Things You Never Thought You Could Sell

MummyDrusilla

Well after being inspired by this thread, I've been 'decluttering'. Went through the nursery and got all of DS's unwanted gifts, nappy items that have never been used or he's grown out of (reusable ) old breast pump, etc, etc and after P&P and fees, made about £100! so chuffed.

Most profitable was the breast pump which sold for £18 and weirdest one was the free pampers nappy/wipes samples I got free from baby clubs I signed up to - sold for 99p!

Have been through my wardrobe and pulled out tons of clothes I've been clinging onto for no real reason. So got them listed, packaged and ready to go live on thursday.

Can I ask you guys tho - do you just stick things on for 99p or vary your price depending on what it is? I've got all my normal everyday clothes to sell, but also a couple of handbags, shoes and ball gowns and not sure whether to put them on for more or just put them on for 99p and see what happens?

merlot123

MummyDrusilla wrote: »

Well after being inspired by this thread, I've been 'decluttering'. Went through the nursery and got all of DS's unwanted gifts, nappy items that have never been used or he's grown out of (reusable ) old breast pump, etc, etc and after P&P and fees, made about £100! so chuffed.

Most profitable was the breast pump which sold for £18 and weirdest one was the free pampers nappy/wipes samples I got free from baby clubs I signed up to - sold for 99p!

Have been through my wardrobe and pulled out tons of clothes I've been clinging onto for no real reason. So got them listed, packaged and ready to go live on thursday.

Can I ask you guys tho - do you just stick things on for 99p or vary your price depending on what it is? I've got all my normal everyday clothes to sell, but also a couple of handbags, shoes and ball gowns and not sure whether to put them on for more or just put them on for 99p and see what happens?

For anything over 99p I usually wait for a free listing weekend, otherwise you can end up spending a fair bit on fees etc.....this is MSE afterall:money::D

Free listing weekends usually happen approx once a month, but no one knows about it until a few days before hand, worth keep checking Ebay for info.

merlot123

psychopathbabble

MummyDrusilla wrote: »

Can I ask you guys tho - do you just stick things on for 99p or vary your price depending on what it is? I've got all my normal everyday clothes to sell, but also a couple of handbags, shoes and ball gowns and not sure whether to put them on for more or just put them on for 99p and see what happens?

If you would rather put them on for more, wait for a free listing weekend. Most of my junk starts at 99p or less but one or two items I felt were worth more!

MummyDrusilla

Yeah I was going to wait for a free listing weekend - thank you! Kicking myself that I missed the last one just a couple of weeks ago . Just unsure whether to stick them on for more or whether that might scare buyers off and 99p listing might sell better? Hmmm, decisions!

Monkeynut

So long as you don't start them too high you should be fine.
And after all, do it on free listing weekend and you've nothing to lose, as if you wanted you could just relist at 99p if it doesn't sell.

billieboy_2

It sometimes gets posted on here when someone gets informed of a free listing weekend.

MummyDrusilla

cool - thank you

snailmail

beccie wrote: »

Good luck with the customising! Etsy would be a better place than eBay though - have a look round on there, there are some fantastic ponies for sale!

thank you! i do sell on etsy, though I've never sold customised ponies on there (i've seen some amazing ones though!) i really need to spend the time and revamp my shop...oh and actually make something to put in it;)

i've just sent all my ebay sales off to the postoffice and I'm now on a hunt around the house for more junk--i mean treasures!

happy selling everyone!

gemma_louise_2

hi this as really interested me has i have lots of old clothing and items no longer use, however i get confused with the postage? how do i do postage and find out cost, and how much do you charge for packaging? and where to buy packaging cheap?

montasura

gemma_louise wrote: »

hi this as really interested me has i have lots of old clothing and items no longer use, however i get confused with the postage? how do i do postage and find out cost, and how much do you charge for packaging? and where to buy packaging cheap?

For postage costs have a look at the royal mail website and its all on there.

To check the weight of things I generally use a set of kitchen scales for smaller items and normal scales for bigger things.

As for packaging I buy all mine on ebay, you can get starter packs etc but general packing bags, rolls of bubble wrap etc are all available on ebay for very cheap prices.