wow

Couch and Love Seat Sold

We picked up a couch and love seat last Saturday for free.  We finally sold them on Monday for $60.  Not bad at all.

Total profit= $165

finally! (kinda cheated)

bought these for $10 at yard sale.  spent $15 for sand paper and paint and...

sold them for $70!

Total profit: $45

2 more sales

We got a set of matching dressers and night stands which we sold off separately.  The first set we sold for $30.  The second set we sold for $20 because the dresser had one broken handle on it.  So that's $50 more profit.

Total profit = $105 (We broke $100!!)

Desk sold

After hanging on to this one for like 3 weeks, we finally got rid of it today for a cool $10.  We have some other stuff we need to get rid of also.  I need to limit Kara's time looking through the free ads.

Total profit= $55

Another freebie finds a home from Justin

This free recliner found it's way into my position due to a vigilant neighbor of the owner-- they just didn't want to see it go to waste. I picked it up in the dark hours of the morning, took some pictures, and delivered it to it's grateful new owner.  Also my first payment accepted partially from a credit card through SQUARE, the app and card swiper for my iPhone. Free to $65 on the same day! Just goes to show that everything has value to someone--I'm just trying to be a good middleman.

Total profit: $155

Justin's glass desk

Just flipped this guy in about an hour. Picked it up, stopped by Lowes to get some missing bolts and rubber bumpers-- posted the pick (that I took in the parking lot) and had it sold for $50 by the time I left Lowes-- profit on this one: $35.
Total profit to date: $90.

Todd's Second Sale

We went down to Fredericksburg last night to eat at Golden Corral.  After dinner we picked up a black leather love seat.  Total cost to us $0.  We sold it this afternoon for $20.

Total profit so far=$45!!  We're in the running!

The Anderson's First Sale

2 weeks ago we picked up this nice dresser in Alexandria for free.  Bryant was my copilot on that expedition.  We sold it this afternoon for $25. 

Justin is putting on a one-horse show!

Here is a lovely piece-- a table and two chairs. I bought it for $25 at about 11:00am, reposted it immediately without a single change and... sold it for $50 by 2:30pm.

Paid:  $25

Sold: $50

Profit:  $25

Total Profit to date: $55

The free desk: Justin's first profit!

So I came across this desk listed as "curb alert".  I jumped in the van at 11pm and picked it up.  It smelled like cigarette smoke and urine, as did the van after a 20 minute ride home.  No matter, the next morning I set to work.  I spent $5 on a new locking mechanism, and $15 on polyurethane and brass polish (I'm counting them as expenditures, though I have tons of both left for my next projects.  Here are the before and after pics.  

After a week on Craigslist, I just made my first sale  for $50-- a grand total of $30 profit so far-- Now I can reinvest that $30, or keep working the "free" section.

Spent:  $0
Invested:  $20
Sold:  $50
Profit:  $30


TOTAL PROFIT TO DATE: $30

Welcome!

Welcome to Lee's Craigslist Challenge-- I am Justin.  Any member of the Lee family, extended or otherwise, is invited to participate in the challenge.  The goal is simple:  Make as much money as you can using Craigslist in a set period of time!  This first challenge ends the last day of March, but the challenge will continue every month.  Just start with something from the "free" section and trade up or sell it for a profit.  You must keep track of the items you sold and any expenditures in order to track the total profits-- the one with the most at the end... Wins!  If you are related to the Lee family, drop me an email and I will give you "editing privileges" of this blog so we can track your progress.  Thanks for checking in, and have fun!