Kijiji was a godsend when it came to my brother's estate up in Red Deer. We had a garage sale earlier, but it wasn't a very good use of our time for the bigger ticket stuff.
A few years ago, the wife and I were downstairs looking at a ratty couch that we wanted to get rid of. We decided to put it on kijiji for free, we got a hit right away, and it was gone 20 minutes later. Instant gratification!!
Buying, I try to keep it punctual; I'll text or email an ETA when enroute. I've been in sales myself, so I don't beat someone up to badly over the price if it's fair. There was a guy advertising a free bike wheel on kijiji with a vague description. I contacted him too late - he said someone was already interested. He messaged me later to say the wheel was still available (no show) and he'd leave it on his front step. I boogied over, and it was a sweet wheel, better than anything I currently had. I messaged him when I got home and told him to look under they plant pot by his front door.......I'd put an envelope with some cash in it for him.
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