Once a year, I usually get my kids to help me go through their clothes and the house to look for items that we can get rid of. I don’t like keeping a bunch of stuff that we don’t use in our house, I would rather give it away or at attempt to earn some cash for these unwanted items. If you are in the process of spring cleaning or plan on deep cleaning over the summer, don’t toss all of your junk in the trash. Why not turn these items into cash? Do you have old appliances, jewelry, old cell phones, televisions, and more laying around the house collecting dust? Today, I wanted to share with you 5 quick and easy ways to turn your unwanted stuff into cash.
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Have a Yard Sale
Yard sales take a ton of work and if you are like me, I just skip this option because it is so time consuming and takes too much prep work. If you want your yard sale to be effective you have to put to run an ad in the newspaper, advertise it on craigslist, create signs to get people to your house, and even invite some friends to join you. Location is critical and if you don’t live in a high traffic area consider finding another location for your yard sale. Don’t forget to price all of your items and lay them out so people can see what you have. If you plan on selling clothes, don’t leave them inside a box. Grab a blanket or a large table and lay the items out so that people can see what you have. Consider accepting any reasonable offer so that you can get rid of your old items quickly.
List Your Items on Ebay
Ebay is a great place to sell your unwanted items. You can sell almost anything on ebay from knick-knacks to cars and everything in between. If you have a ton of stuff to sell, ebay would be very time consuming. Take lots of pictures of the items that you are planning on selling and make sure they are great quality. People are visual and the better the photo the higher chances that you will sell the item that you listed. When you create your listing, make sure that you are detailed and include a description of the product. Once your item sells, you will have to pack the items in a box and ship it to your customer. Ebay will even help you determine the cheapest route to mail your package too. The only thing that I don’t like about selling items on Ebay, you are charged a listing fee to list your items and then you are charged another fee once you actually sell the item.