If you have a lot of “junk” you want to sell, your first thought may be to host a yard sale. Of course, then you become that neighbor that nobody likes for the weekend because you are the reason for the extra neighborhood traffic and strangers blocking their driveway. If you prefer to stay a neighborhood favorite or just want to avoid a hassle, you may look at other avenues of selling your stuff; you will find newspaper classifieds and Craigslist. Which will result in the most cash for you?

In terms of newspapers, does anyone buy a newspaper anymore? If you have been paying even the slightest attention to the news, you know that newspapers are on their deathbed. Why would anyone pay .50 cents for a newspaper when they can get their news for free and in an instant online? Most won’t. Although you can consider it your good deed of the day to funnel money to a local newspaper by paying for a classified, are you doing yourself any favors? You may just be wasting your money. The less readers a paper has, the less interested buyers you have.

In terms of Craigslist.org, this online classified website has skyrocketed in popularity; even people who don’t use Craigslist are familiar with it. Unfortunately, this has also led to a lot of true junk being listed on the website by those desperate to make money. Even with quality items, the sellers are often living in dreamland; can you believe that some sellers actually expect to get full retail price for used things? This does happen. Many deal seekers turn to Craigslist, but many consider it nothing more than a glorified yard sale. According to Craigslist.org, they claim to get 20 billion page views each month, but how many of those are buyers and how many are in your local area?

Aside from ridding your house of junk that does nothing but take up precious space, you want to make a few extra bucks, so lets look at the money aspect. It is free to sell on Craigslist. It is not free to create a listing for your newspaper classified. In fact, you could pay as much as $5 in fees just to sell a stack of books that aren’t even worth that much. If an item of yours doesn’t sell on Craigslist, you waste nothing but a few minutes of the time you spent creating your listing. No fees on Craigslist automatically means you retain all profits, provided your item or items sell.

In short, you can list your for sale items on Craigslist.org or for sale in your local newspaper classified section, but stop and think for a minute. Once you will do, you will see that Craigslist.org is your best choice.

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