I love craigslist. For about a decade I found nearly every apartment I lived in in New York on there. Met so many characters in the process.

Bought and sold a bunch of music equipment. When I left New York I pretty sold everything I owned on craigslist.

Dangers to avoid - every now and then a kinda weird person would turn up to my apartment to look at something I was selling. I always invited people in to look at whatever they are buying. I never had any issues, but I can imagine someone has at some point. So maybe best to have someone else around if you are worried about that. Maybe its best to bring shit to your front door instead of bringing them inside, I dunno.

I have a fond memory of buying a telecaster guitar off a teenager in Queens. Here I am not long arrived from Ireland to the big apple and this young asian kid is shredding on his guitar in his bedroom and I'm standing there beside his mother with 400 quid in my hand. Cash is king on craigslist. Never used bitty, but would consider it today.

At one point there was a very active section on CL called "missed connections" where folks would recount moments shared with subway crushes. It was one of the weirdest and best places on the internet to browse. We need more of that quirky fun stuff.