Quote Originally Posted by ray1970 View Post
On a related note, I had that topper listed for weeks for free because I just wanted it gone. Had quite a few people who wanted it but nobody would show up to get it.

A coworker told me to list it for sale with a price. I didn't understand how I could get money for something I couldn't give away for free but since he is a much more seasoned Craigslist veteran than me I gave it a try. Sold it two days later for $150.

He said if it's listed for free people will either get excited about getting it and then later change their minds or they will think there must be something seriously wrong with it and won't even contact you. But, if you set a reasonable price they will think they are getting a bargain and buy it.

Weird.
There's also just the fact that all "free" stuff is lumped into one category on CL, so if someone is shopping and they're not looking in the "free" section they won't see it.