Selling on e-bay to come debt free!

malkkky

CDs and DVDs are usually good bets as postage is cheap - don't bother listing them for longer than 3 days though as there's so many listed they don't get bids until the last few hours - I once sold an awful second hand indie complition CD I bought as a student for £28!!

LittleL_4

Hey i've been ebaying all day long!!! I've listed about 30 odd items and I have about £20 worth of bids since say 5 pm tonight so it's not bad. It can generate a fair amount and as they say everything helps...
good luck!
L
x

Mrs_Sparkle

Another fan of eBaying here- even if you get a couple of pounds for things it all adds up. I've got loads to list and am hoping to do this while I'm on maternity leave after next week so I can supplement the diabolical statutory maternity pay that I'll be getting!

painted_lady

Is great. Just transferred £450 from paypal to curent a/c - my earnings for January already (although I did sell a large item). It a matter of doing research into what sells and knowing how to make a good listing (good photos, describe item fully etc). Am having another mass listing day tomorrow. Totally love it, am addicted to it. My OH says ebay is taking over the house -we have a "post office" room, where I package everything and a "stock room" to keep the items in - but that is soon to become our childs nursery. Need to get listing! Good luck with listings everyone.
Mrs Sparkle, I too am hoping to supplement maternity pay with ebay. Hope your pregnancy is going OK.

Loveshopping

Hello,

I am thinking about listing things on ebay, have never tried I have successfully bought things, but what I would like to know is does everyone list things they never use or just things that will definitely sell-CD's, DVD's etc.

Thanks

Seaxwyn

Hi loveshopping

There's a thread on here called 'Things you never thought would sell - have a hunt for it and you will be amazed what people have sold.

painted_lady

Its all about getting the starting price right as well. look at completed listings to see what might sell and what you might get for it. I sometimes find an item can be too popular, why should they bid on yours? For example, a CD, which would be better sold on amazon, amazon doesnt cost to list and will keep it listed for 2 months if it doesnt sell before. Will only charge you a fee when sold.

cmc_entertainment

always ebid as well

em84_2

Good afternoon all,
Been a really busy day clearing out items i dont want, taking stuff down the dump, having family round and now im listing on ebay. lol

At the moment i have 28 auctions on there. 3 with bids all ready i am happy bout. Selling mainly clothes.

I got a little note book from town today to write down how much i make on ebay each month. open a saving account to to put money in to.

Most of the ebay money will go on the debts but i gonna try and put at least £20 a month in a saving account, £5 a week no much i know but i want to get in the saving mood after the debts so i got a head start!

Hope ur all ok?

Take care

Tustastic

em84 wrote:

I got a little note book from town today to write down how much i make on ebay each month. open a saving account to to put money in to.
Most of the ebay money will go on the debts but i gonna try and put at least £20 a month in a saving account, £5 a week no much i know but i want to get in the saving mood after the debts so i got a head start!

Well done on all the activity, em. That £20 saved per month should be for expenses like TV licence, road tax, MOT etc. If you know that's what it's for, you won't feel down when you have to take the money out....:)