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People Should Really Stop Trying To Sell Their Kids Online

We all know that there’s some seedy stuff on Craigslist. This is the internet, after all. But it’s so sad that desperate parents keep trying to sell their kids through Craigslist posts and connections. Just don’t do that. https://gizmodo.com/chinese-couple-sells-baby-for-cellphone-money-5424748 The latest incident comes from Mississippi, where 23-year-old Bobbie Stojic tried to sell her 4-month-old boy…

Where to Sell Your iPad or iPad Mini For the Most Money

Next Tuesday Apple is hosting its annual iPad-palooza where it will surely show us iPads big and small. But before the big event, you might want to get rid of your old ‘pad to recoup some cash. So where to sell your tablet for the most moolah? https://gizmodo.com/apple-will-announce-the-new-ipads-on-oct-22nd-1445584009 To simplify things, we searched for the…

Ruthless Craigslist Missed Connection ad slams sleazy guy in a SUV

It gets a lot worse than this beginning “Middle-aged, dark hair, tan skin, driving a green SUV and wearing the kind of red polo shirt you corporate douchebags love to wear on fridays so you can easily transition from day to night…” Image by ShutterStock https://jezebel.com/amazing-missed-connection-takes-down-street-harassing-d-1331082801

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Craig From Craigslist

Craig Newmark is the Craig of Craigslist whose estimated net worth as of 2010 was around $400 million. This is in direct contrast to his financial wealth during childhood, where his mother struggled to support Craig and his brother, Jeff, after the death of their father. Craig Alexander Newmark was born on December 6, 1952,…

Is this the most obnoxious, sexist, cringeworthy personal ad ever?

It’s almost impossible to read this Craigslist personal ad—if you could get past the first three paragraphs without punching the screen—and not wonder which kind of personality disorder affects the man who wrote it. It’s so weird that it may actually be a diabolic plan to troll Jezebel’s writers. https://jezebel.com/insanely-detailed-craigslist-personal-ad-has-a-28-quest-1212317513

Yep, That’s the Saddest Craigslist Ad of the Week

Heartbreak can take on a lot of physical forms. A box of unsent love letters. An engagement ring you never got to take out of your pocket. A luxury mattress your partner boned someone else on that you have to sleep on every night which you’re now selling for $150 on craigslist. This poor guy…

A Mom Tried to Sell Her Three-Year-Old Son on Craigslist

A bicycle. An old jailbroken iPhone. Maybe used furniture. Some free dirt. Those are the type of things you expect to buy off Craigslist. You definitely don’t expect a Mom to offer up her three-year-old son on the seedy but useful classifieds website. But that’s just what Stephanie Redus did. She used Craiglist to get…

This Map of the United States of America Shows Where the Most Craigslist Missed Connections Happen in Each State

The map of the United States doesn’t just show state lines. Sometimes it reveals Google autocomplete stereotypes. Other times it proves that we’re not that divided. This map might be the best though. It shows each state’s most popular locations for Craigslist Missed Connections. Meaning these are each state’s best spot to see somebody you…

This Is Why You Don’t Donate Sperm on Craigslist

If you’ve ever considered selling some of your swimmers on Craigslist for a little extra scratch, you might want to give it a little more thought. William Marotta, who did just that, wound up having to pay child support for his biological child, despite having signed away all rights to the little guys and any…

The Best Craigslist Ads of the Mayan Apocalypse

Because of course this is going on. Lonely alarmists and pervy opportunists and generally fun-slash-promiscuous are taking to craigslist to find companionship, salvation, and maybe some casual sex. BuzzFeed’s rounded up the 14 best ads it could find, but we’re willing to bet there are some gems still to be uncovered. Although, searching the Dallas/Fort…

The Best F*cking Ad Ever for the Samsung Galaxy F*cking Note

Someone in Canada got one of those f*cking ridiculous Samsung Galaxy Notes and then decided it was too f*cking big, so he decided to sell it. Which is great, because his Craigslist ad is f*cking hilarious. Sadly it was flagged and removed.

What’s Your Worst Craigslist Horror Story?

All you wanted to do was sell a desk. A really nice desk you like. So you put it on Craigslist, listed it at the price you thought was fair, and specified “Or best offer.” Then come the crazies. Yup, Craigslist is full of jerks. Anybody who has ever tried to sell anything, or, worse,…

As expected, Craigslist is slowly rolling out a new Map View feature for finding apartments. Good luck huntin’

Craigslist’s New Embedded Maps Will Make Apartment Hunting Way Less of a Clusterfrak

Just a short while after Craigslist effectively killed PadMapper by asserting copyright over its listing data, Craigslist appears to be in the process of launching a nearly identical service. Certain Craigslist real estate listings are now showing embedded maps from OpenStreetMap. Finally! Talking Points Memo reports that embedded maps have been observed in San Francisco…

How a Man Lived Off Craigslist

Joseph Garner, a 29-year-old man, decided to see if he could remove himself from his normal life and just live completely off Craigslist. So he cut himself off from everyone he knew and everything he owned to see if the community Craigslist could take care of him. Garner only carried around a laptop, cell phone,…

How To Find an Awesome Apartment On Craigslist

Looking for an apartment is horrible. But technology can help. If you’re smart, you can cut through the junk and beat the competition en route to a sweet pad. If you’re planning to rent in a city, your search is bound to go through good old Craigslist—especially now that its listings no longer appear on…

Write the Perfect Craigslist Post

Craigslist is weird. Equal parts shady flea market and poetry slam—and crammed full of just as much junk as either. If you’re trying to sell something or rent an apartment, your post needs to stand out. Crafting that perfect post is equal parts art and science. Good news: I have a Black Belt in Craigslist.…

The Single Best Way to Avoid Getting Screwed on Craigslist

Buying or selling anything of value on craigslist can be terrifying because bad people can steal your money or property. But one simple piece of advice can make buying or selling expensive things a million times safer: Meet in a bank lobby. Being in a bank takes care of the cash problem. You don’t have…

Is Craigslist Going to Redesign Its Layout?

Is functional but ugly Craigslist trying to ditch its terribly outdated layout for something prettier? A job listing on Craigslist (where else?) for Craigslist is looking for hands-on Senior UI/Front-End/Usability Engineers to improve the Craigslist user experience and develop new products and features that’ll make users swoon. That’s literally what the job listing says. But…

Craigslist Buyer Asks to Use Bathroom, Takes a Shower

The people from Replyboard—a service that claims to eliminate Craigslist trouble—wanted “to make the point that you have no idea what will happen when you meet a complete stranger from Craigslist.” So they went to visit four sellers with a hidden camera. And they did some crazy stuff. Like asking for the bathroom and taking…