Things You Never Thought You Could Sell

andromache_2

sorry, abovetheclouds - it's too late, you're sucked in now!

Inspired by this thread I just made my first ever ebay listing! a voucher I got for free so it doesn't matter if it doesn't go for much and will be cheap to post! It has a bid already

faye1978

:rotfl: We HAVE you now Above the clouds!!!!!! You WILL be addicted - it's far too late.

:T Andromach - Ebay is addictive, especially once the auction draws to a close and you get people bidding. I have dabbled in EBay but need to list loads so will be waiting for a special offer day I think.

Well Done on your first auction and first bid. Good Luck:beer:

bellyflop

Just made my first £40 in about 10 days, I'm well chuffed. Thanks for the great advice everyone and also for the lines below your messages which show there's hope for all of us

onejontwo

Well.............
I've sold hundreds of items on e-bay before , but you've opened my eyes to what sells!
The good things I've sold in the past are tax discs, 12 united football badges for£56!!!!
football programmes,old ornaments, brasses, car manuals , but now I'll try anything I can get my hands on!!
great thread!!!!!!!!!

thirdpinion

Yay, I just listed my first items! :dance:

Nothing special mind, just testing the water.......
But it's soooo cool, am very excited! Took me all day to sort everything out, which was slightly frustrating, but I think I've got the hang of everything I need to now, so £££££'s here I come!!!

(erm, hopefully...)

headoutthesand

I've sold a few odd things too including....

half empty bottles of perfume
pair of used trainers
bottles of body lotion that comes in perfume sets
old shoes
tiny, tiny, tiny babt ferarri hat - that went for lots and with lots of bidders
A frame for a pram which I got for free - i got £68 for that plus postage
OH old ties

I'm sure there are lots more but I can't think at the moment.

I will now go and photograph everything else lying around the house

jamtart6

half empty fake tan that was more in cost that a brand new one? go figure!

faulty ipod (for repair) at £25 !!

Millie2008_2

Dad has the match programme from Man U, the last match before the Munich air crash..may see how much it is worth...

BollanBane

My best sale was £25 for a book about Jersey that I had picked up at our local amenity site (tip).

Our amenity sites have special shelters for things that can be reused. They are great places to pick up things to sell on ebay, etc or just so you don't have to go out and buy them new. They have even started putting the books on book shelves so people can see what they have got. Also, if you are happy to call down on a regular basis, say once or twice a week, they will keep an eye out for anything that you need. We call ours Harrods and Fortnum & Masons.

Packaging tips:
1) Don't buy jiffy bags to send your items out in - they get thrown around by the Post Office and you get the blame for a broken item. Get a big roll of bubble wrap, a big roll of brown paper, a pack of generic selotape and a pack of parcel tape from your local office stationery shop, then simply wrap them.
2) For extra protection, you can make packaging cases or corner protectors from old cardboard boxes - your local supermarket will usually be happy to give you some.
3) Ornament shops and musical instrument shops will usually have LOTS of polystyrene shapes that they will happy to give you.
4) If your item is under £20 get a 'Certificate of Posting' when you send it. This is free and will pay out up to £20 if your item is lost or damaged. For items over £20 get postal insurance - it's worth it not to get bad feedback.
5) Write 'Please handle with care' in big friendly letters on your package. From experience, this doesn't actually work, but at least the buyer can see that you have tried.
6) Include your return address, including your postcode, on the package.

Books picked up at the amenity site then sold on ebay payed my grocery bills for most of last year. :-)

Smi1er

I have sold not one, not two, but three empty boxes on ebay.

All sold seperately, and all heavily advertised that they were empty mobile phone boxes, and all you got was the box will no contents.