Craigslist

FIRST-HAND READS

What people reported, in their own words. Every line links to where it was said.

• “I far prefer Craigslist for being simple and easy-to-navigate”

  POSITIVE · ease of use · Hacker News · 2026-07-02

• “I'll still browse and post things on Craigslist, and when I see something for sale on both I'll respond with the Craigslist method to support its mindshare (also straightforward email/SMS is a heck of a lot easier than having to use Faceboot Messenger”

  MIXED · Hacker News · 2026-06-22

• “I make a point to always go to Craigslist first. It still exists, and it's kicking!”

  POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2026-06-22

• “I wouldn't be surprised if I've spent nearly $10,000 on Craigslist stuff excluding the cars. Have I gotten a bad deal a few times? Yeah. Would I have gotten a better deal elsewhere? Unlikely.”

  POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2026-06-19

• “if Craigslist was aware of all of these examples, they did not seem to serve as impetus to provide it, despite it being in the best interest of their users”

  NEGATIVE · features · Hacker News · 2026-06-19

• “a large portion of their revenue comes from facilitating scams. Around 25% of rooms/apartments I contact are scams, and Craigslist has so far done nothing to prevent these”

  NEGATIVE · reliability · Hacker News · 2026-06-18

• “I lucked out as I went to craigslist and found one during that trip the next day”

  POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2026-05-31

• “Plenty of cheap, safe, reliable, and easy to repair vehicles on Facebook marketplace and craigslist”

  POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2026-05-29

• “Listing it on Craigslist means I have to babysit it, handle questions, but worse… the fucking thing is still in my house!”

  NEGATIVE · ease of use · Hacker News · 2026-05-04

• “I applied to exactly one software job from an ad on Craigslist, and they were the only ones who actually got back to me, thus jumpstarting my software career”

  POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2026-04-05

• “finding quad sensor cams that retailed for $2k purchased off craigslist for $100”

  POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2026-03-10

• “I wish I could use FB Marketplace without FB, or that people would just stop using FB Marketplace and go back to Craigslist”

  POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2026-02-21

• “snagging good stuff person-to-person like I used to do with Craigslist”

  POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2026-02-20

• “I love Craigslist! It's like FB Marketplace, but better. The search tools are more powerful, and you don't get a barrage of "is this still available?" messages followed by crickets. I've found it much easier to both buy and sell things on CL.”

  POSITIVE · features · Hacker News · 2026-01-09

• “I got it for $2k on Craigslist years ago, the setup cost someone a small fortune when they were brand new”

  POSITIVE · price · Hacker News · 2026-01-08

• “getting my adorable cats on craigslist, no other 1 decision has changed my life for the better so drastically”

  POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2025-12-18

• “I recently purchased a used HP 25" monitor from Craigslist, for $60, in excellent condition and still having a year warranty on it, whose retail price was around $500 on launch”

  POSITIVE · price · Hacker News · 2025-11-27

• “put an ad on Craigslist for a AC installation. Paid $1000 for each unit to be installed”

  POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2025-11-14

• “did a site-wide search for some niche enterprise software name I knew about on craigslist, landed a craigslist subdomain page for a town I hadn't heard of - got job interview and the job”

  POSITIVE · features · Hacker News · 2025-11-11