so, as a commenter so kindly suggested, i posted an ad for my futon on craigslist last night. as of this moment, i have received six replies. two of which have offered to pick it up today (but one of them asked if i’d be willing to knock $25 off the price – uh, no). i’m not sure what the etiquette for this type of selling is. do i give the first responder first crack, then if it falls through, the second, third, etc? what i’ve done is emailed all the interested parties with a “yes, it’s still available” and i think whoever shows up first with cash in hand will be the lucky winner.
holy crap, while writing that paragraph, i’ve gotten a reply and some guy is coming by tonight to pick it up. wow!
hm… i wonder if i can get the couch delivered sooner. i was so worried it would be a big hassle to get the futon gone i got the very nice people at sears to hold off delivery for two weeks. i don’t want to be couchless for that long, though. maybe i’ll call nice norma the saleslady and see what she can do for me. but, i won’t do that until there’s actually an empty space in my livingroom. just in case.
Glad to hear it worked out!
General etiquette is first person willing to meet all your terms, gets it – it’s really quite flexible, and in general, it’s a sellers’ market – if someone doesn’t show up, there’s usually another guy waiting in line, and it’s not abnormal or rude to say “well, i’ve theoretically got someone coming to get it, but if he doesn’t, it’s yours.)
~SL
Oooer… Just checked ur site w. The cellphone… Aint science somethin…