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QotD: Best Buy

Sep 22, 2007
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What's the best thing you ever bought off of Ebay or Craigslist?

Furniture in general, and not off of eBay, but Craigslist. I prefer Craigslist because personally, if I get my heart stuck on something and want to buy it, I don't want to bid repeatedly and stalk the site that it's on in order to win my prize. I just want to go buy it.

Also, I find it easier to purchase through Craigslist because I often go check out the furniture or object before I buy it. I don't really think that's as easily done with eBay, which kind of makes it hard to determine whether or not it's junk.

When I started college, I only had a tiny table for my kitchen with stools that tucked in underneath it, a computer desk, a TV stand, and two bookshelves. Well, I also had a TV and computer too, but those are electronics, not furniture.

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I needed a couch, a bedroom set, and a mattress and box spring. Had I bought this items at a store, it would have cost me at least a few thousand dollars - and I say this because I recently just bought a sofa, loveseat, mattress+box spring, dresser (well, Lorean bought that one thing), and a rug. Easily about $2000, all brand new. Obviously I didn't have that kind of money because I was moving out of state off to college!

I got a beautiful headboard and a tall, matching dresser for only $300. This included a never-used mattress and box spring.

I also got an Ikea couch (I hate Ikea now, but hey, for college it was lightweight, easy to move since I was living alone, and it fit into my tiny 1-bedroom San Francisco apartment) that the previous owner DELIVERED to me and helped me move up my three floors of stairs for only $100

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Fast forward to now, I'm living in Phoenix with my boyfriend and, like I said earlier, I bought a bunch of brand new furniture. I did find a coffee table, two end tables, and a dining room table + chairs that ALL match for $200 on Craigslist. They may not be everyone's idea of nice furniture, but I think for now they match my personality and fit with our apartment.