It's a consumer world we live in and great though that is, it does have some serious drawbacks.
One of these flaws is clutter.
Look
around your house. Under the beds, hidden in the bottom or tops of the
wardrobes and certainly in the garage or shed you will find loads of
clutter. Old stuff we no longer use, it does not suit our new décor,
lifestyle or maybe it just did not live up to the promise it once held.
The solution requires a little bit of effort but the rewards may just surprise you.
I
have just spent the last threes months de-cluttering and I am several
thousand dollars richer. Not only do I have all that space back but I
have all that money to start filling it up again!
The answer is good old eBay.
It
is so easy to get started, you can set up an account and get your first
item ready for sale in a matter of hours and most of that is getting
your item ready.
Once you have your account set up the first thing
to do is to collect all your clutter ready for photographs. A good
photograph will help enormously to sell your item.
The hardest
part is being strong in deciding what to sell and what you want to stick
back in its hiding place, BE STRONG, it's worth it, you know some of
that stuff has been there for years!
Try and find original boxes and instruction manuals, these add greatly to the value of some items.
Now
its time to list your items. eBay sort things into categories, just
pick one that best fits your item, give an honest description add your
picture and you are nearly done.
Of course there is a bit more to
it than that but not much. You have to decide if you want and auction
sale to give potential buyers the chance to raise the price bidding
against one another, or maybe you know how much your item is worth and
what you want and so go for a 'Fixed Price'.
If you have never used eBay before why not buy something just to see how it all works.
It will not be long before you get some interest and actually sell your first item, that is a great feeling.
The contract is that once you receive your money you post your item, job done.
You can sell nearly everything on eBay, there is a list of prohibited stuff on the eBay website.
One
of the biggest problems for me was wrapping and posting the stuff. Sure
the small regular shaped items were no problem but some things called
for more imagination!
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