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Last Updated on November 30, 2020 by Yovana
The average number of classified ads posted on Craigslist monthly is 80 million.
80 million!!
A large number of them are from people buying and selling. Some categories of items like car parts and concert tickets go quick on Craigslist. However, some other categories are hard to get traction in when trying to sell on the site.
So I went looking for alternative classified sites like Craigslist to see how others perform in different areas.
Craigslist was originally created in 1995 as an email distribution list about local events in San Francisco. Since then it has grown to be the largest online classified website to date. Craigslist includes sections of classifieds devoted to jobs, housing, for sale, items wanted, personals ads, services, and more.
If you are an online reseller like us, you might have used Craigslist at least once to sell stuff. It is like a weird thrift store directory online, and I love thrift stores. Craigslist isn’t the only site for buyers and sellers though.
Let’s take a look into the many other sites like Craigslist for all your buying and selling needs.
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Best Selling Apps to Sell Your Stuff Online and In Person
Craigslist is hardly the best app or site you can use to sell your stuff online. The fact that you have to meet people in-person to close the sale kind of sucks.
However, it does beat having to pay fees and worrying about shipping like with other online selling apps.
1. Locanto
Locanto is another free classifieds similar to Craigslist. And much like Craigslist, Locanto is available in many countries throughout the world.
60 countries, to be exact.
The coolest thing about Locanto is that you can include HTML in your listings. So if you have a website, you can link to it in your listings.
There is certainly a variety of access to Locanto throughout the world. Along with that, there is also a variety of categories for buying and selling.
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Baby and Kids
- Fashion
- Beauty
- Hobby and Leisure
- Home and Garden
- Multimedia
- Music, Movies and Books
- Real Estate
- Services
- Vehicles
- and more
Easiest category to sell on Locanto: Multimedia
2. Geebo
Geebo calls themselves the “Safe Community Classifieds”. This might turn more people towards Geebo and away from Craigslist (due to a tainted history Craigslist has with creeps). Either way, Geebo is worth checking out.
The site features a wide variety of categories in merchandise, construction/farm equipment, vehicles, services, real estate, and job listings.
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Appliances
- Clothing
- Collectibles
- Electronics
- Furniture
- Musical instruments
- Gardening equipment
- Tractors/ trailers
- Sporting goods
- Auto parts
- Boats, cars, RVs, Trucks, etc
- Real estate and rentals
- And more
Easiest category to sell on Geebo: Appliances
3. Letgo
One person’s trash is another’s treasure. That is the idea with Letgo.
Letgo is a website and mobile app for buying and selling locally. With over 100 million downloads, it is the largest growing app of it’s kind.
Selling on Letgo is as simple as taking a photo. Plus is it 100% free to use, making it even more appealing to resellers like you and I.
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Cars and other vehicles
- Housing
- Free stuff
- Electronics
- Sports, leisure and games
- Home and garden
- Movies, books and music
- Fashion and accessories
- Baby
- Other
- Services
- And more
Easiest category to sell on Letgo: Sports, leisure and games such as gaming consoles
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4. OfferUp
OfferUp is a lot like Letgo where you can find items to buy and sell in your local area. However, the difference between OfferUp and Letgo is that OfferUp now offers shipping so you don’t have to meet up locally.
They try to make their app as safe as possible. I think this is very important when you are buying and selling locally.
OfferUp requires you to confirm your identity with an ID, Facebook profile, phone and email.
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Antiques
- Appliances
- Arts and crafts
- Audio equipment
- Auto parts
- Baby and kids
- Beauty and health
- Bicycles
- Boats, Cars, RVs, and other vehicles
- Cell phones
- Collectibles
- Electronics
- Furniture
- And 20+ more categories
Easiest category to sell on OfferUp: Furniture
5. eBay
You may or may not be familiar with eBay. But with it being 2019, you should know what eBay is by now.
eBay is our favorite platform to resell items online as it is extremely easy to use for that purpose.
Well, eBay also has a section of their site completely dedicated to classifieds.
Their classifieds are different from the rest of eBay because the transaction is finalized outside of the eBay platform.
eBay classified ads are available in select categories but is perfect for bulky items too large to ship.
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Furniture
- Collectibles
- Antiques
- Vehicles
- Multimedia
- Musical instruments
- Electronics and computer equipment
- Appliances
- Garden equipment
- Apartments for rent
- Services
- And more
Easiest category to sell on eBay and eBay Classifieds: Collectibles
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6. Carousell
Carousell is perfect for those looking to buy and sell outside of the United States. If you are located in Asia Pacific region, I suggest you try Carousell for buying and selling in those countries.
How you buy and sell on Carousell is through offers and chatting with buyers through the site or app.
You don’t have to meet up with buyers either to sell your items on Carousell. If you feel uncomfortable meeting up, use registered mail or normal mail for shipping the items. Or go with a buddy.
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Cars and property
- Fashion
- Home and living
- Mobile and electronics
- Hobbies and games
- Jobs
- Services
- Other
Easiest category to sell on Carousell: Mobile and electronics
7. Oodle
Using the power of social networks, Oodle has reinvented online classifieds.
Oodle started out 6 years ago as a classifieds search engine. Today, it is what powers Facebook Marketplace to expand their reach to over 15 million users. But they still have their own Oodle Marketplace.
Oodle Marketplace immediately grabs your location to show you available listings in your area.
From personals to jobs to even pets, Oodle seems to have everything. That goes for buying and selling categories as well.
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Antiques
- Appliances
- Baby and kids
- Books and magazines
- Clothes and accessories
- Electronics
- Furniture
- Home and garden
- Mobile phones
- Office and biz
- Sports and bicycles
- Tools
- Vehicles
- Real estate and rentals
- Pets
- Tickets
- Services
- And more
Easiest category to sell on Oodle: Sports and bicycles
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8. Bookoo
Bookoo is very similar to buying and selling on Craigslist. Everything is done in your local area with face to face meetups.
There are not as many different areas represented on Bookoo as Cragislist has. However there are over 2 million users of the service.
Bookoo also offers more information about sellers. The site lets you upload a bio and tell others what you tend to sell.
So unlike Craigslist, Bookoo gives you a better idea of who you’re dealing with on the other end.
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Antiques
- Appliances
- Arts and crafts
- Baby and kids
- Books
- Cars and trucks
- CD/DVD/VHS
- Clothing and accessories
- Collectibles
- Computer
- Educational Stuff
- Electronics
- Farm and livestock
- Fitness and sports
- Furniture
- Health and beauty
- Hobby
- Household
- Real estate
- Hunting and outdoors
- And 15+ more categories
Easiest category to sell on Bookoo: Clothing and accessories
9. Recycler
Recycler is an online classifieds site that includes used cars, pets, merchandise and more.
It takes about 2 seconds to create an account and then you are free to list whatever you choose.
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Cars and vehicles
- Tickets
- Pets
- Real estate
- Furniture
- Appliances
- Cameras and videos
- Collectibles
- Clothing and accessories
- Home and garden
- Health and beauty
- Exercise equipment
- Sports and recreation
- And literally anything else (they even have firearms listed and even thought I don’t recommend buying one from here, it shows you how many used items you can access from this platform)
Easiest category to sell on Recycler: Cars
10. Facebook Marketplace
I love Facebook Marketplace since I started using it a couple of months ago. We sell a lot of guitars, guitar cases and other accessories on eBay mostly. But we have a lot of other items that are hard to sell on eBay due to their size and shipping difficulty.
One of the items we didn’t want to sell on eBay because of the size was an amp. So we sold it on Facebook Marketplace instead and made $300 within 1 hour of the listing.
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Vehicles
- Home and garden
- Housing
- Entertainment
- Clothing and accessories
- Family
- Electronics
- Hobbies
- And more
Easiest category to sell on Facebook Marketplace: Furniture
11. VarageSale
VarageSale is exactly what it’s name implies. It is an online garage sale.
To get started you find your local community, get verified by VarageSale connecting to your Facebook and you are ready to buy and sell safely!
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Baby items
- Books
- Clothing
- Electronics and entertainment
- Handmade items
- Refurbished items
- Crafting accessories
- Purses
- Health and beauty
- Parties
- Home
- Shoes
- Sports and fitness
- Toys
- Vehicles
- And more
Easiest category to sell on Varagesale: Baby items
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12. Mercari
I love Mercari for buying and selling online because there are no meetups required (shipping labels are emailed to you) and the listings are free. But you will have to pay a 10% selling fee when the sale completes.
Even though Mercari isn’t really a classifieds site where you post ads, it is perfect for buying and selling literally anything.
Buy and Sell Categories include:
- Clothing, shoes and accessories
- Jewelry
- Kids
- Home
- Vintage
- Beauty
- Tech
- Sports
- Handmade
- Other
- And more
Easiest category to sell on Mercari: Shoes, laptops, smartphones and gaming accessories
Tips for Buying and Selling on Classified Sites
If you are searching for a good deal when buying on these sites, always compare the prices across platforms.
To sell on classified sites you must create appealing listings.
In addition to writing a catchy and being as descriptive as possible about your listing, you must also remember:
- Do not share any personal details about you such as your address, social security number, etc.
- Take exceptional pictures with good lighting of what you are selling.
- Include multiple photos to fully show the product and it’s condition.
- Disclose all the details about what you are selling. Include the bad details too.
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Tips to Get Deals When Buying Items Online to Resell
By using cash back sites and apps when you buy items to resell online, you can get one heck of a deal.
Cash back sites I use and love:
- Ebates: Get up to 70% off and cash back at your favorite online stores like eBay, Amazon, Walmart, Kohl’s and more.
- Ibotta: You can get cash back and deals online at almost any store you can think of. You can also use the app to scan your grocery shopping and other receipts and earn bonuses every day. Sign up for a free $10 bonus payable to your PayPal after you reach the $20 threshold.
- Dosh: I love using dosh for instant cash back when shopping online. You also get a $5 bonus upon signing up and linking your first card. Read our Dosh review for more information.
- Giving Assistant: Get cash back at stores like Urban Outfitters, World Market and Avon. Get a free $5 bonus just for signing up and you can even give some of your cashback to charity!
More Sites For Buying and Selling Online
There are two sites I like for quickly getting rid of stuff if they don’t sell quickly for the price you want using any of the above platforms.
- Gazelle: Gazelle is the simplest way to sell your mobile device, tablet or laptop. Submit what it is you want to sell and you will get an offer from Gazelle in minutes.
- Decluttr: Decluttr will pay you for your old CDs, DVDs, Books, Legos, Laptops, cell phones, etc. Shipping is free and you get paid the day after they receive your items (read our full Decluttr review here)!
- Poshmark: Very similar to Mercari where they take a percentage of your sale but you can list for free. They have easy shipping where they send you instant shipping labels upon sale! Plus, you can’t turn down a $5 sign up bonus.
- ThredUp: You send your items into ThredUp and they list them for you. Once they make a sale for you, they take a cut.
- SidelineSwap: Specifically used for buying and selling athletic gear and sporting goods online (no meetups required). Read our full review of SidelineSwap here!
Conclusion
Buying and selling on Craigslist and sites like craigslist can have its perks. You can find stuff insanely cheap, especially if people are looking to just unload it. But these sites can have a downside as well, and it’s a dark one.
If you are meeting up with anyone for an in-person transaction, always go with a buddy. This way you will feel safer and more confident.
Be sure to keep an eye out for any suspicious listings or scammy behavior too. And as always, have fun with it!
Have you tried buying and selling online at any of these sites? What was your experience? Tell us in the comments!
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Daniella is the creator and author of iliketodabble.com. When their wife Alexandra and them aren’t globetrotting or playing with their 7+ animals, they are dabbling and working towards a future of financial freedom.
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I’ve had some success with LetGo, OfferUp and Facebook Marketplace. Though I also got hit on on either LetGo or OfferUp. One guy just straight up complimented my looks, the other clearly had a smashing fetish because he offered me money to watch me break a mirror I was giving away. Guys will a way on find any venue, I guess.
Woah! That is weird!! Thank you for sharing your experiences on those apps.