zzz, I am also female and have sold LOTS of items off CL from my garage, mostly sporting goods. I’ve also had VERY profitable hours-long garage sales with only female help.
Joe and Suzy 6P really just want to go to Big Bear, etc with their kids and can’t afford the ridiculous prices for clothing and equipment which will only fit for a year or two. Or they just need a kid’s bike or old running TV/furniture for their kid’s room or nice electronic X-mas gift (used) which they can’t afford new. They’re REALLY not out to “rob” anybody. Often they bring the kid with them to try the item(s) on!
It’s really okay. The closer your house is to lower-income households, the more successful a CL seller of household goods, clothing, tools and sporting goods will be, IMHO.
I’ve also purchased off of and accompanied other purchasers off CL, UT ads and Reader ads and NEVER had a problem, even after entering sellers’ homes. This is actually a good way to meet interesting people.
It really isn’t that difficult to do either, except for the several extra steps involved in selling a motor vehicle.
