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| Wednesday, April 30, 2008 |
| More people selling items on craigslist to pay bills |
 The Boston Globe reports: For some, auctions are now a way to cope At Craigslist, the number of for-sale listings has soared 70 percent since July. In March, the number more than doubled to almost 15 million from the year-earlier period. CEO Jeff Buckmaster acknowledged the increasing popularity of selling all sort of items on the Web, but said the rate of growth is "moving above the usual trend line." He said he was amazed at the desperate tone in some ads. Hum, seems like I should keep my eye on the Boston Craiglist site and see if any bargains pop up. |
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It is poor reporting to compare the plight of a woman whos husband is disabled with these two:
One formerly affluent customer is now unemployed and had to unload Hermes leather jackets and Versace jeans.
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Christine Hadley, a registered nurse from Reading, Pa., said she used to be "a clotheshorse," but her live-in boyfriend left last year, and she has had trouble finding a job. Piles of unpaid bills forced her to sell more than 80 items that went for more than $1,000
Maybe these people should have just saved money for a rainy day and not spent so much on optional items. The same goes for below:
On Craigslist, Buckmaster said, three of the four fastest-growing for-sale categories are tied to gas: recreational vehicles, cars and trucks, and boats.
High gas prices can lead to selling RVs and aboats, the marginal cost of owning an operating is often forgotten when people purchase such luxury items.
I feel bad for the truely less pinched, not for those who have to sell the vacation home, or the luxury SUV.
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I think everyone is suffering these days...except maybe the vultures feeding off the resulting feast.
As to the comment above, you could make the same claim about the woman with the disabled husband. How necessary are DVDs and Stereos. Yes we could ALL do with a little saving for a rainy day. And Americans are notorious for buying crap we don't need...whatever our socio economic status.
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It is poor reporting to compare the plight of a woman whos husband is disabled with these two:
One formerly affluent customer is now unemployed and had to unload Hermes leather jackets and Versace jeans.
and
Christine Hadley, a registered nurse from Reading, Pa., said she used to be "a clotheshorse," but her live-in boyfriend left last year, and she has had trouble finding a job. Piles of unpaid bills forced her to sell more than 80 items that went for more than $1,000
Maybe these people should have just saved money for a rainy day and not spent so much on optional items. The same goes for below:
On Craigslist, Buckmaster said, three of the four fastest-growing for-sale categories are tied to gas: recreational vehicles, cars and trucks, and boats.
High gas prices can lead to selling RVs and aboats, the marginal cost of owning an operating is often forgotten when people purchase such luxury items.
I feel bad for the truely less pinched, not for those who have to sell the vacation home, or the luxury SUV.