I bought a new guitar from a guy on Craigslist a few weeks ago. Great guitar, good price. I haven't stopped playing it since I bought it.
Thing is...I haven't stopped looking at the Musical Instruments listings on Craigslist, either. Sooo many favorably priced guitars, amps and whatnot. (Kelly tells me everyday to stop looking because she knows that browsing leads to buying.) My hunch is that many of these listings are a lagging indicator of a weak economy - people selling their wanted stuff to pay for needed stuff.
My friend Chris - a professional audio engineer and semi-professional guitar god - claims that the instrument deals listed in Detroit are mind boggling. I haven't vetted his claim, but I believe him. Gotta think that the more economically crushed the area, the cheaper the guitars on Craigslist...
Oddly - Compete.com show's Craig's traffic flattening in February:
I would think that the free/used/bartered/borrowed economy would be booming as the broader economy wanes...which means that this should be a boom time for Craig.
Anyone know of an online resource that tracks Craigslist activity?
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Speaking of Craig, check out the first comment in this post. Nice guy, that Craig.
Thing is...I haven't stopped looking at the Musical Instruments listings on Craigslist, either. Sooo many favorably priced guitars, amps and whatnot. (Kelly tells me everyday to stop looking because she knows that browsing leads to buying.) My hunch is that many of these listings are a lagging indicator of a weak economy - people selling their wanted stuff to pay for needed stuff.
My friend Chris - a professional audio engineer and semi-professional guitar god - claims that the instrument deals listed in Detroit are mind boggling. I haven't vetted his claim, but I believe him. Gotta think that the more economically crushed the area, the cheaper the guitars on Craigslist...
Oddly - Compete.com show's Craig's traffic flattening in February:
I would think that the free/used/bartered/borrowed economy would be booming as the broader economy wanes...which means that this should be a boom time for Craig.
Anyone know of an online resource that tracks Craigslist activity?
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Speaking of Craig, check out the first comment in this post. Nice guy, that Craig.