Auctionbytes made a survey to over 1,400 online sellers and they were asked to rate marketplaces. The survey was done this month and the result shows that Craigslist ranks #9 on their seller’s choice.
Craigslist got a good rate of 7.11 out of 10 with their ease of use, 6.21 out of 10 if sellers would recommend the site, 5.65 rating on profitability, 4.36 on Customer Service and 4.23 on Communication.
It shows that the sellers are happy with the ease of use which means that Craigslist is very easy to use for sellers even when they are not techy. It also shows that most sellers would recommend Craigslist to other sellers but they are not satisfied with the site’s customer service and communication.
Comments from readers usually say that they are happy with Craigslist because they don’t charge and they can post on the site very quickly and with no hassle. The lack of customer service support made some sellers unsatisfied. They also say that communication is virtually impossible with the Craigslist staff.
Ranking at #9 out of 15 ain’t bad but it ain’t good either. For sure Craigslist can do better as they improve their Customer Support and communication with users and sellers.
After posting an ad on Craigslist selling the Tonight Show, now Conan O’ Brien had another brilliant (?) idea. After all the drama with the Tonight Show issue, Conan now posted an ad selling himself under the Casual Encounters section on Craigslist. In the title of his ad he posted “Tall, Slender Redhead Available for Nighttime Recreation“. He posted an ad about himself using words that impose an intimate characteristic such as this line “tall, slender redhead available for nighttime recreation” and “completely ripped, very caucasian” as well as “can go a whole hour“. He added an extra humor to his ad saying he is currently homeless so he must meet with you at your place.
Too bad for Conan but he seems to be enjoying his Craigslist ads. He even talked about it in his show saying that the ads are real and he is getting thousands of responses from the previous ad he posted. The Tonight Show issue actually flares up more humor from Conan and Leno as they are sharpening their tongues and making comical insults with each other.
Guess we just have to wait for what Conan’s third Craigslist ad would be next time.
Help Desk Associate – Part Time
IT HELP DESK ASSOCIATE part-time, 20 hours per week
Temporary assignment that could become temporary for the right candidate.
Now this is another one of those funny Craigslist posts that make you think for a second and wonder what the heck the poster was thinking. Anyone interested in this job surely has no ambition whatsoever.
Sure you can work hard, be the right candidate and show them all you’ve got. But for what? Well, your temporary assignment could become a temporary assignment when you convinced them with your performance! Now, would you still want to make a good impression for that temporary assignment that will be a temporary assignment? Or does it mean that if you’re not the right candidate and that you make a very bad impression then the temporary assignment would become a permanent assignment? Whatever. Brain starts to hurt!
Hotel front desk clerk/Reception
Succusfull aplicants will have a great demeanor, consisting of a positive attitude and great smile.
You will be bondable and be able to stand on your feet for the duration of your shift. You will have excellent english and superb cumunication and phone skills.
You have a energy about you that is unmistakably resiliant and you remain calm and collective under pressure and despite the attitude of the guest.
You are cumputer illiterate and learn systems, rules and regulations quickly. You can be trusted with responsibility and are acountable with money, records and time.
Your confidence is reflected in your tone of voice both in person and on the phone.
If this describes you – we woluld like to invite you for an interview.
Please send your brief cover letter and resume by email to [name] ( General Manager )
No phone calls please.
Read the ad and ask yourself, are you up for this job? Craigslist sure has lots of funny posts here and there but this one smells outsourced. Outsourcing for an ad writer ain’t a bad idea, as long as you pick good ones! If not, you are bound to get Craigslist posts such as this one that is enough to give anybody a bit of a headache.
Hotel front desk clerk that is computer illiterate? Give us the name of the hotel and we should all avoid them. Online booking would surely be confusing in this hotel.
It’s also a wonder on how they would get to assess “confidence” via phone interview when they also stated that they won’t be accepting phone calls. Well, nonetheless, this is an ad that caught our attention.
Conan O'Brien
Conan O’ Brien’s feud with Jay Leno had led to the Tonight Show’s sudden online auction presence in Craigslist. Yes, that’s right. Conan O’ Brian placed the
Tonight Show on Craigslist. You can read the ad here http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/clt/1551463643.html
Conan O’Brien is obviously bitter about the announcement of NBC that they officially replace O’Brien with Jay Leno for the Tonight Show and promised to pay him the remaining money off his contract with over 2 years left in it.
Conan O’ Brien had been cracking jokes against Jay Leno and the executives of NBC and the auction post for the Tonight Show is just one of his ways of showing his disgust with the recent updates on the issue.
Conan had refused to accept a later timeslot for a new show. It’s just amazing how Craigslist get different types of participants that it even became part of the O’Brien and Leno feud.
In the event that you would have a Craigslist transaction for gift cards, you should realize that sellers can just hold the activation code of the card and then drain the balance without even notifying you. So, just in case you want to deal with a seller for gift cards, the best thing you can do is contact the seller and go to the store with him or her then have the card balance checked while the seller is there. Then, when the gift card’s balance has been verified, you should ask the store for a re-issuance of the gift card then that’s the time you should pay the seller. This would mean that the seller have no chance of holding the card’s activation code anymore.
But, is it really worth making transactions with gift cards? If you are selling an item and the buyer wants to trade it with a gift card, you can politely just say no. After all, gift cards are usually much less in amount compared to what that particular store is selling. Unless of course you are really fond of that store and you’d purchase items there anyway then you could consider gift cards. If not, shut down the idea of gift cards trade.
You have to be cautious about transacting for gift cards. Consider the pros and cons. It’s still much better to get money than a gift card so you won’t have any worries. Plus, you could use the money on any store you want, not just on a particular store.
A mother’s 11 year old daughter had lost her $10,000 worth communication device, she didn’t want to just sit there and not do anything about it. After all, it was worth $10,000! Patty Mulligan, the mother, decided to look for it and so she hung several posters in the hopes that the communication device would be returned to them.
Her daughter had left the device accidentally in Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose on Thanksgiving Day. Patty Mulligan searched for it on craigslist but at first didn’t get anything.
Then, on Wednesday, she searched over the site again and saw an ad for a DynaVox that sells for $3,500. She read the ad closely and thought it was a lot like the device of her daughter that was specially programmed for her.
She then immediately called up the seller. She was asking him a lot of questions as if she doesn’t have a hunch that it was her daughter’s. The seller then said that he bought the device from a locker sale. She then set up a meeting with him on a flea market and that morning she called up the police and detectives to meet up with the seller. The serial number of the device matched and this confirmed the mother’s suspicion that it was indeed her daughter’s device. The seller, James Durr, was taken into custody with other warrants and the police had forwarded his case to Santa Clara for a possible felony charge.
The seller was riding his bike when he saw the laptop computer in its bag and took it then did a research on what it was and how much it was worth then he decided to sell it.
A very funny ad was posted on Craigslist and the title might seem interesting enough for snack lovers out there. After all, who can resist free stuff, right?
Here’s the ad, just censoring the store’s names.
“TONS OF SNACKS!! Pretzils, cheese doodles, corn chips
They’re in the dumpster behind Just-A-Buck on $$$$$$ next to the Shoprite in @@@@@ There’s like hundreds of bags in there”
Well, who would want to get tons of PretZILS? Why not some dumpster pretzils? It’s free and there are tons of them there.
Some people can just be so funny nowadays. Still, it’s nice to see ads like this time to time. We all need humor every now and then.
Honey was an abused dog. She was spotted in different areas along New Port Richey. She has a really tight collar on her neck and is obvious that she had been abused by her master. When she was last sighted off Seven Springs Road, a Good Samaritan posted her picture on Craigslist.org.
Devon Detrapani happens to be browsing on Craigslist and saw the ad that request for help for the sweet dog. She answered the ad because it made her sick and sad to see such a sweet dog being injured like that. Now, the sweet dog is in the Humane Society of Pinellas County and there she gets all the care she needs to get better.
The dog is recovering and her neck is wrapped with a bandage for the wound to heal well. Until now, the humans responsible for hurting the sweet dog have not been found. The dog didn’t bark much during the treatment of her neck, probably it’s because her neck and throat was hurt too much that even barking hurts a lot.
She would be ready for a new home in about two months. Anyone who may be interested to give this dog her much deserved TLC is welcome to adopt her. She had an abusive master and through Craigslist she has found the help she needed and she definitely deserves a chance for happiness.
There was an ad posted on Craigslist that sells a “lost” footage of Brittany Murphy. Brittany Murphy had recently been found dead due to cardiac arrest at a young age of 32. The ad that was posted said they are selling a “ost” footage of the late actress. The never before seen footage of the actress was in the wedding of Chris Cornell. The singer and his wife are threatening to sue the site and therefore the ad was removed.
In the video, the late actress was the maid of honor and there are lots of scenes there that includes here but there are also lots of scenes focusing on the wedding celebrants.
Chris Cornell also asked for the details of the poster from Craigslist so they could file a case. The video, he said, is a stolen copyright.
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