Sure, if you want to be hard-nosed, you can charge the buyer an extra price for the gas you'll end up spending driving to their house and back, but I doubt their interest in your item will remain high when they learn they'll have to pay an extra $20 on top of the listing price.

So the next best bet is to ship the item out via the post office. Where the problem lies is in the trust factor. Unlike Ebay, where you can use their online PayPal service to ensure that the buyer gets their item, and the seller gets their money, Craigslist and Kijiji depend on both parties trusting the other to keep their end of the deal. If you're already going through these two classifieds sites, chances are you're doing so because you don't want to pay the many surcharges Ebay and PayPal tack on just before your item sells on their auction site.

Trust. It used to exist in the past, and it still does right now, albeit not as much. If you send out your item prior to receiving the money, how do you know the buyer won't just take your item and not pay you? But on the other hand, if you send out the money prior to receiving the item, how do you know the seller won't just steal your money and not send out what you purchased? Kind of a chicken or the egg problem, isn't it?

Personally, I consider myself lucky. I have yet to encounter a person who has "scammed" me. I work on a "Send me the money, then I send out the item" policy, but I have found quite a few people unwilling to proceed with the transaction, arguing that they've been deceived or scammed in the past by someone else. To be honest, I can't blame them. But these brainless thugs are ruining the reputations of us good guys out there.

Aside from my policy, I also charge about $5 to $15 for shipping the item, depending on the weight and dimensions of the packaging. This includes the standard $100 post office insurance policy, a signature-on-delivery to ensure the person receives it, and delivery confirmation from the post office. Why do I do all of this? Because I still believe in the trust factor - that a simple agreement still has meaning, whether it's written in an email or spoken over the phone. Even in the 21st century, not every person you encounter is a bad person.

BongMe

This company offers drinking products for parties, and crazy stuff like helmets for beer cans, or the "Bottle bong can" that makes drinking a bottle of beer much easier and much faster. Strange products, take a look!

iLove

The magazine ilove is the first magazine sold in a bottle, yes, in a bottle!

Instead of going to buy the magazine in a book shop, you have to go to the supermarket and buy the ilove bottle. To read it you only have to peel back the label and then enjoy the 32-page pocket-sized women magazine while you drink the refreshing Australian water.

eggling

The idea of this Japanese product is not to raise chickens from an egg but to grow a plant from inside an egg. Confused? The main idea is focused in three basic steps: cracking the ceramic egg, then watering it, adding a little bit of sun and there you have you a nice plant. It comes in a variety of designs and plants, nice!

nothinginthebox

This website is quite well-known by some people because it has appeared in the news, but for those who don't know it, here it is with a short description: these people sell NOTHING, yes, nothing for $9.95. It sounds kinda weird, and it IS weird, but they have great debates on the webpage that make you wonder whether you want to buy it for yourself or give it as a present to someone who has everything.

And finally…

Reserve A Spot in Heaven

Reserve a spot in heaven is an excellent website, with the ironic purpose of selling passports directly to heaven before it's too late. The ticket comes with some advantages and privileges according to the travel kit you choose. The documentation for your demurrage in heaven and all the VIP passes are included.

You can also check out Reserve a Spot in Hell for those who would like to try hell, or you can send the passports directly to someone you dislike.