Craigslist Kismet

We've been thinking about how we're going to get rid of the stuff around here that's bigger than a piece of paper and might be worth a penny or two. Most likely, we'll take the path of least hassle and have an estate sale. But, we'll call it an "escape sale"!

Meanwhile, we're looking around the house for things that might generate more value (and not much more hassle) being sold on their own. For that task we've turned to Craigslist, the definitive authority on what things are really worth. Going straight to that source, we learned that our ancient Nordic Track is worth about $25. Not worth the hassle of posting it and dealing with respondents. So, we asked a co-worker if she wanted it and she said yes. Done. (Gotta limit that giving things away to co-workers, though, as the boss might get suspicious!)

While researching the Craigslist value of our plain-and-simple Clavinova keyboard, Natasha experienced kismet. There it was, a post of a plain-and-simple Clavinova "wanted" by somebody who lives about 10 minutes away. Natasha sent an email and pics and the Clavinova searcher is definitely interested, and is willing to pay a fair price. We'll see!

We don't want to jinx this deal. But, we love the thought of picking out our prized possessions we're willing to part with and logging on to Craigslist at just the right time to find someone who is looking for something the really want...that we just happen to have.

Wouldn't that be cool?