Selling clothes??

karenann76

Hiya,

Has anyone sold clothes via a textile recycling service? Is it worth it? They would normally go to the charity shop but times are tough!

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks

Karen

**Juice**

Sorry, this isn't helpful but this is something I'm interested too - I've got a few things that I'm just going to chuck really and it'd be nice to get whatever amount of money for them.

paddyrg

You get pennies, it's all absed on weight no matter what the condition - sell what's worth selling via ebay and you'll make more money.

karenann76

I looked on a website and they seemed quite fussy about what they would accept, I will see what I have and ebay anything decent.

*niptuckfan*

the one in my home town gives 50p per kilo so if you have lots of heavy denim it may be worth it!

*niptuckfan*

o but if you facebook each town seems to now have a facebay account where folk list anything for sale....doesnt cost to post up so thats worth a try!

lilmissdebauched

I use Fox Recycling, they pay 50p per KG but they come and collect from your home free of charge and pay cash on the doorstep, good if you just want rid in one go, you probably would get more on eBay if they are in good condition but then you need to account for fees so you may be no better off. I got £10.30 from them for 3 x 3/4 full bin bags of clothes, shoes and coats this morning. HTH x

patman99

The thing about selling via ebay or ebid is that you need to be able to take a decent photo. My OH has a load of larger clothing to sell, so I hung one piece up on a hanger to photograph it. It looked awful, so I didn't list the item in the end.

The best tool for the job is a tailors dummy, but these cost a small fortune.

You could try Gumtree, Vivastreet or AdTrader for free listings.

Redleela

patman99 wrote: »

The thing about selling via ebay or ebid is that you need to be able to take a decent photo. My OH has a load of larger clothing to sell, so I hung one piece up on a hanger to photograph it. It looked awful, so I didn't list the item in the end.

The best tool for the job is a tailors dummy, but these cost a small fortune.

You could try Gumtree, Vivastreet or AdTrader for free listings.

Re: photos I've found that laying out clothes on our clean dining table can work well. The clothes tend to look better that way as you can arrange them carefully and the oak makes a nice background. Alternatively you could lay them out on an ironed white sheet placed on any flat surface - looks clean and fresh for photos. HTH.

PS. Ebay has a free listing weeken today and tomorrow so you only pay selling fees.