Numbr and Craigslist, making selling easier

On and off I sell a few items here and there on ebay and Craigslist. If you’re not familiar ebay typically charges you a listing fee and then they get you again when you sell the item based on what the item sold for, they get you coming and going. Now September is an exception they’re waiving some of their initial listing fees this month. We’re all still waiting for Craigslist to start charging, but for now it’s completely free. You can post stuff at any price including free, just watch out for the crazies out there looking for the free stuff. It’s a great alternative to your local newspaper and I’ve sold a refrigerator and a sectional so far, items that would have been a little difficult logistically to list and sell on ebay, with Craigslist I just put the responsibility on the buyer to pick the item up. This brings me to the service I used in my most recent sale that worked rather well and was of course the right price, free. Numbr.com will give you a temporary phone number, even one close to local if you’re near a major city, for a period of time from 1 day up to a month. The phone number forwards to whatever number you specify, numbr also offers other services like blocking calls from 9pm to 8am in your timezone and voicemail via email. I think when listing items a couple of things are really key, good pictures, a good descriptions, and ease of communication. Email doesn’t quite do justice when selling a big item, so it helps if the buyer can call and talk to you and ask a few questions to avoid wasting their time and yours. It’s nice to be able to screen out the crazies, without giving out your real phone number and personal information, the numbr service is not limited to use with Craigslist, but could be used in any situation where you’d like to give a number out but have it expire after a period of time, I could think of several ways to put it to use.