posted craigslist ad today is this good? - Page 2

hows this better?

wanted scrap metal that you want taken away:copper,brass,plumbing pipes,wires all kinds,lead batteries,electronics,air conditioners/dehumidifiers,extension cords,light fixtures,faucets, scrap metal that you want taken away. You must be either in the town of north liberty or a business in north liberty or the potato creek crossing. i have limits to how much i can take at one time cause i collect things on a hand truck on foot. if you have anything else just ask thank you.

Originally Posted by mike1

it says my post in the free section is flagged for removal why?

Because some other scrapper has a hard on for you. He flagged your post and craigslist removed. It's that simple.

Originally Posted by mike1

hm how do you know it gets results? do u have something similar?

Because it is one of his!!!

Originally Posted by mike1

now that i know how to do this right.

I'm confused. You've been here since 2011.

Originally Posted by mike1

it says my post in the free section is flagged for removal why?

It isn't free stuff. I do that all the time to spamposters who put their $300 rocking chairs with crap paint jobs and NASCAR collectibles for "best reasonable offer" in the free stuff. Free is free and that doesn't include services (per CL's terms, I think).

But it's mentioned before that, in a business with this much competition, it's likely another scrapper is knocking you back and will likely do so wherever you post. Is the local CL aflood with offers to collect scrap?
You may have hit saturation point.

Also, I agree with all pretty much all of the comments and I have one to add: Find one voice in the context of the post and stick to it. The opening statement of your ad implies you are performing a service. But then, you change the language to speak as though you need it more than they do. And then you change it back to describe how they can avoid inconveniencing you. I think you should pick a narrative and make that your "business voice." Always speak in that way, from that perspective. It provides trust and consistency to your customers.

I know some people do good with the free section, but I would say ignore it and post in the wanted and labor/hauling/moving sections. Scrap ads in free usually get deleted. I also got a false call from it, that never happened until I put an ad in free.