Best way of selling

Clare_P

Hi, I have tons of books, dvds and cds I need to get rid of fast for the best price possible. I recently lost Mum so the money will go towards the funeral. I've heard that places like Ziffit pay very little by item, What's the best way of selling that would get me the highest price quickly and doesn't involve me going back and forth yo the Post Office all the time? 

TOP_CAT

Advertise it for free and that they must take the lot and your then ....done with it .

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

Most second hand media isn't worth much but best money means checking each item (sold completed listings on eBay is probably best) and selling anything of value separately. 

The rest could go as a job lot, 99p start is easiest for a quick sale and you'll get more bids if you can post. 

soolin

As above really media is not a good seller now, you may come across a gem hidden amongst the stash, but you would need to check each and every item. I concur with the above, do a fast quick check on ebay sold items to see if you have anything special, then try and donate the rest.
even giving the stuff away might be difficult , none of my local charity shops will take DVDs, books or CDs anymore as they can’t sell them, if I offer them out for free no one responds. I have a huge sack of DVDs currently sitting in the spare room that I have no idea what to do with as I am loath to use them for landfill.

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

I would check them, either the collection is small and it won't take much time or the collection is extensive and the chance of finding a gem is more likely. 

CDs and DVDs are less likely to be worth something but you never know:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254975170685

and I think books are always worth checking.

That link doesn't work very well, the LA Law Complete Collection has recently sold for over £300. 

MalMonroe

Clare_P said:

Hi, I have tons of books, dvds and cds I need to get rid of fast for the best price possible. I recently lost Mum so the money will go towards the funeral. I've heard that places like Ziffit pay very little by item, What's the best way of selling that would get me the highest price quickly and doesn't involve me going back and forth yo the Post Office all the time? 

I'm sorry for your loss.

You could try selling them on Facebook - they have community marketplace groups for most towns in the UK and I'm also a member of a local community group where we are allowed to advertise items for sale. The best thing about these groups is that you don't have to post any of the items, you specify that it's collection only and the people are local anyway. Put them on as a job lot.

Another way to get rid of DVDs, books and CDs is to sell them to Music Magpie. You do have to make a list of them- and then they tell you what they will pay you. It may seem a bit of a faff but it can be well worth it. You pack them up and then they arrange free collection. 

They then pay you what they have told you they will pay you when they receive the items. We've done that a few times and they are honest and keep to their word.

https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/start-selling/

Unfortunately, these days used DVDs, CDs and books don't sell for much. But you can get something. If all else fails, there's Gumtree or Freecycle or Freegle but you don't get anything from the last two.

MalMonroe

soolin said:

As above really media is not a good seller now, you may come across a gem hidden amongst the stash, but you would need to check each and every item. I concur with the above, do a fast quick check on ebay sold items to see if you have anything special, then try and donate the rest.
even giving the stuff away might be difficult , none of my local charity shops will take DVDs, books or CDs anymore as they can’t sell them, if I offer them out for free no one responds. I have a huge sack of DVDs currently sitting in the spare room that I have no idea what to do with as I am loath to use them for landfill.

Have you tried your local Facebook groups, or Freecycle or Freegle? Sometimes the things that people want can be amazing!

JJC1956

Apart from maybe a boot sale, why don’t you ask a shop or stall that sells second hand Books, CD’s, DVD’s if they will come to your place and make you an offer, maybe a Vintage Shop, eBay will be very time consuming

soolin

MalMonroe said:

soolin said:

As above really media is not a good seller now, you may come across a gem hidden amongst the stash, but you would need to check each and every item. I concur with the above, do a fast quick check on ebay sold items to see if you have anything special, then try and donate the rest.
even giving the stuff away might be difficult , none of my local charity shops will take DVDs, books or CDs anymore as they can’t sell them, if I offer them out for free no one responds. I have a huge sack of DVDs currently sitting in the spare room that I have no idea what to do with as I am loath to use them for landfill.

Have you tried your local Facebook groups, or Freecycle or Freegle? Sometimes the things that people want can be amazing!

I am a very heavy user of Facebook groups and marketplace, and books, CDs and DVDs get no takers at all when offered for free. I had a big clear out last week and posted loads of stuff on local groups, due to where I live some of my local groups have 25,000 members and I didn’t have one single enquiry about my job lot of books or DVDs. I did find a local charity this week who took some of the books, but not one of my local CS will take the DVDs. 

leonj

salvation army is would be my choice but you won't get as penny, the postage costs of selling on ebay would mean its not worth it for buyers in most cases.  You could put the job lot on gumtree, someone will probably come and collect it or you could go to a car boot sale and sell it 

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

leonj said:

salvation army is would be my choice but you won't get as penny, the postage costs of selling on ebay would mean its not worth it for buyers in most cases.  You could put the job lot on gumtree, someone will probably come and collect it or you could go to a car boot sale and sell it 

Parcelforce will take large heavy parcels for around £10 on Parcel2Go with £20 compensation, I think you get £100 compensation if booked with PF directly and it's under £20.

If you had a couple of hundred decent CDs as an example bidding could easily reach £1 per CD. 

It really depends what is in the lot but there can be some money in selling job lots of media, particularly when it's a personal collection rather than traders who have cherry picked everything half decent.