Fifteen days ago, I started working on my modified CD ladder. As part of my plan, I’m trying to earn $100 a month, each month, from eBay sales. As of today, I’ve made $76.45 (after fees). With 16 days to go, it looks like I’ll make my $100 goal for the month of December.
Last year, I wrote an article about how to sell baby clothes on eBay, and I use many of the same tips and techniques when selling other items.
So far, I’ve sold several books, a broken portable DVD player (for parts), and a pair of shoes. It usually takes five to ten minutes to list an item, and it feels good to make a little extra cash and rid my house of unnecessary clutter. By the way, when selling books, it’s usually a good idea to ship them using USPS Media Mail. It’s cheaper than Priority or Parcel Post.
I am a big eBay fan and always sell my kids clothing on there as well. Nice post!
I bring all the clothes that no longer fit my daughters to our church for donation.
i just made about $230 on ebay tonight as 11 auctions came to an end. it’s a good feeling
NCN,
I wish I did more, but I found an old phone that I couldn’t even turn on! It sold for 35 bucks for 3 mins of work.
Good for you for clearing out your house and making a little extra cash at the same time. I’ve been doing this for years, in fact I’ve got an “ebay box” where I toss all the things I’d like to sell. Every couple of months I spend a Sunday afternoon and list it all. In an effort to be a little more frugal and save the ebay fees I used Craigslist for some items, and while I like that I can save that money, I find my items don’t sell as well there as they do on ebay. Could just be the types of items I’m selling, so I think I’ll go back to ebay as well.
Glad to hear people are still buying there!