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!
If it's too hard just add for collection only in your ad, that's what I did with a bicycle.
I started out just wanting to clear some of my old camping kit but I enjoyed it so much that I went around the house just looking for things to sell!
I have sold a car, tents, computers, my wife's handbags and even spare parts off a dishwasher!
You may even think it is complete junk but it could be just what someone is looking for, remember there are millions of people on eBay every day just looking for that specific item.
It may just be yours.
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