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my MAD e-bay challenge

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  • eshkie
    eshkie Posts: 235 Forumite
    well 6 of the items ending today sold, got me a grand sum of £5.18 so theres 5 of the total, 1615 to go!!
    Debt Free March 2010 :j DFW member 874, Proud to be dealing with my debts. !

    Target 1: Clear Barclaycard £1600
    Target 2: Clear NR Loan £3024
    Target 3: Clear Moneyback Loan £3150
  • ehallett
    ehallett Posts: 1,960 Forumite
    Just getting ready to set another 15 items up on Turbo Lister. No action on my current items except for a couple of watchers :rolleyes: .

    Emily x
  • slug2000
    slug2000 Posts: 69 Forumite
    ooh, can I join in please?! I'm about to move (next week - :eek: ) and really want to get rid of some [STRIKE]crap[/STRIKE] I mean quality items :p because I'm moving somewhere about half the size! I'm not, strictly speaking, still in debt ... but I am hoping to up my savings. So am I allowed to join in? I would have to give myself a fairly modest target of £750 (which would clear the debt I've got at 0%)
    LBM 1: May 06 - £16,900 :eek: . LBM 2: Jan 08 -£29,500 :eek: :eek:
    Debt now: £150 (at 0%).:j
  • slug2000
    slug2000 Posts: 69 Forumite
    PS - although I do want to start immediately, I'll have to wait two weeks before I can actually list anything because I'll be without internet for a week when I move - doh! but before I move I'm going to start an eBay box ready for listing when I'm back online!
    LBM 1: May 06 - £16,900 :eek: . LBM 2: Jan 08 -£29,500 :eek: :eek:
    Debt now: £150 (at 0%).:j
  • I love this thread!
    If anyone really does want to sell 7000 items on ebay its worth thinking about trying to sell 1400 items for £5 each, or 700 items for £10 each.
    Also: it is a lot cheaper to have a "shop" (£6 per month) where you can make cheap 28 day listings if you are thinking of selling volume cheap items.
    I have tons and tons of beads and I'm aiming to sell the lot as made up jewellery.

    my top tip for ebay selling is to keep track of what ebay will charge you and what the item cost you, and what the postage and packing cost you in a spreadsheet (this is what I will be doing) so you can keep track of the actual profit- otherwise at the end of a month of listing like crazy, you may end up with a big listings bill that could take the shine off your fortune.

    As soon as I'm reconnected to the net at home (as opposed to at work, lol) I'll be listing like a maniac!!
    xFiona
    Creative idiot with a passion for spending
    Barclays £3100 and rising at mostly 0% Capital One £0
    overdraft £500 Student loan £4K
  • I have my first ever bid today! Wohoo!

    Fiona - If you set up a shop on Ebay, do you have to start paying tax?
  • ehallett
    ehallett Posts: 1,960 Forumite
    One of my items has a bid of 99p :T :T :j :j

    I can't believe how pleased I am about 99p!!!!

    Emily x
  • Horse_Owner
    Horse_Owner Posts: 189 Forumite
    Can I join in or is it too late? My Mortgage is up for renewal in June and I would love to be able to take another £1000 off that!
  • PENNYWISE_3
    PENNYWISE_3 Posts: 224 Forumite
    I have my first ever bid today! Wohoo!

    ooh I remember being so excited the first time I sold anything!
    Who says I have to be normal? :p
  • painted_lady
    painted_lady Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    500 Posts
    Can I join this challenge? I will set my target at £1000 and will start looking for items this weekend as I slowly tidy up and unpack.
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