Question posted by paulakch1258 on October 1st, 2012

Craigslist I Ran A Post On Craigslist However Was Put In The Wrong Category Trie

ran a post however put in wrong category went back to edit will not let me in category

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on October 1st, 2012 9:46 AM
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You can't edit the category; sorry. You need to delete after 48 hours from the original posting (allow an extra 15 minutes on account of a Craigslist quirk) and then repost in the proper category.


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