I Heart Craigslist

I love it when you find really nice, decent people on places like Craigslist that aren't out to scam you. Craigslist can be such a great tool, but there are so many shady people on it - please who will tell you that they are out of state, but want to buy whatever you're selling and pay you through Western Union (only to retract the money later). Then there are the really nice people who just genuinely want to do business. I love it when that happens. We bought two gorgeous bathroom vanities for a steal on Craigslist, then turned around and sold one of them to cover most of the costs of the first one. I had so many scammers emailing me over the course of a couple of weeks - then we found this really sweet couple who had a child the same age as Sabrina. They came and paid for the vanity and took it home. I wasn't there, but Gerald said they were very nice, and to me it kind of seemed like they might be people that we would have been friends with.

Today, I was scouring Craigslist for some good finds, and found these beauties:





Although when I called, the woman I spoke to said someone was coming at 1 PM today to pick them up. :( Boo hoo. Oh well... I figured I'd have to find something else. Then at 4 PM she calls me back and says the person who was supposed to show up keeps claiming her car won't start. She said she's given her two or three tries to get there, but she was fed up and would rather sell them to someone else. So yay!!! We get the dresser and night stand - for a total of $150! It's not the best deal on the planet, but it's still better than what you'd get in the store.

So we're going to pick them up on Saturday. Yippee!!!! We'll probably use them in the new baby's room. I'm so excited!

I love when you get great finds for a good price! My best so far though is our solid wood T shaped desk with hand carved detail that I got for a whopping $12. That's right - $12. That desk is gorgeous, and though it needed a little TLC, there is no beating that price. The woman who owned it was being foreclosed on and had to sell it quickly. She put it on Ebay and nobody bid on it. Gotta love those amazing finds!!!