Selling things to pay credit card off

steveouk

well I am not quite there with clearing my credit card yet but we are having a clear out and it feels very liberating getting rid of things. Some things will just go to the charity shop it is not worth the time to sell small things.

I have bits of furniture etc etc but i am considering selling two of my 3 suits. I had to buy a new suit last year as there was no way i would fit in the two i had. Whilst i am trying to lose weight i doubt i will ever get back into these suits - should i sell these??

What else have people sold that both gets a few quid but also clears out things - its crazy how much stuff we have in a small house!!

user1168934

steveouk wrote: »

.... it is not worth the time to sell small things.

Generally, I am all up for charity but if you are in debt then sell every small/large thing that you can possibly sell. It all adds up.

FaceHeelTurn

My action figure/pop culture memorabilia collection in part got me into debt, so I've sold the bulk of my collection in order to get me back out of debt! My shelves are much clearer now and I've made a good dent in my CC debt.

I've found that clothes, again pop culture related, like graphic t-shirts sell ok; not for a whole lot but I think they're still worth selling; every little helps! The same with shoes/sneakers as long as they're in good enough condition. I've given them an extra clean and usually make a decent sale; anything branded and a bit retro looking seems to go well, like high tops.

Also have a lot of DVDs and books that need to go, still trying to figure what to do with those; more than likely Music Magpie, Ziffit etc.

One-step-at-a-time

user1168934 wrote: »

Generally, I am all up for charity but if you are in debt then sell every small/large thing that you can possibly sell. It all adds up.

I agree with this! I have a constant drip-feed of stuff on eb4y, mostly clothes with a start price of 99p - £2.99. I set a couple of hours aside every few weeks, list 20 or so items and then leave them up there on auto-relisting until they go. With bigger stuff I wait for a £1 max selling fee offer. Packaging needs are usually minimal (small items therefore a pack of 8 self-seal mailing bags from the pound shop is nice and economical), and I always make sure to charge sufficient postage. Over the last two years I've clawed back a good few hundred with not much effort.

Fiona_CW

I've sold all sorts of things on ebay and facebook marketplace - skis, bicycles, clothes, boxing gloves, camera, clothes and many other things. I've also sold books/CDs/DVDs via music magpie

LoulaBelle

Sell the little things as well - locally on FB selling sites there is an everything a £ in ….. if you don't get much joy on the other selling sites I stick it on there - every little helps so they say.

HannahEsme

Car boots! If you have a car, great! If you don't - and we don't - I pool together with a couple of friends/relatives and stuff the vehicle with everything and anything. One man's/woman's junk is another's gold.
It's great collective fun too - standing in a chilly, misty field early on a Sunday morning, sharing a flask of hot choc. and waiting for the punters.
Only one rule. DON'T BROWSE THE OTHER STALLS!! You'll come back with more stuff.
I've never taken less than £80 for a morning's selling. Home by midday and the money squirrelled away. Tidy up the remaining stuff into bags and boxes, ready to do it again in a couple of months time.

Kitten868

I've really enjoyed the selling experience as it meant I was making payments throughout the month to my debts and it meant I changed my attitude towards buying stuff. I started seeing how much stuff was really worth. I buy less as I see how worthless it is in reality. I have struggled since with just making the payment just once a month when I get paid. Definitely sell it.