There’s nothing better than a garage
sale to make some extra money and declutter your place. But what
if you live in an apartment or condo and don’t have a garage?
Not a
problem.
Thanks to the internet, you can have a garage sale without a
garage by sell used stuff on Amazon, eBay, or
Craigslist.
Kate and I did this on a regular basis when we lived in an
apartment and were in serious debt pay-down mode. Every 6 months or so, we’d
take a day to purge ourselves of stuff we no longer used. While most of it was crap and ended up in the garbage, every once in a
while we’d find some great items (often well-meaning gifts we weren’t going
to use) that could fetch a pretty penny on an online marketplace.
The money we made from our sale went right to paying down our
debt. In some instances, were able to make an extra $500 in a month, which is a
nice chunk of change when you’re making minimum wage at Jamba Juice (like we
were).
Below is the general method for how we conducted what we
called our “purge and profit.”
The Purge
Set aside a day for the purge. A thorough purging will take a
good part of the day. Set aside a weekend where you can devote yourself
completely to decluttering your house.
Create your declutter attack plan. Plan the order of the
rooms you want to go through. Start off with some easy rooms to get you in the
“declutter zone.” If the room has closets, start off with those before you move
to the rest of the room. The same goes for cabinets and drawers — purge those
first.
Create a “trash” bag, “sell” bag, and “donate” bag. Have
separate bags or boxes for these three categories and sort as you go. Some
items, like run-of-the-mill clothing, are better to donate than auction off
online simply because they don’t sell that well. If it’s a piece of electronics
or furniture that’s in pretty bad shape, don’t discard it just yet. Hobbyists
are always looking for items like that to restore and repair. If you’re unsure,
you can try selling first, and always get rid of it later.
Ask the
“one year question.” If you’re not sure whether you should get rid of
something, ask yourself, “Have I used this item in the last year?” If you
haven’t, in the trash or donate bag it goes.
Finish a room before going on to the next one. Stay focused
on one room at a time. If you try to purge more than one room at a time, you’ll
overwhelm yourself and end up quitting before the job is done.
Chuck it or donate it. Take the trash bag and put it out with
the garbage. Drop the donate bags to Goodwill. Ahhh…doesn’t that feel good?
Sort your sell collection. Certain items do better on certain
platforms.
Books, DVDs, and video games are best sold on Amazon; high-end clothing,
collectibles, and smaller electronics do better on eBay; items that are too big
to ship (like a weight set or a car) or generic items (like baby clothes or
tools) are best for Craigslist. Sort your “sell” collection into groups based
on where you’ll sell them: Amazon, eBay, or Craigslist.
The Profit
Presently it's a great opportunity to offer sell used stuff.
This is what has helped Kate and I get most extreme benefits from our online
deals.
Open venders accounts on Amazon, eBay, and Craigslist.
Opening a record to offer on these stages is simple. Simply tap the connections
underneath and take after the directions.
Amazon Sellers. You can associate
your financial records to Amazon and when you make the deal, the cash is kept
into your record. Amazon charges you an expense if your thing really offers.
Diverse things have distinctive rates. For a total calendar of their expenses
see here. Comprehend that with Amazon, it could take weeks or months before
your thing offers. You're contending with a cluster of other individuals likely
offering a similar book.
eBay. You can have your installment sent straightforwardly to
your financial records or through your PayPal account. Since eBay possesses
PayPal they incline toward that individuals utilize PayPal. eBay charges you a
little expense to list your thing on the site and an expense in view of the
last esteem that your thing sold for. For more data about eBay's offering
expenses see here.
Recognize what you aren't permitted to offer. The diverse online
commercial centers have distinctive rules for what you aren't legitimately
permitted to offer. It differs by state (and nation), however you by and large
can't offer liquor, certain hardware (like radar jammers), any sort of
administration get, certain weapons, creatures, occasion tickets, and the sky
is the limit from there. Snap here to see eBay limitations, here for Craigslist
confinements, and here for Amazon limitations.
Research what comparative things have sold for. For books or
other media things that you're offering on Amazon, take a gander at what
different items in comparative condition are offering for. I've generally had
achievement evaluating mine around the middle — directly between the most
astounding and least. In the event that you truly need to move the item,
blunder on evaluating towards the low end.
One last factor is stock — i.e., free market activity. I was
once ready to offer a couple of boots at higher than retail cost in light of
the fact that there were just a couple of recorded. The less postings there
are, the higher you can now and then set a cost. This applies more to
"ordinary" things; you may experience serious difficulties offering
super exceptional things in which the stock is low, however so is request.
Same goes for Craigslist. Scan Craigslist for comparable
things and value it around there. In case you're experiencing considerable
difficulties finding comparative things — say you're in a littler, more rustic market
— you can simply look eBay and set a cost in view of what comparative things
are going for there.
Likewise, ensure your photos look great. They don't need to
be proficient, yet they shouldn't seem as though you took them on a
flip-telephone from 2002. We could commit a whole post on the most proficient
method to take better pictures (possibly we will later on), however meanwhile
here are some straightforward tips for taking pictures that don't suck:
On eBay, set your beginning offer low. Low beginning offers
draw in more purchasers. Obviously you should construct your offers in light of
the interest for the thing. On the off chance that it's an appeal item,
beginning low shouldn't hurt you since more individuals will vie for it. In the
event that your item is in low request and you figure you won't get numerous
offers, set the beginning value nearer to what you really need to get for the
thing. This is the reason investigating is so critical.
It's an extreme call, however I generally failed on beginning
low so I could simply dispose of the thing.
Make a stellar title for your eBay and Craigslist postings.
The principal thing individuals will see while hunting down an eBay or
Craigslist thing is the title. When choosing how to title your thing, take on a
similar mindset as a purchaser. What might you compose in the pursuit box in
the event that you were searching for this thing? Utilize that as the beginning
stage. Rundown things like brand, shading, condition, architects, and size.
Run a 10-day posting on eBay. On the off chance that you
begin the offer on Thursday and run a 10-day closeout, your offer will end on
the Sunday of the next week. That implies your thing will be up for two ends of
the week. More individuals surf and make buys on eBay on the ends of the week,
so having more noteworthy introduction will help increment the offers.
Be forthright with delivery and taking care of. Clarify who's
paying for delivery and taking care of. One of the greatest tricks individuals
keep running on eBay is offering a thing for super modest, yet then charging
$15 for delivery. You'll support offers in case you're clear about how much
dispatching will be.
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