Make Money From Home Using Craigslist

For some people, Craigslist works better than eBay. It is an especially good idea for garage sales and large items that can’t be shipped easily. Your bedroom furniture for instance.

Place pictures of your furniture on Craigslist and set the price. Bingo! A neighbor ill normally come pick it up. This is also a free site with no fees, and do not forget to check out their free section for your city! Craigslist also offers many job opportunities, work from home opportunities, and business opportunities. It is a valuable tool for emptying out an old warehouse, and it is one of the most popular sites on the web. It’s mentioned here to contrast it with the eBay posting on Clothing. Craigslist is also a wonderful place to list clothing for sale as well as eBay. Just so that nothing is left out:

Sue, who has experimented with Craigslist to sell clothing, sent the following email:

Hi! I follow your blog on blogspot. I'm ddswifesue. I saw your recent post about placing good used clothing on eBay, for profit.
Do you think that it is better to go through eBay than Craigslist? Since Craigslist is free, and eBay is not, I was curious why you promote eBay over Craigslist. I respect your opinion and wanted to be sure to see the answer, which is why I chose to email you, rather than leave a comment. Feel free to post this on your site if you would like, or let me know and I will. I just wanted to be sure to get an answer that I would not miss, since I don't check my blog daily and the updates of those that I follow.
I definitely have tons (exaggeration) of clothing to sale. However, I want to make the most. I live in deep South Texas, as close to Mexico as one can get, so getting a good deal from good clothing is hard, I'm referring to Craigslist, as well as you have to meet the person in order to deliver. Those are the only downfalls that I can see. Unless of course what you are selling are larger items.
I have only tried to sell maybe twice on eBay, without success. I can not remember how much they withhold from the sell of items, but if I recall correctly, it is based on how much the item sales for. I see many people jacking up the price on shipping in order to make even more money, which I find very deceptive. So I do appreciate you emphasizing shipping and keeping it inexpensive.
I'll try to cut this short, I can get a bit wordy!
Thanks for your help!
Sue

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eBay and Clothing, The New Goodwill That Pays

Short on cash? Sell you old clothes on eBay. They sell like crazy! You can place anything sellable on eBay and earn tons of cash from things you never wear. I just made around $50 from selling clothing on eBay. Make sure you mark up the shipping so that you do not lose money on the item. I wouldn’t suggest going out and buying clothing to resell unless you can find dirt cheap deals that no one else in the world can. Sure, the eBay market is saturated, and when I created my listings, there were hundreds of thousands of other listings for men and women’s clothing.

Do not lose hope. My clothing items have sold on the last day at the last minute. It is easy to get discouraged when you have many watchers and not any bidders.Try to sell quality brands at affordable prices. Anne Taylor, Nike, and Old Navy are good options. Your closet really is a goldmine waiting to happen. Think of all the things you never wear. As long as they are in reasonably good shape, you should be able to make at least $3 from each item, sometimes less and sometimes more.

The shipping is very important. You need to ship these items dirt cheap to actually make any real money. Buy plastic envelops and stuff your items inside, or ship in old shoe boxes. Whatever keeps costs low. These items are not fragile, so no fluff and packaging material are needed. Feel free to leave comments and coupon codes regarding the cheapest way to ship an item. I usually find the do it yourself station in the post office the least expensive option.  Shipping is so important because it can really cut into the cost of your item, and you will lose all of the money you profited from the sale if you are not careful. Happy eBay yard sales!