Plenty of times on the forum, we see members pointing out good and bad deals from Craigslist listings.  Recently I started to spend a little more time on the site to see what is going on.  Overall I find some pretty cool finds from time to time.  All aren't in my area, but I do like to look and see what is around.  I put together a simple feature that will allow you to select several Craigslist regions and be able to look at all of them at the same time.  You can also filter the listings by region easily to make it a little easier to see what is available in your area.

This is a work in progress, but here are some features that I will be adding to it real soon:

• Keyword alerts
• New posts in your selected region alerts
• A page to view all the available LEGO listings in ALL areas so you can get a quick glance at everything that is going on across Craigslist
• Need to add pagination for those that are looking for a lot of areas and it downloads a lot of listings. 

I will have a lot of these features in by tomorrow, I just wanted to get some eyes on it and to see how it does. Please try out the feature and see how it works for you.  You will first be asked to select the regions you want to monitor, then you can view those listings.  The listings are updated frequently, so you will be able to see updates throughout the day.

http://www.brickpicker.com/craigslist/

 

Edited June 21, 201510 yr by Ed Mack

just gave it a try, this is pretty sweet 

Love the feature and it works great on desktop. I can't seem to access from mobile though. I'm on iOS 8, Safari. I get a message that there was a problem loading the page.

Should notice that this works better on mobile now.  The listings load with an infinite scroll so it keeps loading them as you go along instead of all at once.

Should notice that this works better on mobile now.  The listings load with an infinite scroll so it keeps loading them as you go along instead of all at once.

Awesome, it works great. Thank you.

This is a great add on. Thanks Jeff!

With the mobile update I don't see the selet options to select view all or each region I put into the settings, was this changed as well?

I am not sure how or why but many many sites that had this feature were shutdown. We used to use statewidelist to find lego in all close regions which is a very useful feature.

I have no if they will ask to shut it down.  I am not scraping their site or anything.  I am using what they offer and not being a pig on their resources.  If they do ask to shut it down, no big deal.  It did not take much time to do, site makes no money from it, it is just a convenience feature to help people find LEGO listings.  Other sites were probably pulling in feeds from all their types of listings, not just a small portion like this.

I am not sure how or why but many many sites that had this feature were shutdown. We used to use statewidelist to find lego in all close regions which is a very useful feature.

As Jeff stated above, this is strictly a courtesy and convenience for members.  We make zero money from this and direct all traffic to Craigslist.  

With the mobile update I don't see the selet options to select view all or each region I put into the settings, was this changed as well?

The filter/region links are back again at the top.  Some of it needed to be rewritten, so I removed them until they would work again.  All is good now.

So new problem, on the desktop.

The first set of listings so my local listings that I've signed up for.  But, when I scroll down and it reloads, I start getting listings for North and South Jersey.  A little far away from SoCal.

So new problem, on the desktop.

The first set of listings so my local listings that I've signed up for.  But, when I scroll down and it reloads, I start getting listings for North and South Jersey.  A little far away from SoCal.

Don't know if you fixed it, or if something changed on my end between this morning and this afternoon, but the problem is not there now.

So new problem, on the desktop.

The first set of listings so my local listings that I've signed up for.  But, when I scroll down and it reloads, I start getting listings for North and South Jersey.  A little far away from SoCal.

I saw jersey too

glad its not me

Also was Legos added to the search?

 

I scored a nice $50 lot after 3 hr roundtrip drive today

Kid wanted $$$ for lacrosse stick

Honestly not sure what the New Jersey thing was, perhaps you caught me in the middle of fixing something.  Legos was added a few days ago.

I have not seen the jersey thing now

What is the rate or time for a new local listing to hit this list?

i believe its set for every 45 minutes to check

So new problem, on the desktop.

The first set of listings so my local listings that I've signed up for.  But, when I scroll down and it reloads, I start getting listings for North and South Jersey.  A little far away from SoCal.

Same problem again.  The Jersey listings are back after the first refresh.  I can post the screenshot if you'd like.

Is this down 

Jeff is in Disney. Give him some time to check it out.

Looks like they banned our IP.  I will have to come up with a solution.  I am down in Florida on vacation, so I will figure out something in between theme parks

Looks like they banned our IP.  I will have to come up with a solution.  I am down in Florida on vacation, so I will figure out something in between theme parks [emoji4]

You're a frickin' machine man... and you must have a VERY understanding wife!

Craigslist is ridiculous. All we are doing is promoting their site and listings for free and they ban us. Just silly.

Dont look into it. Take a break and have fun while you're down there. Your kids will only be that age once!

The stunt show at universal was very cool. Btw

Craigslist is ridiculous. All we are doing is promoting their site and listings for free and they ban us. Just silly.

First off all - we are all going to survive. Go enjoy your vacation!

Back when this got stood up, I wondered how long it would last. This is typical of CL. Every time I've heard of someone trying to aggregate CL listings this happens.

The people that run CL are just bizarre.

 

First off all - we are all going to survive. Go enjoy your vacation!

 

Back when this got stood up, I wondered how long it would last. This is typical of CL. Every time I've heard of someone trying to aggregate CL listings this happens.

 

The people that run CL are just bizarre.

Is this why List Alert got banned?  That thing was awesome for getting listings to your phone.

I see some of this seems to be back but yet the feed seems to be less then before 

is this back at 100% like before