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Summer Ebay Challenge!!! Shall we try for another £300?

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mogs0 · 18/04/2009 20:10

I need motivating to de-clutter and make my bank account look a bit healthier!!! I've got loads of bags and boxes packed with car-boot stuff that didn't sell the other week so might start with that and list those things at 99p just to make a bit of space.

Anyone with me? Shall we set the deadline for end of Summer term (about the 18th July here)?

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SNOWBall4girlz · 21/04/2009 01:16

Well I am still selling a couple of things a day but need to list them dresses of mine

Disappointed a lovely vertbaudet one did not sell but will relist it.

Are we starting from scratch or from the £70 I have already made the last couple of weeks ?

I seem to be selling most things for the opeing price of 99p despite big pics and good descriptions.
Are there any magic words that you can put in the title (apart from Boden Monsoon)
my stuff here

SNOWBall4girlz · 21/04/2009 01:18

lol aimsmum I have done the same thing the summer dresses I thought would be fine are all too small dug them out for tomorrow
dd2 and dd3 will be in pinafores
dresses on the way to ebay

TheOtherMaryPoppinsDiets · 21/04/2009 10:16

I'm counting from Easter finishing as thats when last one ran to.

I'm going to have to relist something for the 3rd time today by the looks of it it's on BIN/BO and I keep getting stupid offers of less than half the price of it, as if! Very glad I did the auto accept/decline thing as have had about 10 offers that are insulting.

What are people finding are selling well right now?

Tortoise · 21/04/2009 13:17

I have got a pile of stuff out of the cupboard and photographed it all.
Will start listing it tonight.

TheOtherMaryPoppinsDiets · 21/04/2009 13:49

I have some bnwt kids jeans, a demin skirt 12yo, a m&p ultima 3 in 1, and a leather clock to list.

Going to sort out my shoes, given up on most clothing unless big names as they aren't selling at all not even my Baby Gap jeans!

blametheparents · 21/04/2009 13:54

Could I join too please?
I currently have a few items listed, mostly VTech VSmile games and acessories. I am hoping that they will go well.
I also have a few bits of DD's clothes listed, but I must list some more of her old summer stuff.

Tortoise · 21/04/2009 14:10

blametheparents Good luck with your selling. V smile games usually sell well. I had some duplicate ones that i sold a while ago. DD2 still loves playing on it.

SNOWBall4girlz · 21/04/2009 17:20

I think you have to catch lucky with clothes.

Some bits of mine have been relisted 3 times then sold. Very slow at the moment but I am decluttering and not puting anything back in that wardrobe that is too small just because it is cute

Podrick · 21/04/2009 18:12

I had a target last Sunday of £500 and made £554, so I am happy with that. Someone has already made an unreasonable complaint about a BNWT Gap item they bought for 99p...i think you have to try to be a bit philosophical as a seller in the face of this sort of thing...so Tortoise I know where you are coming from! I offered a full refund and will see where that gets us!

I have increased my sales target to £1,000 although I keep buying things from ebay so I probably need a target of how much I can actually bank!!! I am so bad with money, it falls through my hands and there is so much that needs fixing in my house! Ancient carpets etc. I have 19 items listed at the moment and to get to £1,000 I probably need to find another 100 or so items to list...and I need to pledge some of it to my carpet fund!

Tortoise · 21/04/2009 21:14

Wow pod. How do you find so much to sell?
I have been playing/exercising on the wii fit and now i should get on with listing!

Tortoise · 21/04/2009 22:10

Here are my listings so far!

Going to have a bath then might put some PS2 games on.

Tortoise · 21/04/2009 23:08

19 items listed now.
Not sure the PS2 games will sell. Had a look at completed listings and they aren't popular games anymore! They came with a 2nd hand PS2 i bought DS's.

TheOtherMaryPoppinsDiets · 22/04/2009 14:42

Adding this in as it would have gone on Ebay had someone on here not bought it within 5 mins of me asking - just sold a pushchair for £100 posted, so minus courier that's about £85

Still haven't listed my stuff, I should really get to it today.

Tortoise · 22/04/2009 18:23

Woo Hoo! I have a bid already!
OK that isn't much but still exciting lol!

blametheparents · 22/04/2009 18:50

Yay, i too have some bids. Only for 99p on the Vsmile games, but hopefully that will improve!

Podrick · 22/04/2009 19:26

Hope the bids go mad this week for all of you. Tortoise I have a lot to sell because I am a clutter nutter

TrinityIsLovingHerLittleRhino · 22/04/2009 19:33

Can I join in?
I already have about 10 things I've been wanting to ebay for ages but not done

Tortoise · 22/04/2009 19:38

Hi TR.
Get those bits listed!
I will be listing ds1's mobile later. Hope it sells well for him so he can put it towards a new one.

TrinityIsLovingHerLittleRhino · 22/04/2009 19:43

oh hi tortoise
I didn't read the thread just posted
now I just need to find a decent way to photograph them

Tortoise · 22/04/2009 19:56

I use my mobile or Ds2's digital camera (it is better than mine!) for pics.

SNOWBall4girlz · 22/04/2009 20:02

well the little gap jeans old age 6yrs

I have got loads of 4 5 6 yr old girls stuff to list might put it in small bundles dd3 is growing so fast.

Plus lots of baby stuff cant keep it all

need to get motivated dh in work tomorrow so can gt stuff out and take pics

Tortoise · 22/04/2009 20:07
Tortoise · 22/04/2009 20:11

Now Ebay is playing up for me. I tried to use the sell an item bit it asks me to sign in(am sogned in) but then the sign in doesn't work.

SNOWBall4girlz · 22/04/2009 20:12

lol I have to get rid of some my dd age 6 is in age 7 and 8 yr stuff and my dd who is 4 in couple of weeks is just going into 3 yr old stuff ...

SNOWBall4girlz · 22/04/2009 20:14

tempramental ebay