***Make Us Money in 2010 with Ebay Challenge***

Knitty78

I'm away for a couple of weeks so won't be able to start listing till later in January, but can I join please? I have a cupboard full of stuff to sell.

skintbint_2

hi all happy new year, Can i change my total to £2400 as was thinking about it have been doing more than £100 for the last couple of months so wont be much of a challenge unless i up the target,
have a good day all

yukkibear

firestronaut wrote: »

I'll join.


But can I just ask what people use to package their items? I was looking at the bags in the post office and they're 80p!
I'm less likely to sell if I have to bump up the P&P

I recycle all my packaging. Any padded envelopes that you get through, keep and reuse etc. You can be very inventive with packaging when you get going.

New_leaf_5

Save any small boxes, or shoe boxes, people happily give them to you. Bubble wrap from anything, I have used bubble wrap and cheap brown wrapping paper and it does just as good a job as the padded envelopes. I keep all the ones that i get anything in!

firestronaut

Thanks everyone!

Would I get away with using the white side of unused christmas wrapping paper? :rotfl:

chicagrande

Can I please join? I am planning on having a mass clear out but don't know yet how much stuff I will have as I have been doing mini clear-outs and giving stuff to the charity shop. By joining this I will be more determined to give e-Bay a try.

skintbint_2

New_leaf wrote: »

Save any small boxes, or shoe boxes, people happily give them to you. Bubble wrap from anything, I have used bubble wrap and cheap brown wrapping paper and it does just as good a job as the padded envelopes. I keep all the ones that i get anything in!

i also use old carrier bags instead of bubble wrap if its a small item and not breakable but maybe needs a bit of padding, Lidl often have deals on their padded envelopes but you never know when they are going to be in store.

jaynemaria

Welcome newbies and hello all the regulars, Happy New Year and hope its a prosperous one for us all:D

To those who mentioned packaging you can get some good deals on ebay,for the postage bags, I have just bought 100 various size for £5, I also get bubble wrap,brown paper and jiffy bags from either poundland or Wlkinsons, also save all empty washing tablet boxes, bubble wrap etc and recycle it for my packaging.

going to try to get another few listed today, cant beleive the number of watchers have at the minute on my 53 items, there are 107 of them:eek:, oh I hope they having a good bidding war:rotfl:

Good luck everyone

firestronaut

What kind of things does everybody sell?

i'm stuck on selling DD's old clothes because I have no inspiration..

jaynemaria

I've sold books, games dvds, clothes,toys,shoes, you name it there is usually someone out there looking for just about anything you can think of.

When I started back In July I hadnt a clue what to list, but you soon start thinking, oh Ill give that a go, and it sort of snowballs from there.