Car boot v eBay v NCT v table top sale?

notanewuser

Hope you can help. I have a lot of stuff to get rid of - lots of baby and ladies clothes (some BNWT ), women's shoes (lots never worn ) and a few other random household bits and pieces.

If like to try and recoup a bit of cash if I can before bunging it all at the nearest charity shop. But what's the best option? Selling individually on eBay? Bundles? Take it all to a boot sale or table top sale and try to get rid of it all in one hit? Do you get more at NCT sales than other table top sales?

Any hints gratefully received!!

lindseykim13

hi, i check completed listings on ebay to see if it is worth putting on there. It will take some time though to go through your bits, anything NEW i would give a go on ebay anyway.
Anything that isn't selling or is only worth £1-2 i will put in my car boot box.
I end up with roughly half to 3 quaters of my clearouts ending up on ebay and the rest in the car boot stash.
Check everything too as you will be amazed at some of the bazar things that sell on ebay for silly money.

Crowqueen

Clothes are really best sold face-to-face. I know people have some good times on eBay but the number of issues caused by buyers not being able to see condition or try the item on before they hand over the money is legion.

If you must sell them on eBay you need to describe VERY accurately, take loads of good photos (use your allowance as you get 12 free photos in the relevant categories), put measurements on and have a generous returns policy. Also remember you only have 4.75 worth of postage so work out how to send things the cheapest possible way.

Don't just put 'any questions please ask' as the likelihood is your item won't be seen until it reaches the top of search, which is likely to be the last few minutes. Therefore you have to give enough concrete information up front - right in front of the buyers' eyes - so they can bid without having to think about it too much.

Make sure EVERYTHING is washed/ironed/presentable when you send it out. Anything with any stains or marks is not usually acceptable. Items that are new but have been stored need to be freshened up and are not going to impress a buyer if they are musty from poor storage.

It's hard work but the more you put in, the more you get out, so may be worth it in the long run.

Rhymsta

The NCT takes a different percentage depending on which area you are in for normal sales. Often, for table top sales, they charge for the table and you keep the rest. Only suitable for top quality and well presented items.

icklepiggle

Personally I have found ebay good for higher price brands, for others, like Next you'd be better at an nct sale. My local sale charges £4 for 50 labels & takes 25% commission (& you help on the day) But with the nct sale at least you get riod of a lot at once & don't have a single trip to the PO!

hth

Crowqueen

Sorry - genuine question - what is NCT? Too lazy to google it.

notanewuser

Crowqueen wrote: »

Sorry - genuine question - what is NCT? Too lazy to google it.

National Childbirth Trust.

melliott1963

We've used NCT to sell old toys, especially those which are quite bulky. We've also manage to sell some of the children's clothes, especially dressing up outfits, and shoes.

I seem to recall that NCT are quite fussy over the quality of clothes that can be sold, or maybe that's just our local branch.

The biggest problem we've had with NCT sales is that some people tend to grab loads of items, and then spend the rest of the session walking around in case they've missed anything. Then near the end, they go through everything they've put in their bag, and invariably end up putting a lot of the items back. This means that, if you're unlucky, some of your items end up not being sold because no one else has had a chance to see them. Also, make sure that the labels you put on your items are securely fastened. If they come off, they can't be sold, and you also have to rummage through all the items that this has happened to, in order to get them back. If you don't see your item or forget to look, then you've lost it.

notanewuser

melliott1963 wrote: »

We've used NCT to sell old toys, especially those which are quite bulky. We've also manage to sell some of the children's clothes, especially dressing up outfits, and shoes.

I seem to recall that NCT are quite fussy over the quality of clothes that can be sold, or maybe that's just our local branch.

The biggest problem we've had with NCT sales is that some people tend to grab loads of items, and then spend the rest of the session walking around in case they've missed anything. Then near the end, they go through everything they've put in their bag, and invariably end up putting a lot of the items back. This means that, if you're unlucky, some of your items end up not being sold because no one else has had a chance to see them. Also, make sure that the labels you put on your items are securely fastened. If they come off, they can't be sold, and you also have to rummage through all the items that this has happened to, in order to get them back. If you don't see your item or forget to look, then you've lost it.

Having looked up the regulations that the local NCT group put on sellers I don't think it's worth it. I have hundreds of items of clothes, so a limit of 50 items/outfits doesn't really work for me.

Think I'll get things organised and see what I can list in eBay. I may attempt a boot sale if things don't sell.