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Craigslist
- A Great Place For Free Stuff
Craig
Newmark of San Francisco founded Craigslist in 1999. Craigslist
is a web site that allows anybody to sell
or buy things virtually free of charge. Some of the categories
such as job ads in some of the major cities have a charge,
which is the funding for all the other private, free ads on
Craigslist.
Currently
the web page is available in approximately 450 cities all
over the world. It serves more than nine billion viewers
per months and therefore gives the web site a ninth place in
the rankings for most frequently used web sites in the United
States. The web sites offer over thirty million new postings
and classifieds each month. Categories for classifieds and
advertisement range from job and housing postings over traditional
buy and sell classifieds all the way to community events and
personal ads.
Since
Craigslist offers so many different ads and classifieds
each month, it is also a great place to find free stuff. Many
people that are about to move or have to give up a hobby due
for whatever reason often times offer things for free on this
web site. Generally, ads and classifieds are divided into categories
and then listed on the pages depending on the proximity to
a major city. Many major cities in the United States have their
own Craigslist. Classifieds that are posted on a city site
generally are from somewhere in the proximity to the city.
Often time’s sellers expect the buyer to pick up the merchandise.
Therefore, it is not unusual to find car ads, fitness equipment,
baby clothing and items, furniture and more on the web site.
Posting
for most classifieds is free and there are also no fees
for anything else. In contrast to some other pages, posting
a used children’s toy, a piece of furniture or similar item
as well as anything else is completely free. The seller can
stay anonymous until shortly before the sale, when the seller
decides to hand out his or her telephone number or address
for sale purposes only. Of course such classifieds and advertisements
can also be cons and need to always be handled carefully. Generally
a good judgment of the price and offer can help to prevent
you from falling for fraudulent classifieds. Even though
there are measures
from the creators of the website to prevent fraud such as official
statements and more, there is no guaranty that a fraudulent
ad will be taken off in time to prevent any trouble. So whenever
buying or selling on Craigslist do it with caution.
Craigslist
offers classifieds for anything. Community, housing, personals,
jobs, for sale, services, gigs and even discussion
forums are all part of the web site. On this website anybody
can post anything. Therefore, it might take some time to find
the right ad. It might even be possible that the chosen product
cannot be found. Craigslist works like an online yard sale
or flea market. Therefore finding the exact product may be
hard. But sometimes getting lucky is all that it takes and
then the seeker is united with the product of desire.
This
web site should be used and supported by anybody and everybody.
Whatever there is for sale, it should be put up
on Craigslist. Even jobs can be found on Craigslist. In cities
such as New York, this web page’s jobs are one of the most
important sources for job hunters and therefore are not free
of charge for the employers that are posting.
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SolveYourProblem.com : 2009
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