What second hand items have you found sell well on ebay?

Badsaver

I got given a troll - it was the ugliest thing I have ever seen. I actually put it on Ebay to see if anyone was sill enough to buy it

it was one of these little fella's

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=nyform+troll&FORM=HDRSC2

and he sold for about £12 + postage!

415SanFran

Biggest surprise I have had was some vintage games. Spirograph, Kerplunk, and Sorry game that brought about £25 each.
I would have been happy with a fiver each.
Once bought a huge bagfull (The huge sports direct bags) full of polly pockets for a fiver, it had just that moment come in and the look of sheer relief on her face when she didn't have to deal with all the tiny bits was a picture, she nearly snatched my arm off. I made about £100 when sorted out into what belonged with what and listing seperatly.

likelyfran

Clothes if they're a good 'name' - Topshop is a BIG fave with younger ones, otherwise all the biggies like Jaeger etc. Vintage 'tea-dresses'.
Fabrics if they're at all 'Cath Kidston'-like. Actual Cath Kidston, even better - people go gaga over Cath Kidston, think it's overrated myself.
925 silver jewellery, especially anything more than 20yrs old or signed or with unusual stamps/maker's marks.
Bakelite things - beads/phones/jewellery.
Butterscotch amber - check out what people pay for that!!
'Carnival glass' or AB/aurora borealis vintage jewellery is REALLY popular.
Just a few things off top of my head.

ballisticbrian

Biggest surprise I have had was some vintage games. Spirograph, Kerplunk, and Sorry game that brought about £25 each.

Just want to clarify this for readers, with emphasis on vintage and particular games that are in demand.

Last christmas unwanted games (largely spin offs from TV programmes), old editions of trivial pursuit and question of sport are not going to sell, and even if they did get 99p will cost you an arm and leg to send through the post.

The top tip is put in the name of the game and click "completeed listings"

415SanFran

I have to also point out that all the pieces were present and correct, the boxes still looked brand new, and the games were from the 70's with the style of clothing on the boxes. Also they had come from a non smoking home.
You do have to be picky!
This of course was before the postage went silly. I could post them all last year for about £3.50 each.

McFilly

Thanks for all your replies. Anyone got any more.?:)

RFW

custardy wrote: »

a small fly in your ointment

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/used-cosmetics.html

It was the small fly in the ointment that stopped Ebay allowing the sale of used cosmetic, that and the spider in the lipstick:D

reborndoll

Used cars sell well on ebay, mobile phones of a good make in a good condition, local uplift of furniture

I found any used but good clean branded clothing from shops such as M&S sells, but only for about 99p opening bids, and that is only selling clothing items if they are without bobbles ,damage i.e buttons missing ,loose threads ,still have original labels are not creased/ unironed ,do not smell of damp or smoke(ie not laundered or drycleaned), have not been hand altered, ie hems taken up!

Sometimes it is more economical to sell your gently worn clothing in bundles!

But for 99p and £3 to post one folded up item of clothing, and the ebay and paypal fees, it is easier to drop used clothing into the nearest clothing recycle bin at the end of the road!

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reborndoll wrote: »

But for 99p and £3 to post one folded up item of clothing, and the ebay and paypal fees, it is easier to drop used clothing into the nearest clothing recycle bin at the end of the road!

Quite a lot of smaller pieces of clothing can go as large letters, which only costs £1.10 to send second class if it's under 250g, and £1.40 if it's under 500g.

reborndoll

It isn't really that worthwhile to pack them , sort them to size and widths and then the trip on foot to the PO for receipts for some stuck up git to complain I got my one and only ever ebay negative feedback for a 25p item that I sold ! Must have been one of those nutters you hear about. Is it truly worth the grief of bumping into ebay hassle-givers? I decided not to bother selling small inconsequential things (lady items like unrequired xmas gifts of soap / bath oil, not even got a bath in my home lol?)

I have sold some new unworn stuff that sometimes gets no bids either, if the price is too low people think it must be knackered if it is too dear at auction they shop elsewhere. I have had no luck ever selling books or DVDs or music cds they went to a place near me called Re -use It and they take donations of ALL items and sell what they can to the local community. I have taken in loads of stuff to them it felt good to give it away anyway, doing a charitable thing for someone is better as ebay has gone down the swanny for me.