listing

A  listing  is a type of post that is an offer to buy/sell/rent/borrow/share/give an item of some sort, usually for some amount or range of money, sometimes time, sometimes for free or a minimal request (like send me a postcard).

Why
You want to put an offer to buy / sell / rent / borrow / share / give something on your own site instead of depending on a silo like Craigslist.

How to markup
Markup your listing post with h-listing and use hashtags and POSSE for distribution.

How to respond
To respond to a listing post, post a reply of your own, indicating your interest, in-reply-to the listing post, and send a webmention to it.

Tantek
undefined occasionally publishes "free to a good home" photo posts with the hashtag #tpurgeproject for items (usually clothing) he is getting rid of, since at least 2015-12-30
 * https://tantek.com/2015/364/t3/retro-1980s-videogame-play-tshirt-free
 * https://tantek.com/2016/055/t4/legoland-sweatshirt-atari-red

Details of posts:
 * photo of the item(s)
 * hashtags #ThePurgeProject #purgeproject and #tpurgeprojectYYYY where YYYY is the current year.
 * special microformats beyond photo post markup
 * PESOSed from Instagram
 * Posts were POSSEd to Facebook, Twitter, and sometimes Flickr
 * replies sometimes on the Instagram asking for one or more items

Marty McGuire
On 2018-11-27 posted several items up for grabs in A Blog Yard Sale (Blarg Sale).


 * Items were marked up as description list entries, no special microformats.
 * The post was POSSEd to Facebook, Twitter, and a couple of local mailing lists with instructions to contact Marty via his website to make requests.
 * Nearly all requests came in via email and were answered in the same way.
 * Most emails were from the mailing list recipients, who responded directly.
 * A handful of emails were from folks who found Marty's email info on his homepage.
 * Upon scheduling a pickup, the original post would be updated to strike through the name of the item and mark it as claimed.
 * Upon a successful pickup, the item would be commented out of the post.

Silo Examples

 * Craigslist
 * eBay

POSSE
POSSEing to Craigslist is likely the simplest POSSE destination for listing posts, and thus a good place to start.

How do you create a new post on Craigslist? Programmatically?

Can (may) a Craigslist post include a link to where a listing was originally posted?

Articles
Articles and blog posts about listing posts:
 * 2015-04-01 Introducing the Indie Dash Button! #indieweb #vrm