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After using Carousell for 1 month (As a seller), this is what I've learn about Singapore's no.1 buying and selling community, do you agree? please share your views too! 1) The demography of the buyer of Carousell are, disappointingly, mostly cash strapped people or students with little pocket money. Of course there are geniune buyers willing to pay the price, but they are the minority in the group. 2) It is wise to list your price higher that what you are willing to let go. Most often than not, person will negoiate with you are unbelievable low prices. You will type word "no lowballers" or "MIA" more often in than ever. 3) Buyers almost never read the description, so don't bother overloading them with info. 4) Items with alot of "likes" usually stays listed for a long time. Items with not much "likes" usually gets sold within days. 5) Some buyers asked questions that makes you wonder if they are actually serious or just trolling. 6) If you sell ladies cloth articles, there will be 1 or 2 jokers asking if it can be sold worned. 7) You get members following you but when you read their profile and items they sell, it's totally not relevant to what you are selling, especially ladies stuff. 8) Some buyers demand you to meet them at their convenience instead of your schedule. These buyers tend to think the seller is running a business and customer service is an entitlement. I usually ask them to buy elsewhere. 9) Buyers who fail to negotiate will usually use the ultimatum to bargain, like "eBay is cheaper, Amazon got sell cheaper, can buy x10 pcs from Taobao, Shops sell cheaper". I wish them all the best. 10) Carousell is for you to cut your losses, not to make a profit. If you are planning to sell your limited edition superman comicbook which had inflated to 100x the original price based on Market rate, you will have better luck with eBay or comic forums.