Wheeling and Dealing!

I love Craigslist! (CL)-Some people have apparently had trouble with it. But not me. I have bought and sold items there for a very long time, with no trouble at all. And now I am wheeling and dealing to change furnishings for our move.

I love yard sales! I have purchased many special items from these. I have also met many interesting people along the way. We had a yard sale last Saturday. My daughter brought her stuff too, since she lives in one of those "yard sale restricted" areas. We both did quite well. My neighbor held one too, so we had a lot of traffic!

So, here is a list of my wheeling and dealing of late:

SOLD! On CL- a trampoline for $45.00 that I purchased at a yard sale two years ago for $20.00! A brass fireplace screen---at the yard sale for $40.00 that I bought four years ago on CL for $30.00! (See how this works!) Also sold an older entertainment center on CL- for $50.00 and the same people purchased a small fountain I had not sold at the yard sale! A Christmas designed fireplace screen--for $12.00 on CL--that I bought for $7.00 at a yard sale about 4 years ago! Seems like there is something else I sold, but I cannot think of what it was right now! We still have a big desk advertised on CL which I am sure will sell before the move.

PURCHASED! My husband bought a nicer desk than the one we have for sale...off CL for $50.00...and it came with a high-back swivel office chair! Quite a deal! I bought a smaller computer desk with a hutch for books, etc. off CL for $30.00 so I have someplace for my laptop other than a TV tray...and also for my crafts.

We are still undecided about whether to sell or take our refrigerator. The new house has one, but ours is bigger. Hmmm...Well, we have two weeks to make that decision.

But, like I said, I love CL and yard sales! These are good ways to keep our hard-earned money in AMERICA!