Selling used larger baby items

ChilliBob

Hey guys, 
We have a number of baby bits we are hoping to sell as we no longer need them. I'm not sure all will be sold but basically it's this sort of thing:

Bouncy chair
Cossato travel system - so the whole shebang, car seat and base etc
Play mat thingy

Not used, in any form, still boxed, a perfect prep machine (not the latest model, 5 yrs old).

We've not done any selling before! The aim is basically to try rid of the items and for my sister in law to make a bit of cash in the meantime (she's doing it all as she could do with the extra cash). Maximising the amount isn't a huge priority, just avoiding time wasters and hassle really!

If its relevant were London/Essex based.

Thanks in advance  

soolin

ChilliBob said:

Hey guys, 
We have a number of baby bits we are hoping to sell as we no longer need them. I'm not sure all will be sold but basically it's this sort of thing:

Bouncy chair
Cossato travel system - so the whole shebang, car seat and base etc
Play mat thingy

Not used, in any form, still boxed, a perfect prep machine (not the latest model, 5 yrs old).

We've not done any selling before! The aim is basically to try rid of the items and for my sister in law to make a bit of cash in the meantime (she's doing it all as she could do with the extra cash). Maximising the amount isn't a huge priority, just avoiding time wasters and hassle really!

If its relevant were London/Essex based.

Thanks in advance  

If you can weigh and measure these accurately when boxed for transit then you may have more options  However, things like car seats may not do well online as it is recommended that parents don't buy 2nd hand car seats in case they have ever been in an accident, so face to face cash sales might be better where parents can satisfy themselves as to condition under the covers.

Have a look at ebay completed listings, ignore current listings, look only at what did and didn't sell, see if anything has a value worth researching couriers for as you will get more interest if you can post, otherwise set up your listing for collection only. Make sure you know how collection only works, don't make the mistake of listing as a postal item with free post as I often see.

Otherwise look at local facebook groups or marketplace, baby things sell well but are also scam magnets (which seems nasty) so again make sure you watch for scams, people wanting to send couriers and pay via any escrow services etc. 

ChilliBob

Thanks for the tips, I imagine it'll be far easier to do local sales face to face, for a few reasons. So would Facebook best for this vs ebay, or somewhere else? 

ChilliBob

And what do you mean by baby bits being scam magnets? People selling, of buying see dodgy? Or both lol

soolin

ChilliBob said:

Thanks for the tips, I imagine it'll be far easier to do local sales face to face, for a few reasons. So would Facebook best for this vs ebay, or somewhere else? 

It all depends where you are comfortable selling. I sell (or rather used to sell as it’s gone very quiet ) loads on FB groups and marketplace so mentioned there as it is something I am familiar with, if you use other local sites then try them as well. 

soolin

ChilliBob said:

And what do you mean by baby bits being scam magnets? People selling, of buying see dodgy? Or both lol

It’s sad but scammers seem attracted to sellers selling baby things, perhaps they think they are new to selling or just tired from having a baby awake and will miss the warnings scams. They are rather predictable scams, asking you to hand the item to a courier who will then allow the money to be released to you, or saying they are sending extra money so can you buy a £100 gift card and include it with the pram, common scams but watch for anything unusual and check back on here if you are unsure. 

ChilliBob

Ah. I see, that makes sense. Thankfully the sister in law isn't sleep deprived (unlike us he he). Thanks for the heads up!