Handy Trade Lists: Local & Global

Need some extra cash? Have things lying around your house that you don't use?
Craigslist is optimal for you. It is easy to post listings, execute the transition and has no mailing/shipping, etc.

Q: What is craigslist?
A: Local classifieds and forums for 570 cities in 50 countries worldwide - community moderated, and largely free.

Q: What can I find there?
A: Jobs, housing, goods, services, romance, local activities, advice - just about anything really.

Q: What is the origin of craigslist?
A: An email list of SF events, started as a hobby by Craig Newmark in early 1995.

Q: Who runs craigslist?
A: Jim Buckmaster has been CEO since late 2000.

Q: Is Craig still involved with craigslist?
A: Craig works in customer service, in addition to fulfilling his iconic responsibilities.

Q: How much traffic does craigslist get?
A: More than 20 billion page views per month

Q: How does that compare with other companies?
A: craigslist is #7 worldwide in terms of english-language page views

Q: How many people use craigslist?
A: More than 50 million each month, including more than 40 million in the US alone

Q: Is craigslist available in languages other than English?
A: Yes - in French, German, Italian, Portugese, and Spanish

Q: How many job listings does craigslist receive?
A: More than 1 million new job listings each month

Q: What about craigslist discussion forums?
A: More than 100 million user postings in 100 topical forums

Q: How many employees does craigslist have, and where are its offices located?
A: 28 of us work out of a victorian house in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco

Find Craigs Lists for Indianapolis, Delhi, India, Auckland, Brisbane, Australia, Louisville, Cincinnati, SW Florida, Birmingham, England, Bangkok, Thailand, . . . you get the idea.

An alternative for stuff is The Freecycle Network, made up of 4,751 groups with 6,757,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them's good people).

"Our mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community."

The Freecycle Network is also international. Check it out.

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