I started selling on ebay probably about 6-10 months ago, maybe. It's been great! I've made probably between $350-$400 dollars in just that amount of time. Keep in mind that most of my stuff has been older clothing, and not worth very much. It takes patience, that's for sure. If you have a lot of designer clothing or nicer items, you will probably attract more bidders. One thing I have learned though is set your bidding at the absolute lowest you will take! If not, you can really screw yourself out of some money if only one person bids that week.
It's super simple to list things and I actually prefer listing from my iphone than doing it on my laptop. The only thing is shipping, always ask for more for shipping if you're not sure but I found that buying a $20, 5 pound scale has saved me a lot of worry and it helps me keep my shipping prices low, which everyone loves! And if you're selling a nicer item that will probably attract a lot of bids, free shipping is a great thing to offer. Listing things is easy: take some good photos, set a price, write some stuff about what you're selling, give it a name and put it in a category, and set a shipping price. It's very simple and not that time consuming. Then you just have to wait.
I am not one who researches the hell out of what I'm selling, but I'm a frequent buyer on ebay so that definitely helps me. A lot of the time, I will start the bidding and if in two to three weeks if it hasn't sold than I will lower it. Most of my stuff sells for maybe 0.99 but it adds up and it's great for extra spending money. That's what my ebay account is. A way to recycle my used clothing, and buy other things.
If you haven't tried ebay, I highly suggest it. It's one of my favorite things to do to get rid of things, and to make a little extra spending money.
If you haven't tried ebay, I highly suggest it. It's one of my favorite things to do to get rid of things, and to make a little extra spending money.
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