My experience with craigslist has been good with lower-priced goods. The downside is that you have a limited market, and buyers want to haggle down. More in a moment.

I have some more valuable stuff (specifically, some RCA BK-5A mics and accessories, if anyone's interested) that I will be flogging on ebay. Downside is the hassle of packing and shipping, plus some risk with payment if outside the US. Upside is that bidders drive the price up.

I got more and more nervous advertising on craigslist. As the goods became more valuable, I became more and more concerned about having strangers to my home, counterfeit payment, and the like. By the time I finished with that phase of things, I was telling buyers that I would take their drivers' license info and call it in to a third party (which I did); that I would do business during daylight hours only; and that payment would be taken at a bank in order to ensure valid funds. I arrived at this point through hard experience with each series of buyers.

It was at that point that I realized I had no business dealing those goods out of my home. Ebay is really the only practical way to sell vintage gear to a wide enough market and get true market value. Start small and work up. I haven't sold there yet, but done a fair amount of buying. My experiences have all been good.

R.

"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."