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fairyclicks

killerpeaty wrote: »

Hello there, I'm a long term lurker of this (and previous ones!) thread and I'd like to ask your opinion on something since you guys appear to be the most successful sellers.

I've just moved back home yesterday, we have a spare bed that is just on its side in my room and I was thinking about the best way of selling it. It's a small single, white (chipped paint) and very very boring. I've been looking into upcycling but since it's a small single it probably would have to go cheap anyway so maybe just a lick of paint?

Also what, in your opinion, is the best forum for selling furniture? I'd like to do the best possible as this money would go towards my parents' debt and my mum wants to throw it out.

I love this thread and next month I would love to give it a go : )

Gumtree is another reasonable option for furniture Good Luck!

Oh and after all that i have nothing to add today as yet, though have just made a shamballa bracelet for an order on fb

THEMONEYSPIDER_2

nimbo wrote: »

OK so i have a couple of questions -

I have a blunt decorative sword to get rid of can I legally sell it?

http://www.blades-uk.com/1988ACT.php

doesn't say I can't... but I fell on this issue ignorance isn't the way to try to please my case. (Denying I knew it was someone else's chocolate however totally acceptable)...

http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/New-UK-Sword-Legislation-FAQ?ugid=10000000006500890 apparently it's all in the blade and as it's straight it's not illegal - because obviously curved blades are so much more dangerous?!

I also have a handful of old silver to get rid of - was offered 30p a gram but that seems to be really cheap. (Or is it really that worthless)?

Not clued up on the sword, but i once listed a pair of brass decorative pistols that you hang on the wall, and they got pullled by ebay straight away :eek: lol

Silver @ 30p a gram is cheap! 45 - 50p a gram is about right ATM. ive just checked Hatton garden metals and they're price per gram for silver is 39p

Monkeynut

starnac wrote: »

Monkeynut Ive a very close friend who sells anything and everything. Fair play though she gives all the money she raises to charity but she expects you to give her everything for free so she can sell it. I KNOW the money goes to charity and I feel really guilty sometimes but charity begins at home and I need to sell my baby stuff to raise money to give my own kids a better life. Maybe when I am debt free and money isn't an issue then I can give her my stuff for free so she can sell it on but at the moment I'm sorry no chance.

Absolutely. I'm all for charity begins at home. I used to do volunteering for a charity instead because I had more time than I had money. Now I have none of either :rotfl:
(I hope this doesn't sound in any way like I expect that everyone should do something for charity, as I really don't think that at all, it's completely up to the individual. I actually have a negative view of a lot of charities because of the way that they are run, but I won't go into that now! I used to volunteer with local projects because then I could see the difference they were making on my doorstep.)
It is difficult when someone expects everything from you though. Did you have a conversation with your friend and explain why you needed to sell your things for yourself?

fairyclicks wrote: »

Very straightforward tip for this one - post on your status asking for links to selling groups - saves a lot of time searching

Ahhh but Fairy, I have no friends, so no one to read a status
It's my secret account so that people who know me don't know it's me selling things ;) Shhhhhh;):p
(ie the mother in law who can find a vague family member to give EVERYTHING I'm selling to instead of me getting some money for it. Despite the fact that we've never really had anything from any of these random family members ourselves!)

I will have a look, not sure if I copy the group address when I'm signed in as the actual me then log out, and in as Selling Pretend-I'm-Not-Me and paste the group address, it should be fine shouldn't it? Only just thought of that

Aesop

fairyclicks wrote: »

Oh and after all that i have nothing to add today as yet, though have just made a shamballa bracelet for an order on fb

ok, can I ask what is so fascinating about shamballa bracelets? I see them on my feeds, on my selling page, other selling pages, etc, I ca't see anything different. or is just like fairycakes which everyone started calling cupcakes.

CountingPennies

Evening all.....

What have i missed???

xxxxx

Aesop

killerpeaty wrote: »

I've just moved back home yesterday, we have a spare bed that is just on its side in my room and I was thinking about the best way of selling it. It's a small single, white (chipped paint) and very very boring. I've been looking into upcycling but since it's a small single it probably would have to go cheap anyway so maybe just a lick of paint?

Nat seems to be a bit of an expert on upcycling.... we need Nat's input.

But seriously, if you have the time and willing, why not make it shabby chic? There are lots of blogs out there about upcycling, shabby chic, etc, you could make it something worth buying, so would not need to let it go cheap, with a lick of paint.

Aesop

CountingPennies wrote: »

Evening all.....

What have i missed???

xxxxx

loads....

Nat is upcycling and selling her heart out

fairyclicks as always is doing well with her selling

we have a new member MONEYSPIDER, who you may remember

Monkeynut is full of great ideas and suggestions

we have lots of newbies who have joined in

sweetpeas has gone mia - but I hope that is because life is better for her

you might not recognise some of the names - but we are all as always trying to make money and finding new creative ways to do it.

Missanata

nimbo wrote: »

Woo I only started yesterday but i have received

£60 cash today (quick win cashed in my change jar)

£3.99 refund and saved £25 in boots.

I also got 30p off my lunch and received a voucher for another 30p off!!!!! (However i would have saved more if I hadn't been ready to eat my own fist,but after shouting at some inconsiderate woman in town I felt it would be best to eat rather than get arrested for randomly shouting at people to move, it did start off as an excuse me? 4 times, she just stared into the distance)....

I have also received a £5 voucher for number 7 at boots - but what to do with it?????

so £89.29 (and I have £5.30 in vouchers which I probably won't use)

Also after checking my 2nd bank balance which I expected to be -£300 ish it is now +£188 and pence. I have no idea how. But he ho good news... It was what sparked me to join this challenge as I thought I would have to go deeper in the red in that account to pay my rent.

I need to find £6'000 to pay my uni fees this year, and pay off my laser eye surgery that I signed up for to make me feel better. (Dumb I know!!!!)

I have vouchers for £150 at optical express for laser eye surgery if that helps?

CountingPennies

Thanks for the update Aesop! Your memory never ceases to amaze me! Lol... And is nat still working on the phonelines?? :cool:

Aesop

CountingPennies wrote: »

Thanks for the update Aesop! Your memory never ceases to amaze me! Lol... And is nat still working on the phonelines?? :cool:

only occasionally! Nat has lots of other income sources, namely students during holidays, which is a great idea!