Hello, welcome to the forum!

Glad to hear you're moving up from hand tuft. Just a quick glance, it may be hand knotted, it could even have some sort of special wash. If you request additional photographs of the back of the rug, possibly the corner with fringe, and other we'll have a better idea. If I had to guess, this looks Indian, but should be able to give you a lot more info when pics come through. I don't know if I'll be able to tell you if it's good quality, but can certainly give you some tips on what to look for if it looks like something interesting to check out in person.

These are some good posts to read.

This one is regarding the value of a used machine made rug

http://www.rugrag.com/post/Is-it-an-Authentic-Rug.aspx

Generally, you're going to want to look for the following:

If it is hand knotted, look for an even sheen and color tone if it's been herbal washed.

Make sure there is no dry rot, color run, worn areas, rips, tears, slits, STAINS. Stains are usually bad, it's not uncommon to find them iun the fringe, no big deal... but if there are bad stains in the field, that's not good.

Make sure the pile is sharp, with no blooming of the wool. take a look here about 3/4 down the page, look at new vs. used.

If there is a pet, smoking or other, this also is going to affect value, as would the need for a cleaning.

Be sure to take good photographs so we can see them. Craigslist has a lot of decent stuff, but also a lot of these sellers who buy off ebay. I don't think that's a bad thing across the board, but some people who ask 15x what they paid is bad news. Especially when it's not worth half that as a replacement cost. I think this may be a department store rug, but I have no idea until seeing better pics.

Take a look at these pics so you know what we need
http://www.rugrag.com/Authentic-Oriental-Rug-Verification.aspx?Seller=111111&InventoryNumber=1

the quarter on the back may help us further identify. Use the flower button on the camera to get those close ups.

we're here for you, so just fire away with the pics when ready!

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I saw the rug and it was definitely machine-made. The pictures made it look a lot better than it was! Thanks again so much for your help. I am still on the lookout for a new rug so I may be back in touch.