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2015: Sell £1000

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  • newpennypincher
    newpennypincher Posts: 244 Forumite
    Please can you add £9 to my total, I've just had another couple of sales on Eb*y :T
    1st card to go - Aq*a - [STRIKE]£1,600[/STRIKE]/ £1,596.99
  • Samiszel
    Samiszel Posts: 610 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Added. You're doing really well, newpennypincher
    Letting Go NST #17
    NSD 1/15; LTW 0/9; budget £0/£250; food £5.20/£120; steps 0/31
    Make £10 per day in Oct: £30/£310

    Mortgage: £214,702.15
  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,275 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Hello. I know I'm a bit silly at times but I thought someone mentioned a spreadsheet. Is There? Where can I find it please?

    Last months sales finished at £83. Very happy with that.
    Over 40 things listed on e-b*y at the moment.Some more to list tomorrow if I get chance.Love the free listings!


    Will see what prices some of my books are fetching on Am*zon soon
    ilovetea xx

    Make £2024 in 2024 £1161.08
    Declutter 2024 things in 2024 1522/2024.
    NSD's in August 11/20
  • Samiszel
    Samiszel Posts: 610 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    ilovetea- I have the spreadsheet but it's not a shared one (have no idea how to do such things!). Am just updating as people post amounts and I shall give monthly updates of everyone's totals :)
    Letting Go NST #17
    NSD 1/15; LTW 0/9; budget £0/£250; food £5.20/£120; steps 0/31
    Make £10 per day in Oct: £30/£310

    Mortgage: £214,702.15
  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,275 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Samiszel. Thank you.
    I've never mastered speadsheets of any sort. Can't even get rid of this bold type ;-)
    ilovetea xx
    Make £2024 in 2024 £1161.08
    Declutter 2024 things in 2024 1522/2024.
    NSD's in August 11/20
  • kdalwayskint
    kdalwayskint Posts: 802 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I've actually managed to list my first 3 items on Eb@y. The app on my phone made it a bit easier than the last time I listed anything, which was only about 6 months ago!
    new challenge?
    £1 a day for Christmas 2024 £367 / £366 ~
    Got married 24/05/19 ~ Credit Card
    DFW Nerd #1155 ~
    LBM 25/2/09 ~ Debt at highest £8,037.35 ~ £0
  • BabyBetty
    BabyBetty Posts: 196 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi,

    Can I join this challenge please.

    I need the motivation to get going and this will help loads.

    BB
    Original debt at LBM July 2008, £47, 654.34. Debt at January 2016, £21,443. Barclaycard [STRIKE]£9,000[/STRIKE]£8,756, Tesco cc [STRIKE]£3000[/STRIKE]£1,136. Debenhams storecard [STRIKE]£350[/STRIKE]£263, OD [STRIKE]£3,500[/STRIKE] £3,000, Corp Tax £3,036, Study loan £1,750, Smaller debts £2,000.

    Since my LBM I have not been fully committed so now I have had a 2nd LBM.
    Aiming to be debt free by December 2016:D
  • sophieo16
    sophieo16 Posts: 191 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #29 update : I put 2 "bundles" of books on eBay last night with an auction price as well as a buy it now price.

    1 bundle has just sold for the buy it now price of £15 :) so thats my first sale of the year! over the moon with that as if i used Music Magpie etc id have got no where near that much.

    new total: £15/£500
    Mortgage Feb 2023- £249,210 MFW 2023 #20: £524.05/£500 (104.81%)
  • BohemianCoast
    BohemianCoast Posts: 264 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Right. Morning update; some DVDs and Christmas decorations sold on FB for a total of £10
    Make £2023 in 2023: (all decluttering), current total £2860 me, £330 for friends & family, £468 charity donations.
  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,275 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    3 of the items I listed on e-b*y yesterday have sold :-)
    Not big amounts but it all adds up.
    ilovetea xx
    Make £2024 in 2024 £1161.08
    Declutter 2024 things in 2024 1522/2024.
    NSD's in August 11/20
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