my MAD e-bay challenge

southernbelle

Another packaging tip...I always use black bin liners to wrap clothes - waterproof and cheap! Had no complaints about it.

I have a bag of stuff I found in my cupboard to put on ebay tonight and tomorrow. Am going on my hols on Saturday though, so will have to put it on a 10 day listing and deal with it when I get back.

Have added my funds from paypal to my total, even though I sold those things before starting the challenge. It' a bit more hopeful to have some money there instead of zeros!!

dinx1972

Thought yep, this is a challenge I need to do. Our debt as you can see from our signature is £5,000, but I did think that was a little bit high, so put me down for £500 (then I will see if we have any possessions left). Already listed last night and today and got £5.05 of bids already:j .

Shakethatmoneymaker

southernbelle wrote: »

Another packaging tip...I always use black bin liners to wrap clothes - waterproof and cheap! Had no complaints about it.

bin liners - great idea - thanks for that - they are perfect for clothes and bags which i have struggled to fit into a normal sized envelope!

purplevamp

I use the mailer bags from catalogues for sending clothes and awkward shaped items. I normally bubble wrap everything and then put them in the mailer bag. I have had items posted to me in bin bags before and have found they do get ripped in the post, luckily the items were not damaged, but if you do use bin bags go for the thicker ones.

I've just given my 6 year old son a £5 note. I sold a new Dora Scrabble game for him which he got for Christmas. He didn't want it as, in his own words, "that's for baby girls and I'm a boy!" He was very pleased with this amount, but his 5 year old sister turned round AFTER it had sold and said "he should have given it to me" :rotfl: Maybe, but I think he's old enough to learn the value of things and what's important to him. Anyway they have a scrabble game that their older brother had and way too many toys as it is. Ooh, may go and raid their toy boxes while they're in bed, mwah!!!

candyblue

I have another £3.70 selling at moment

carlih1

Hi guys can i join in, i have been selling bits on ebay for me and my kiddies to go to centreparcs and i have that money now i just need spending money, we've been through a rough time recently and need some quality time together. Then whatever is left after that will be going towards my debts, i reckon i need £200 for centreparcs and £1400 for my debts so £1600 in total.

I've been lagging recently and playing games or doing nothing but sit in front of telly in evenings but i have a whole load of stuff sitting waitin in my dining room, silly me! Hoping this will give me the motivation! xxx

Diane_239

hi i have just sold a load more stuff total this week £28. total so far £350 still away to go.some Wilkinson stores sell packs of mailing bags in small med and large if your local one dos'nt do them then ask them to get them from another store for you sent to your local store.

themagics

hi there will join you in this challenge we have 50k to get rid of in debt and I too was thinking about getting stuff sold on ebay especially with an attic full of toys that the kids don't play with its time to get snappy and selling!

aliwali

Hi
Can I join as well. I have 18 things listed at the moment selling for 75p at mo!!!
I would like to raise £600 to pay off my final credit card debt.

Did a big ebay purge last year and made around £500. not sure how much I have left to sell but I'll give it a go.

Thanks
Alison

dinx1972

Must stop checking ebay AARRRGGGHHH. I just cannot stop myself from having a quick shifty (like every 10 minutes). Got 8 items listed, 3 selling, and bids up to £21.60 (thats 0.5% of our debt:rotfl: ), and 14 people watching one item, now that could be good at the end. Am off to rummage now to find things to list.