Try to work some better than scrap metal items

**nutpie** · 08-26-2015, 09:53 AM

So this isn't about fixing appliances but a couple of weeks ago I picked up a stand up freezer off craigslist for free. I went to pick it up and it turns out it was a buddy of mine who had it. I asked it if it worked and he said "yes it works great". So I say "why not sell it on Craigslist." He said he has been listing it for $70 for 3 months and no hits. It is old, 20+ years, but works great. So I took it, (made sure it really worked), listed the next day for $30 and it sold that day. So the point being, it doesn't necessarily have to be new(ish), as long as it works, to sell. Just ask for a good price.

**NHscrapman** · 08-26-2015, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by nutpie

So this isn't about fixing appliances but a couple of weeks ago I picked up a stand up freezer off craigslist for free. I went to pick it up and it turns out it was a buddy of mine who had it. I asked it if it worked and he said "yes it works great". So I say "why not sell it on Craigslist." He said he has been listing it for $70 for 3 months and no hits. It is old, 20+ years, but works great. So I took it, (made sure it really worked), listed the next day for $30 and it sold that day. So the point being, it doesn't necessarily have to be new(ish), as long as it works, to sell. Just ask for a good price.

bingo
I pick up old appliances and furniture from condo's here all the time.. they might be 20 or 30 years old with less than 100 hours of usage, there "old" so they get tossed.
20-30 bucks and they never here more than a week.