Saturday, October 01, 2005
Back Off Buatta: Craig Is My Decorator - New York Times
Back Off Buatta: Craig Is My Decorator - New York Times: "Before long she found herself on a listening tour of New Yorkers on the cusp of a life change. If eBay is merely a feast for gluttons, a groaning table of stuff, craigslist is 'an atlas for life,' she said. Unlike transactions on eBay, those on craigslist usually require face-to-face encounters, so each of her purchases (she spent less than $4,000) yielded a moment - or more - with someone eager to share the back story. The larger the object, the more dramatic the tale.
It was one woman's furniture sale, listed online as 'My Boyfriend Is a Lying Cheat,' that originally lured Ms. Cullerton into her nocturnal hunts. (In addition to having a book habit, she is insomniac.) She scanned craigslist from 3 a.m. on - most postings went up between 10:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., she said - and would be on a doorstep by 10 the same morning, ready for an earful. 'They couldn't wait to tell you,' she said, 'either because they were so depressed or so elated.'"
It was one woman's furniture sale, listed online as 'My Boyfriend Is a Lying Cheat,' that originally lured Ms. Cullerton into her nocturnal hunts. (In addition to having a book habit, she is insomniac.) She scanned craigslist from 3 a.m. on - most postings went up between 10:30 p.m. and 1 a.m., she said - and would be on a doorstep by 10 the same morning, ready for an earful. 'They couldn't wait to tell you,' she said, 'either because they were so depressed or so elated.'"
