How To Turn Your Trash Into Cash On eBay

So it’s already December which means the end of the year is coming and 2008 will be knocking on your doorstep before you know it. After setting up the glass cabinets from Ikea and putting my collection of bears in it, i realised that i have lot more junk in my room to clear. Luckily i bought some storage boxes that day and i spent the weekend doing a little spring cleaning.

I found stuff that i dun have the use for any longer and still in pretty good condition. I think i should sell them and make some cash. Ok so simply just sell them on eBay!

What you need :
1. Stuff that you do not need or want anymore. (Should be in decent condition)
2. A digital camera
3. Your computer or laptop

What to do :
1. Take picture of the items individually (Front, side and back view)
2. Load the pictures up to your computer
3. Open an eBay account (if you do not have it) or go to your eBay store and sell new items
4. Fill in the description of the item in the appropriate fields.
5. Charge a price for the item (Take note that the selling price does not include shipping fees, charge a separate cost for shipping. You may wanna check with the local post office for rates)
6. Choose your selling duration (If you want people to bid for your items choose auction listing, if you prefer to set a fixed price then do a buy it now and set how long you wanna list it, 7 days and so forth)
7. Showing a Gallery picture of the item (In my opinion it is a good way to attract your customers)
8. That’s it! You listed all your items for sale and you can wait for your sales to come in. eBay have millions of visitors and it should not be hard for you to sell off some items.

Extras :
Start emailing your friends to tell them about your clearance sale and provide them with the link to your eBay seller account. They can buy from there. Also you can make announcements on Friendster Bulletin, Facebook and various social network sites that you’ve joined to let people know about your sales items. Drive traffic!

If you feel that your listing is unattractive, the other way will be to make a mini sales page from Microsoft Frontpage using simple html. That way you can design your sales page listing according to your liking by using add on pictures and font colors. I like to create my sales page like that. Of cos to make your work easier, you can use a standard template all the time and just replace the picture of the items and change the description abit. The main layout will still be the same.

There you have it, the simple way to turn your trash into cash! As the saying goes, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. Who knows how much you can make by selling second items? You may get some money for the New Year Party! Try it out!