Those who sold most of their stuff...
Mar 11th 2006, 8:54 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by WendyC
You are not allowed to sell second hand clothing on e-bay.
There's loads of second hand clothing on ebay - some people make a living selling it...
Mar 11th 2006, 8:57 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by chris and farideh
yes you can cause, I have sold loads last year, mostly children, but now i will getting rid of my own and the hubby and of course children.
and almost everything on ebay is seconds, isnt it?
you can check it out for yourself, on ebay wendy.
and almost everything on ebay is seconds, isnt it?
you can check it out for yourself, on ebay wendy.
My mistake. It's under the questionable items category
Well it was 4 years ago when I joined and read it
Mar 11th 2006, 9:06 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by WendyC
My mistake. It's under the questionable items category
Well it was 4 years ago when I joined and read it
Well it was 4 years ago when I joined and read it
Wendy
You're fine so long as you are completely honest about the condition etc. That's why they have a 'used' category in the item specifics.
Lou
Mar 11th 2006, 9:10 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by charles.edington
Wendy
You're fine so long as you are completely honest about the condition etc. That's why they have a 'used' category in the item specifics.
Lou
You're fine so long as you are completely honest about the condition etc. That's why they have a 'used' category in the item specifics.
Lou
I used to sell all new stuff like cd players, mobiles etc so didn't really pay much attention to that (as you can tell)
Wish I'd known cos I've just binned loads of clothes, most of which haven't been worn that much
Mar 11th 2006, 9:21 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by WendyC
I know I've just had a refresher course.
I used to sell all new stuff like cd players, mobiles etc so didn't really pay much attention to that (as you can tell)
Wish I'd known cos I've just binned loads of clothes, most of which haven't been worn that much
I used to sell all new stuff like cd players, mobiles etc so didn't really pay much attention to that (as you can tell)
Wish I'd known cos I've just binned loads of clothes, most of which haven't been worn that much
Oh b****r.......
Mar 11th 2006, 10:06 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by WendyC
You are not allowed to sell second hand clothing on e-bay.
Mar 11th 2006, 10:13 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by WendyC
I sold most of our stuff on e-bay. Got some really good prices for some stuff.
Ebay for us too!! We've done far better than we ever expected to - you've gotta know how to play the game though!!
Mar 11th 2006, 10:35 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by tygwyn
Ebay for us too!! We've done far better than we ever expected to - you've gotta know how to play the game though!!
. Love ebay and hope to carry on in Oz.........Lou
Mar 11th 2006, 10:46 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by michellemac
What's the best way to get rid of it?
We managed to sell a lot of stuff with our house, but still have beds, TV, Sofa and small appliances etc to get rid of. I'm not overly fussed on e-bay, don't want to deliver any of the stuff to people (how would one send a TV anyway?!
)
We will do a carboot for books, crockery etc
Just wondering what everyone else did? Obviously I'
mnot going to give it away for free but at the same time I don't really care if we don't get full money for it - convienience is more important to us!
Michelle
We managed to sell a lot of stuff with our house, but still have beds, TV, Sofa and small appliances etc to get rid of. I'm not overly fussed on e-bay, don't want to deliver any of the stuff to people (how would one send a TV anyway?!
)We will do a carboot for books, crockery etc
Just wondering what everyone else did? Obviously I'
mnot going to give it away for free but at the same time I don't really care if we don't get full money for it - convienience is more important to us!
Michelle
Mar 11th 2006, 11:09 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
try one of those cash converter shops for most things if they don't sell on ebay 
Mar 11th 2006, 11:11 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by jonni boy
try one of those cash converter shops for most things if they don't sell on ebay
What cash converter shops? Please enlighten me.
Mar 11th 2006, 11:18 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by charles.edington
What cash converter shops? Please enlighten me.
i've never used one but had a look around the two in stockport and all the stuff looked like new.
Mar 12th 2006, 6:54 am
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by jonni boy
cash converter or cash generator there's usually one or two in every town centre,they take TV's hi-fi's bikes ps2's pretty much anything in good condition.
i've never used one but had a look around the two in stockport and all the stuff looked like new.
i've never used one but had a look around the two in stockport and all the stuff looked like new.
Mar 12th 2006, 10:25 am
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by CathnPaul
we tried selling an mp3 player to them last week. Brand new at xmas and not a mark on it. Cash generator said they dont buy them... so its best to give them a ring before you waste your time going in.
We sold books, CDs, DVDs on Amazon; car, broken electricals (it really is amazing what people will pay for them!) and even my Empire magazine collection on Ebay; furniture and TVs etc to friends who were setting up home, or moving, etc.
You really can sell anything on Ebay, and somebody, somewhere, will want it! I shipped broken iPod to the US (and yes, I did advertise it as broken). With bigger stuff I leave it as buyer arranges transport - either come and pick it up, or arrange a courier. I'll weigh and package the item, and the courier picks it up from my door. Too easy.
Amazon you've got to be a bit careful because of the standard postage - if it's a big heavy book you'll lose out.
Anything we couldn't flog to our long suffering colleagues and friends after that went to freecycle. Anything that freecyclers didn't want I took to the charity shop, but by that time it was down to one car load, so not too painful.
We raised $1,000 - which given that we didn't sell major furniture items as we were renting the house out furnished, I think is pretty good.
Good luck!
Mar 12th 2006, 1:33 pm
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Re: Those who sold most of their stuff...
Originally Posted by thribble
Our friends who came here from NZ sold a load of stuff to Cash Converters - took it in in sacks apparantly. I hadn't even thought of it, and i'm not sure how they work in the UK.
We sold books, CDs, DVDs on Amazon; car, broken electricals (it really is amazing what people will pay for them!) and even my Empire magazine collection on Ebay; furniture and TVs etc to friends who were setting up home, or moving, etc.
You really can sell anything on Ebay, and somebody, somewhere, will want it! I shipped broken iPod to the US (and yes, I did advertise it as broken). With bigger stuff I leave it as buyer arranges transport - either come and pick it up, or arrange a courier. I'll weigh and package the item, and the courier picks it up from my door. Too easy.
Amazon you've got to be a bit careful because of the standard postage - if it's a big heavy book you'll lose out.
Anything we couldn't flog to our long suffering colleagues and friends after that went to freecycle. Anything that freecyclers didn't want I took to the charity shop, but by that time it was down to one car load, so not too painful.
We raised $1,000 - which given that we didn't sell major furniture items as we were renting the house out furnished, I think is pretty good.
Good luck!
We sold books, CDs, DVDs on Amazon; car, broken electricals (it really is amazing what people will pay for them!) and even my Empire magazine collection on Ebay; furniture and TVs etc to friends who were setting up home, or moving, etc.
You really can sell anything on Ebay, and somebody, somewhere, will want it! I shipped broken iPod to the US (and yes, I did advertise it as broken). With bigger stuff I leave it as buyer arranges transport - either come and pick it up, or arrange a courier. I'll weigh and package the item, and the courier picks it up from my door. Too easy.
Amazon you've got to be a bit careful because of the standard postage - if it's a big heavy book you'll lose out.
Anything we couldn't flog to our long suffering colleagues and friends after that went to freecycle. Anything that freecyclers didn't want I took to the charity shop, but by that time it was down to one car load, so not too painful.
We raised $1,000 - which given that we didn't sell major furniture items as we were renting the house out furnished, I think is pretty good.
Good luck!