This little sewing chest belonged to my mother.
I adopted it after she passed away. It happily lived in my sewing/laundry room.
Years ago I had part of my unfinished garage (uninsulated, unheated, underlighted) sectioned off to create a long narrow utility room.
The contractor who did the carpentry took a white melamine modular office desk I had purchased from St. Vincent de Paul and refashioned it into a custom fit corner work area where I could sew or fold clothes.
Last March I had my circuit panel upgraded. When the panel was inspected I was told it’s a fire hazard to block access to the box. It was blocked by the built-in work area. That meant a complete rearrangement of my sewing room. I no longer had anywhere for the sewing chest to sit.
I like the chest a lot. It’s cute, and reminds me of time spent sewing with my mother. Even so I reluctantly decided to sell it on Craig’s List.
With the popularity of vintage furniture I thought I’d have no problem finding a buyer.
I was asking $100, maybe my sentimental attachment overvalued it.
When it didn’t sell, I dropped the price by $10 and posted another ad. Week after week I reduced the price, going as low as $30, my rock bottom.
several weeks ago I got an e-mail from an interested party, we exchanged several e-mails, she seemed truly interested in the piece, but when we finally came to arranging a meeting place she backed out. I may be overly suspicious but I think she may be a “Craig’s list killer”, backing out when I didn’t give her my personal residence. I remember hearing about a murder that happened when a buyer responding to a Craig’s List ad for jewelry robbed and killed the ring’s owner.
When the chest didn’t sell at my lower limit I began high again and started posting it again time after time. This week I posted it at $45, found a buyer, met her in a public place, got $45 cash from her. She assured me it was going to a good home .
More money in my Vacation fund! Yahoo!
afrugalspinster 
Congratulations!! I have been getting really disheartened with Craigslist in my area. I posted a desk I restored and being Christmas I posted it at $20 hoping someone would grab it. I received a response immediately, but the person never showed. Finally wanting it out of here, and having nothing but sandpaper invested I listed it as free. I had 4 responses immediately. The first 3 (I responded immediately to them letting them know if they were #2,3 or 4 and promising to get back to them if or not it went). So number one promised to call for directions the next day, never heard back, same story with number 2 and 3. Finally, number 4 called and arrived within 45 minutes (the time it took to drive here from their home). When they arrived, they were polite, stopped to remove snowy shoes etc. I hear Craigslist is great for getting rid of things, but in this area, it’s not the best, not sure what is.
I’ve had enough success to keep me going but it’s not like some of the stories I’ve heard, where someone buys stuff at thrift stores or G-sales and then turns a profit on Craig’s list
I can’t imagine turning a profit here either. I think you need to live in a large city that still has disposable income available