hey guys I'm bill from gcflearnfree.org
and today I want to talk about selling
and posting items on Craigslist if
you've never heard of Craigslist it's
basically just a free site where you can
view and post local advertisements kind
of like the classified section of a
newspaper but it's totally free to use
now if you've never sold something on
Craigslist before it can seem a little
sketchy or even a bit confusing today
we're going to show you all the steps to
create and post something on Craigslist
for sale as well as some advice about
how to create the best type of posting
and how to stay safe to get started go
to WWE org in your web browser locate
and select post to classifieds in the
upper left corner select the type of
posting you want to make in this example
I'm selling an old bike of mine so I'll
choose for sale by owner next choose a
category for your item again I'm selling
a bike so I'll choose bicycles the main
posting page will appear pay special
attention to the contact info section
near the top we recommend using the
Craigslist mail relay option and for
this you'll only want to provide your
email address basically this creates a
temporary email address that will be
forwarded to your inbox we don't
recommend providing your phone number
here now you can enter the title your
desired price and some information about
the item in the posting body we
recommend that you provide as much
detail as possible here you can also add
information about the items condition
the make or manufacturer model number
and so on now you can choose to show the
location of your item on a map but just
like your phone number we recommend that
you keep this information private for
now when you're ready click continue the
image uploader page should appear this
is where you can include a photo of the
item and we really recommend you do this
to get started click the add images
button a dialog box will appear so you
can locate and choose some photos from
your computer the images will appear so
you can preview them if you want to
change the main image that's associated
with your post just click and drag any
image
farore top left when you're finished
click done with images a preview of your
posting should appear take a look over
everything to make sure it's exactly as
you want then click publish at this
point you'll need to check the email
address you provided and look for a
message from Craigslist once you open
the message locate and select the very
first link you see this will take you to
the posting confirmation page you'll
need to accept the Terms of Use for
Craigslist and then your item will be
posted okay so now what well basically
you'll have to wait until someone
contacts you about your posting if you
use the Craigslist mail relay option as
we suggested you should see messages
about your posting in your inbox now
depending on the item you're selling
people may have follow-up questions or
just want to come see it in person this
is probably the most important step in
the selling process and it really
doesn't even involve Craigslist at this
point basically you'll need to choose a
time and place to meet with this person
let them see the item and decide if they
want to purchase it when meeting upper
Craigslist sale we highly recommend that
you always meet in a public place we
also recommend that you do this during
daylight hours and never invite someone
directly to your home one other thing
about selling stuff on Craigslist if at
all possible
use cash never accept a personal check
or wire transfer after you sold your
item you'll want to go back to the
original email you got from Craigslist
so you can delete the posting okay so
those are just the basics of posting
something for sale on Craigslist
but I hope this video has helped you to
see just how easy and convenient
craigslist is for selling stuff you no
longer need or just making a little
extra money on the side check out the
rest of the lesson below or even more
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