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5 Types of Craigslist Buyers

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I typically do not sell items on Craigslist. Nowadays it can be disappointing and somewhat dangerous if you are not cautious. Recently I assisted a friend in shutting down his business. He does a lot of business on Craigslist so it was relatively easy to post office furniture and whatever else he no longer wanted. Since I have been an eBay seller, I know the importance of disclosure and good pictures. his is basically to save everyone's time and energy. No one wants to show up and find out the item is a piece of shit with a "like new" price tag. If the item has rips or faded - it's disclosed. I price items fairly after researching what they go for brand new versus the condition of the item I am posting. With that said, in the past two weeks I have come across 5 types of buyers. Some good, some bad, and some ugly. 1. The Haggler This sort of buyer is understandable because everyone is looking for a deal. Some sellers are desperate for money and The Haggl

Stephen King's Revival

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I love to read. However, I do not make the time to since I feel it is too indulgent and I have other pressing things to attend too. When I do make time, I tend to read several books at time and never seem to get to the end of any of them. Sadly, as an aspiring writer, I need to make time to read more. Finish more. Anyone that is a friend of mine on Goodreads (joined to keep me focused) or anyone that knows me at all - knows I am a huge Stephen King fan. Not the fan that can recite everything he says or writes. I don't even know that much about him other than he likes to play in a band with fellow authors when he is not writing. Still, something draws me to his writings. I own several of his books but have not read all of them. One of my goals this year is to read all that I own before purchasing anymore books by him or anyone else. We will see how that progresses... My other goal is to expand my reading to other authors, which I have done... sort of. So, I just finished Reviv