If you are about to sell your products on Craigslist, expect people to be cheap as hell. Don’t get me wrong – CL rocks but the cheapness is almost unbearable.

Here’s what you can expect:

In many cases, people will contact you, ask a million questions about the product and then delay the purchase for days while they negotaiate with other people. Believe it. There are a LOT of people out there with nothing better to do.

Next, expect people to make plans to come over and never show up without letting you know. That’s part of the double edge sword of Craigslist being so anonymous.

Moving on now… Expect people to come over and act dumb (at least dumber than they probably are). One very common scenario: ”Duuuuh, i thought it was only half this price. Isn’t it like $4 not $8?”

The Illiteracy Factor: Even if you had details in your ad, many people won’t read the ad and instead ask you questions about your items (via email, phone, or in person) when all the info is listed in the ad to avoid wasting time.

Additionally, many people will write to you asking if “they” are still available… what is “they”???

This one is almost a sure case: The person buying the item will have no respect for you whatsoever.

Regardless of the item, if you have the cheapest price in town, Craigslist people will still make a big deal about the cost and insist there are a few scratches. Expect them to use this as an excuse to get you to lower the price.

All in all, I still love Craigslist, although it can be a pain dealing with idiots. Still, profitable frustration is worth something.