10 do's & don'ts for buying & selling on craigslist

I don't know about you, but I am pretty much in love with Craigslist.  It is simultaneously a thrifty shopper and compulsive organizer's dream.  Did you spend the weekend cleaning out the garage and now have a bunch of stuff you want to get rid of?  Craigslist is there for you.  Need a new desk but don't want to spend a fortune?  Craigslist has you covered.  Moving cross-country and need to sell everything you own as quickly as possible?  Craigslist, baby, craigslist!

As it so happens, I happened to have just cleaned out our garage this past weekend, which is probably what got me thinking about my favorite website of all time in the first place.  And last fall when we moved from Seattle back to our fully furnished house here in Florida, we sold everything we had, including one of our cars, on craigslist.  So when it comes to buying and selling stuff on CL, I've had a lot of chances to figure out what works....and what doesn't.

So without further ado, here are my top 10 tips for making the most of your craigslist experience: