Anyone up for an Ebay/Amazon challenge?

doodledo_2

I know there was one around a few months ago but I wanted to start a nice new shiney one rather than try and get involved in an existing one.

I want to be debt free by the end of 2009 and the simple fact is unless I hugely increase my income this won't happen. I have quite a lot of bits and bobs I could list on Ebay and get some extra monies coming in but I have lost my mojo.

So I am thinking a challenge may be in order.

Was thinking we can either do it two ways dependent what any joiners think We could either do list x amount per day, week, etc or an alternative I thought was to name a debt and look to raise that amount.

I'll see how many peeps wish to join in first as it could just be me lol

Member List:

1) Doodledo - target £1000 - June 2009
2) Reaver - £500 - May 2009
3) Lizbeth - £80 a month
4) Purpleroses - £200 a month
5) Icklepickle - £225
6) Godiva500
7) Hopehope - £200 by 10th March then £300 by end of May
8) Mrs.Materialistic - £100 a month
9) Spendaholic chick - 1 item a day
10) Nic25 - £500 end of March
11) Buffythedebtslayer - £3000
12) Scarlett647 - £450
13) Mgardner
14) JoKay - £250
15) Lucykat - 1000 listings
16) Beencounting - £1000 by end of Dec
17) Mancbird - £500
18) Novagirl - £500
19) Nellis10 - £500 end of May
20) Hippychicy - £500 end of March
21) MrsPorridge - £500 by December
22) WorkingHardDFW - £250 a month
23) SuzySu - £100 a month
24) Smallelf - £300
25) Bing0 - £6000 by end of Dec
26) Sarahs999 - £1000 end of June
27) Candifloss - £1000
28) The Leopard
29) Miss Keep Couting - £200 end of March
30) Head out of sand - £100 a month
31) Skippycat - £1000 by end of Dec
32) Cheapaschips - £100 by Feb
33) Emmaglet - 200 listed
34) debtbegone - 35 listed
35) mummy2mygirls - £250 23/03/09
36) Ally16 - £192.42 by Feb
37) Cicibaltimore
38) E-bay Queen - £900 by end of Dec
39) 2652147
40) Prudence41 - £500 end of Nov
41) LindseyF584
42) Remrats
43) Tommy99 - £750 end of Dec
44) Catchooky - £5000 by end of Dec
45) Barrys-lass
46) JemJam - £100
47) Chaillie - £100
48) Jesarose - £100 a month
49) Kirstie1985 - £300

reaver

Hiya! I've been selling stuff that was squirrelled away in the loft for the past 6 months or so to try to keep my head above water each month. I have cleared out loads of junk!!
Now that I'm starting a DMP I'm still going to sell whatever bits I come across but it'll be going into a separate savings account for stuff like the car tax (due in March...eek!) There's very little of any great value really but a few quid here and there soon mounts up.
My target for 2009 is to raise £500 through eBay sales by the end of May.

Lizbeth

I'm in, I want to be debt free by the end of 2009 too and have so much clutter I could get rid of!

Purpleroses

i'm in i'm in! also plan on being debt free this year. think i'll aim for £200 a month. eep!

IcklePickle_2

I'll join too. Need some motivation to list loads of things that are lying around.

Think a monthly target is probably best to give time for auctions to end, payment received etc. What do you think?

Or what about a target of, list one thing every day?

exessexmum

Definately go for it! I spent a morning two weeks ago listing outgrown kids clothes, shoes I'd bought and never worn and odd bits of tat I had lying around in the house. It all finished yesterday and after Ebay and paypal fees, I reckon I'll clear £150. Not bad for what I reckon will be, including post office runs, four hours work. I find it all a terrible faff, listing stuff on ebay, but every time I do it I'm glad I did.

doodledo_2

Just a shameless bump

doodledo_2

Awwww not many people joining in. Maybe as only a couple of us we could just keep track of each other on my diary.

Nessa

I decided to sell some stuff on ebay to help with the post-Christmas financial situation. I listed 19 items (2 wii games, 1 DVD box set and the rest are clothes or shoes) and so far I'm up to £159!! All my items finish tomorrow (followed the advice on here that Sunday is the best day for an item to end! )

None of my items are designer. They are all from high street stores. Seems more people are turning to ebay recently.

I stuck up plenty of pictures of each of my items on each listing. I know it really annoys me when I can't see an item properly and putting plenty of clear pictures up seems to have done the trick. It took a bit of extra time but I've already exceeded the amount I expected to earn from these items so its definitely been worth it.

I hope you all do equally as well, if not better

Godiva500

Hiya

I am going to have a go too. Have loads of stuff littered around the place to do and i don't have any mojo either. i was going to wait for a free or cheap listing day. Anyone know when the next on is?

hopehope

Hi,
please count me in. I have a few wee things on ebay that finish tomorrow. I am aiming for £200 by 10th March and another £300 by end of May, eeeks!!!
Good Luck everyone:D