craigslist economics

I've mentioned before that I have a saved search on Craiglist where I look for furniture in my neighborhood. I don't even need any more furniture - I kind of just keep checking it out of habit. So when you check every day or two, you start to notice the same items coming back over and over. Like these chairs:


The owner has been trying to sell them for *months*. They pop up once a week or more at $60 for four chairs or $40 for two. And nobody's buying. Seriously, have you seen uglier chairs? Why would you want those in your house? And how on earth can it be worth it for that person to keep posting the ad? Seriously. Dude. Give them away. Or at least take a less ugly picture.