Why I love craigslist

[JSchwage]

So, a couple weeks ago I bought two Power Mac G3s for $50 from some guy on craigslist. (Yes, $50 for BOTH) He said one crashed when he tried installing OS X Tiger. So what did I do? I took the hard drive out of the "bad" Mac, stuck it in the "good" one, installed OS X on the hard drive, and then stuck it back in the "bad" Mac. It couldn't have been easier. I then sold that "bad" Mac to a friend of mine for $50, which left me with another Power Mac G3 for that I had gotten for "free".

Another person on craigslist I had bought from before said he'd sell me a Power Mac G4 AND a 17-inch Apple CRT Studio display for $40. I jumped on it. And now a local computer store is going to give me $40 for the Power Mac G3.

So basically, I've worked myself up to getting a Power Mac G4 and 17-inch Apple CRT display for free. If you check craigslist daily and jump on the good deals, there's definitely money to be made in fixing up Macs and selling them!

 

[kellen]

Definitely agree. Picked up two dual 450s for 50 each. Sold one for 150 on craigslist two weeks later in the same condition, so I got a dual 450 and 50 bucks.

 

[heatmiser]

I picked up an iBook a few months ago for $200, and sold it for almost $280 a couple of weeks later after I got my MB. Don't think I'll use CG again, though...too many sketchies around.

 

[howard]

i'm always a little nervous to deal with craigslist. It seems like you have to be on it all the time, plus for a lot of things I would buy I would have to check them out first, and its nearly impossible to coordinate that. And the whole trust issue...

Those sound like great deals though, nice job!

 

[je1ani]

I only buy from CL.. I bought my iMac for $1690 and my SR MBP for $1500 sealed. I've never paid full price eva!

 

[Bambeezer]

Craigslist is good, but it can be a pain in the a$$ sometimes.

Example:
For Sale, 5.5G 30GB white ipod. Perfect condition. No scratches. $50

Potential buyer email:
Hello, what color is the ipod? Is it the 60 or 30GB version? What is the condition? Any scratches? Will you take $5?

WTF?? I get so sick of that crap.