2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!!!

I'm trying to declutter by selling my unwanted belongings on Ebay but my house is more cluttered now than when I started. Clearing cupboards out to take photographs etc of the products to list them.

Any tips please?

Uncluttered_unicorn wrote: »

221/ 222 Candles

Yay, some more stuff actually out of the house (well, some of it is in the car, but it's moving on... )

223 - Eggbox (returned for reuse)
224 Box to cs
225/ 226 String of Xmas lights and a string of mini disco mirror-ball lights with their boxes (sent to electrical recycling bin)
227 / 228 a lipstick and old lip balm
229 to 232 Body and hand lotions (smell funny, not sure how long they have been there :eek:)
233 Tin
234 Random packaging from bathroom drawer
235 Old toothbrush
236 to 238 OOD suncreams (these also smell funny so not even going to use them as moisturisers)
239 Rubber duck (yes, still clearing bathroom )
240 to 241 old cosmetic bags

And more from DD :T:A

242 to 250 More badges
251 to 253 Make-up brushes
254 Bag
255 Fridge magnet
256 String of fairy lights, batteries recycled too
257 to 277 ppw
278 to 302 More study cards
303 to 305 Broken ring binders
306 to 308 Laminate posters
309 to 315 paper posters
316 to 318 sticker books
319 to 326 plastic wallets
327 Photo book
328 Catalogue
329 to 334 more ppw
335 Instruction booklet nlr
336 too 337 torn cardboard folders
338 Old candle
339 Old play script from school project
340 to 347 Newspapers and ppw from school project

She's doing well

All recycled where possible, though still a shocking amount goes in the bin.

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!!!

I'm trying to declutter by selling my unwanted belongings on Ebay but my house is more cluttered now than when I started. Clearing cupboards out to take photographs etc of the products to list them.

Any tips please?

I use Eb*y mainly for selling. I collect stuff I want to sell and put in boxes/large laundry bags or crates and either keep in spare room or bedroom. I then sell in batches - so put 10/20/30 items up at a time to finish when I know I will have time to take to PO a day or 2 after selling and always to finish in the evening. If payment not received by the "window of opportunity" then I let buyer know they will have to wait and TBH that is rare. As each item gets a bid I parcel up and put in a large shopping bag/box - I mainly use recycled envelopes and boxes but dont seal - very occasionally a buyer will buy more than one item. Soon as its sold its sealed and addressed ready for posting. I am lucky in that our local PO is open 7 days a week until 11pm so I pop along when its quiet and I dont cause an impatient queue:rotfl:

I have two golden rules:

1. With selling - put a realistic price on it with posting - and most of my things start at £5 or put £10 on it with free posting. But it really depends on what you are selling so do some research to see if it worth having stuff hanging around. My hit rate is pretty good!

2. Relist once with no changes. Relist second time with change in start price and/or postage. Relist third time with shorter selling time ( my listings are 5 or 7 days depending on day of week I list) and if it doesn't sell then.... its off to CS.

Thats how I do it anyway...its like a production line ( but with better packaging than Amaz*n;). Pays to be organised if you have a lot of stuff:D HTH

A slow start to the decluttering this year because we're getting a kitchen extension - just packed everything into boxes and quite a lot has gone;

1to 6 - plastic storage tubs with no lids/stained/lids with no tubs
7 to 9 - baking trays that are past their best
10 to 13 - three old saucepans and an old frying pan (all were Argos value several years ago)
14 to 17 - thermos flask, 2 spare gym water bottles and a bike water bottle to charity shop
18 to 23 - 6 free glasses from Euro 2012 that we brought him from Italy to charity shop
24 - jeans to ebay
25 - boots to eBay
26 to 33 - lip balm collection to eBay
34 - body lotion to ebay
35 - hoody to eBay
36 to 48 - expired half used food items to food bin

Not done much this week. Dizzy and nauseated. I have realised that a lot of clutter is magazines I have kept and not read. I have started reading them, one at a time between books (my other vast collection). So two down this week - they will be added to what I think of my waiting room bag. When it is full the bag will go so not counting them just yet. I hope everyone is having a good day. This is perfect decliuttering weather.