You've Purged, Now What?

My house is FULL of stuff we don't need.  Now that I challenged you to fill a milk crate or box with items you don't need, I did the same thing!

What to do with it all?

Sort the items that were collected.  Some things may not be worth more than a dollar if they were to be resold.  I put those items into another box that is marked Yard Sale to sell at a future date.

Then I take pictures of items I feel will make some money  with my Ipad.  These aren't always the best pictures, but I find uploading a picture online much easier from an Ipad.  If an item is a name brand and excellent condition I sell it as an individual item. When I have a few similar items that are not a brand name I sell them together.

In my local area there are many Facebook Buy and Sell groups. I think this is the way it is in most areas now. Hop on Facebook and search Market Place for the names of local buy and sell groups and request to join them.

I find items sell much faster on the Facebook groups then on Kijiji, perhaps because people get notifications.

I list the item description and price and wait.  I usually have many ads online to sell at any given time. To help organize it better for me, once an item is posted on Facebook for sale I put it in a Rubbermaid Container. This way I keep track of what items are already posted, and it makes it faster to find the item when it is sold and ready for pickup.

In a few days, if an item doesn't sell on Facebook I put the item on Kijiji if it is an item over $10.  Selling this way I find there isn't as much traffic. Perhaps this is because most of the items I sell are kid items, which are very active on Facebook.

Items on Facebook  I write available under my picture to bump it up, or write my price that I will sell the item for, which also bumps the item up the Facebook page.

A few times a year I make an album on Facebook of all the items and just write pm if you are interested to see if any of my friends are interested in the items.

I suggest avoiding meeting people for pick ups.  Many people don't show up on time and I've been left waiting for people. I have people come to my house. 

Selling online is a lot of effort. I find it worth it, every little bit helps towards the final goal. I don't find adult clothes sell often, but a lot of my items aren't brands this may be why. In two years we made enough to pay for a trip to Disney World using this method. 

IT PAYS TO BE FRUGAL