we love craigslist.com

Of all the kids toys we have I think only about 70% of it we bought new. 30% of it we bought on Craigslist. Chrystal also frequents garage sales, but to me that is a whip.

We love Craigslist. Whether it be for strollers, toys, cribs, dressers, baby backpacks or computers we love it. In the last 12 months we've probably bought $6000 or $7000 of stuff off of Craigslist, and saved at least $2000 in doing so. We bought Brody's crib (a Pali Paula that retailed for $700 at the time) for $200 and then recently sold it for $185 three years later. We bought Mianna's crib (a Pali that retails for $500) for $100 a few months ago. We bought it from a grandma that used it less than 15 times for her visiting grandchildren. We also bought her dresser from the grandaughter - a hand made dresser changing table combo for $40.

If you need something, try Craigslist first. It's better than ebay because you can see exactly what you are getting before you buy. And it's a great place to sell stuff, too.