You can do what I did and completely bypass CraigsList. I went to the Yellow pages and made a list of every computer shop around town. Then I went to google maps and put them in order around a big loop. Grabbed a stack of business cards and a fliers that I made up and went to every one. I was even able to load up my truck from all those first visits, plus I have been called from few since then. Only been about a month but I can sense the snowball gaining speed as my garage is now filled and calls are more frequent. But, CL is free so keep your ad running there. As far as the CPU pricing, just make a point to memorize the price list and you can poke through what they have and get a good idea of value. I offer about 50% of value, but can easily go up if you have a good idea of what is there.
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