dump.
Yeah, I think its a pretty awesome deal. | CL only makes money on real estate and job listing in selected cities. Maybe erotic too...haha
I mean the site can be sooo much more and also generate that much more money. But craig just doesn't want to take it to that level. He is happy living in his sf house and keeping the site simple as possible.
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02-18-2009, 08:01 PM
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#29 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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found all my previous roommates on there!
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02-18-2009, 08:09 PM
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#30 | | Head Moderator
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Originally Posted by Jassanova use kijiji instead | That's even worse!
I don't use CL very often unless I'm looking for a vehicle or random odds-and-ends. I've found some very awesome deals on CL for vehicles ($300 for my current car and $600 for a parts car with more than $3000 in new parts and jdm engine), and I've managed to sell some stuff on there pretty hassle free. You'll always get the random douche trying to lowball you but, provided you ignore 'em, it's not too bad.
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02-18-2009, 08:22 PM
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#31 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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exactly! it's because of the simplicity that i love CL. i dont need to see tonnes of picture ads. blazing fast on smartphones!
when i moved, i had almost all my stuff sold within 2wks.
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02-18-2009, 08:24 PM
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#32 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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craigslist is awesome, what you talking about.
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02-18-2009, 08:40 PM
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#33 | | Circle Stick Square Mod
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Go read Best of Craigslist! its awesome
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02-18-2009, 08:51 PM
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#34 | | The Lone Wanderator
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Kijiji is a site that was created by eBay after they purchased craigslist. There is currently a suit going on against eBay saying they violated the intellectual property and devalued CL by creating and pimping kijiji so relentlessly.
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02-18-2009, 08:53 PM
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#35 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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craigslist is a big thing for me. I have brought and sold at least 100 items on there
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02-18-2009, 09:05 PM
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#36 | | racing & tech mod.
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Craigslist is da bomb. It's free, and it's easy to use.
Add me to the list of people who have made and saved lots of money via craigslist.
And no I've never used the personals or erotic services... lol.  | |
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02-18-2009, 09:12 PM
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#37 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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^i'm offering lapdances tonight...call me....give u an RS discount. maybe even a group buy price
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02-18-2009, 09:14 PM
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#38 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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I use craigslist and ebay on a daily basis im so addicted to online shopping. Have bought video games and computer parts off craigslist. I'm always looking for deals so I've saved a good amount of money.
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02-18-2009, 09:25 PM
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#39 | | noob
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Originally Posted by azncreationz found all my previous roommates on there! | whoaaa.. thats kinda scary if you think about it. how did you screen them to make sure they weren't abnormal or wutever? or did you luck out and find some really hot chick roomates?
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02-18-2009, 09:36 PM
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#40 | | The RS Freebie guru
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Originally Posted by AsRealAsItGets do people actually buy and sell stuff legitimately there even though half of the stuff is stolen or black marketed goods/fakes. | Yeah, why not? Most buyers probably don't really care if the stuff they're buying is stolen or black market or whatever, as long as it works properly. Why would sellers not use it? Quote:
so tell me why craigslist is still so popular. the site has got one of the most unappealing designs. am i the only one who thinks it sucks?
 | You might not be the only one, but probably most would disagree with you though. It doesn't have to be appealing. It just needs to be EFFECTIVE, which is what it was designed to be. Quote:
Originally Posted by AsRealAsItGets ionno its like at least here you know they have feedback ratings and i doubt there's many psychos on this website but craigslist could have like weirdos or serial killers | Sure, and that's why you need to be diligent regardless of whether you're the buyer or the seller. If you're the buyer, you should make sure you have some legitimate contact information from the seller and confirm that what you're buying is exactly as described. If you're the seller, you should make sure that you're not meeting someone in a secluded, sketchy area where they might rob you. If you take the necessary common sense precautions, your transactions will go smoothly. Quote: |
whats with their tacky website layout. for being a popular website they need to get new website engineers
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Originally Posted by SuperSlowSS where have you been man? craigslist is pretty much a one man show. | Well, of course it started out as one man, but they do have a team now, although still not a large one by any means.
This isn't exactly current, but it gives a good idea... http://www.mslater.com/2007/1/26/the-craigslist-anomaly
They had 23 employees in 2007, and were the 7th ranked site in terms of page views.
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02-18-2009, 09:40 PM
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#41 | | The RS Freebie guru
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Originally Posted by AsRealAsItGets whoaaa.. thats kinda scary if you think about it. how did you screen them to make sure they weren't abnormal or wutever? or did you luck out and find some really hot chick roomates? | How is Craigslist any worse than any other method of finding roommates?
How is it worse than people you find from newspaper ads?
How is it worse than people you find from posting up flyers on bulletin boards?
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02-18-2009, 09:50 PM
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#42 | | 2013, 2016, 2017 & 2018 NHL Fantasy RS1 Champion
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craigslist is DA BOMB!
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02-18-2009, 09:52 PM
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#43 | | Banned By Establishment
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wow.
(to the op)
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02-18-2009, 09:57 PM
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#44 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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my job 2 summers ago was off of craigslist
paid me 23/hr to do jack shit... sweetest fuckin job ever
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02-18-2009, 10:08 PM
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#45 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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Originally Posted by v1nce you can buy sex there | I think all those ads for the erctoic services is all fake. Those girls are goign to take ur money and kick you out lol. I think CL is leight. I sold my WoW account there for $200. Didn't scam anyone nor get scam.
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02-18-2009, 10:44 PM
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#46 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Why would anyone complain it sucks....
Let's see, it's free and the site is very popular = fast sales. Don't see why anyone could ask for anything more.
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02-18-2009, 10:57 PM
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#47 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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I've sold some stuff on Craigslist. It's simple and effective. As mentioned by others, it's free. Your other alternatives........... RS? Bwahahahaha........... try to sell something worth 100 bucks for 50 bucks, you get offer of 5 bucks.
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02-18-2009, 11:11 PM
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#48 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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CL looks shit, beer tastes like piss
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02-18-2009, 11:20 PM
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#49 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
| YODO = You Only Die Once.
Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
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02-18-2009, 11:50 PM
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#50 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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craigslist has A LOT of scammers
i sold a phone a few weeks back. i listed it for $300, and i got at least 10 interested buyers say "I will offer you $300USD, i will give you extra $150 for shipping."
and the the rest of the story is.. i am not in town, my son/daughter/cousin/dog/.../ lives in africa and i want to buy this phone and send it to them as a graduation/wedding/sex/.../ gift. give me your paypal address and i will send you the money."
finally, some REAL people contacted me a week later and sold it for $250 CASH. =)
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