Comments on: The worst of Craigslist

A site called ItemNotAsDescribed.com has taken it upon itself to collect the worst items being offered for free on Craigslist and display them in all their glory.

[Orion Blastar]

So basically giving away items that have no redeeming value on Craigslist instead of just throwing them away or recycling them?

[iff2mastamatt]

You need a noun in your sentence.

[TriangularGuy]

Don't be SILLY. Giving them away IS recycling them. DUH

[galeso]

Giving them away is reusing the product.
Recycling uses more energy.

[cary1]

This is a lame article about a lame website. I didn't find those craigslist items or the comments about those items funny. Atleast not funny enough to write an article about on Cnet

[keepntabs]

Ok, so it seems that the site's writers like to share their very limited view of what is usable. Broken tile pieces are often used for mosaic, and I have seen plenty of ads at other online sites that sell these. That particular craigslister was offering something for free that can be used by summer school, day camps, senior programs, etc. It seems that the folks at itemsnotasdescribed.com should keep their limited imagination to themselves.

[funkyboot]

That was my first thought too...[shurgs shoulders]

[ca5ter]

I find women on Craigslist, but they always want money... what's the deal?

[Proud_Geek]

You to??? Gosh, I thought it was just me!
<g>

[renGek]

lol, thats the most entertaining result of this boring article.

[dqkennard]

The free ones are "not as described".

[pubsnomore]

Once they get the elephant trunk, they never ask for money again.

[chriscooksey]

wait, what?? Nothin wrong with free stuff, no matter what condition its in.

[toomath]

actually broken ceramic tiles can be quite useful in art projects, such as mosaic or sculpture. Given that Humboldt is one fo the most active artist communiites in the state, I don't find that one odd at all.

[pw1y]

Oh yes, craigslist is such a failure. You have to be an absolute moron to get scammed by the OBVIOUS shysters out there, no matter what site their on. You have to be a bigger moron to call one of the most popular websites in the world a failure. And an even bigger moron to try to spin it as a leftist political tool. Wow that's a pretty big moron you have to be. Well done

[moviegeek65]

Must be a slow news day.

[daniel hobbs]

cl is a great place to get rid of boxes

[disco-legend-zeke]

How bout a list of craigslist robbers and murders.

[dkgshiz100]

I hate craigslist. I tried selling my old macbook on craigslist one time. I put my number on there for people to contact me. I got some pretty creepy people that gave me a ring. So I just said ***** this ****. I just went on ebay to sell it. Much better and much safer.

[86lg4b4c]

yes craigslist is a toilet thats stopped up.What a racist,trailor trash,gov. suck ups waste of width.This isnt the first time cnet has taken time away from,well anything to talk about craigslist.We going back to brits crotch next?

[Aras_Samy]

Craigslist is a site meant for this and whatever-you-wish items. Is this a news to appear on the CNET home page. Hmm..

CNET, please........

[Alpha___13]

That was some of the funniest reading I've seen in a long time. Kudos to the guy who did that website.

[Benf]

Nowhere on the internet do more TROLLS post regarding an article than here on Cnet, although the article are always interesting to someone it's the TROLLS posts that are the most entertsining to read.

[wqr3]

I've found Craigslist to be great for selling cars and giving away junk. I've never had a problem. My wife spent a few days looking at bikes on CL; contacting sellers and got great deals on two bikes. Maybe it's a regional thing.

[jeffsaunders]

Very disappointing article....

[austinbarry]

One persons trash is another persons treasure, so Craigslist actually serves a useful function. Although simply putting the stuff in the alley eventually gets rid of it, in some places (like mine) this is frowned upon so using CL as a "virtual alley" makes sense.

Even the wisecrackers may be helping, by drawing attention to an otherwise unmemorable posting. They certainly got Cnet's attention. Maybe I could hire some wisecrackers to wise crack about my items for sale and get some more traffic.

Quite a lot of my furniture came from the street, and is of much better quality (I.E. not chipboard) than what you can buy at Walmart, though I found it the old fashioned way by walking my dog and coming back for the good stuff with my van.

[pbitton]

I have to come to the defense of Humboldt artists. We have a number of mosaic artists here for whom such tile fragments would probably be quite useful. We also have a lot of underfunded school projects that could use this kind of material. Just because they don't hold any value for you doesn't give you the right to sneer at others who may have a different perspective on life.

I love to freecycle and found the article and the website amusing. It also gives me hope that I may yet be able to empty my entire basement of sketchy treasures from by-gone eras using nothing more than my iPhone camera and Craigslist. I just have to restrain myself from picking up more free stuff in the meanwhile!