'Fess Up poll: Do you sell your stockpile on Ebay?

[LittleLady2]

I always TELL myself I'll start selling on eBay, but (blush) I get so distracted BUYING that it never happens, lol :) Most of the time I just look for ppl or organizations that can use the things I have stockpiled and start donating ... especially when I start running out of room (yet again). Although I DO have a storage 'house' on some property I'm buying ... and an old trailer house on the same property that I won't tear down because it still keeps everything I'm storing it IT 'in the dry' ... and a small storage building that my hubby built for me ... *sigh* ... maybe it really IS time for eBay and I to become better acquainted on the 'seller' side ... ;) Just for the record, though, only a small part of my stockpile items are from straight couponing, most are from clearance sales (well, a LOT of coupons HAVE gone into circulation from THAT part, lol) or local 'warehouse discount' places. I just wish Wall's would take coupons ... then I'd be in heaven, lol :p

[couponcrazy5950]

No, not on Ebay. I have been selling stuff at the flea market, though. My stockpile stuff goes faster than my "junk" Most of it, though, goes to family.

[gooseandmama]

I haven't had time to do ebay, since doing this. I spend all my ebay time, surfing these threads. BUT, starting Oct 1...I'm getting back on ebay, the clothes the girls can't wear are piling up & I have toys that the 5 yr old has outgrown...as soon as I make sure I have all the pieces, I'm taking pix & posting them. I have sold items on ebay that I had left over from Bath & Body Works after all the teacher gifts were given last Christmas. That was before I knew what I was doing had a name...stockpiling. :shrug7: I thought it was just smart to get as many freebies from B&BW as possible...then when you need one, instant gift.

[vickib50]

Until reading this thread, I'd never thought of selling stockpile on ebay. I'm thinking the shipping charges would eat up any profit, though. Back in the summer, I took loads of my stuff to the flea market. In 7 or 8 Saturdays, I sold about $450 worth of stuff. You can't even tell anything is missing in my stockpile!

[neglectarino]

Until reading this thread, I'd never thought of selling stockpile on ebay. I'm thinking the shipping charges would eat up any profit, though. Back in the summer, I took loads of my stuff to the flea market. In 7 or 8 Saturdays, I sold about $450 worth of stuff. You can't even tell anything is missing in my stockpile!

What kind of stuff did you sell--anything medical or food or just all the other HaBA/cleaning stuff?

ITA about the eBay shipping thing, & is why I haven't bothered.

[NIGHTB1022]

Honey..SEVEN or EIGHT Saturdays??? I made $400 in 3 hours at a garage sale on ONE Saturday! Girl, we need to talk..

Ditto, I made 700 just on Cover girl last fall at my garage sale

[MamaBird06]

I haven't sold on ebay, but did sell some diapers on craiglist and just last month tried selling some items at a yardsale. I didn't have much, just 1 2x2 table of health and beauty items and air freshners, I made 180$ for the weekend and i'd say about 50% to 60% of it was from that one little table. I do have a few bigger items that i am debating on selling on ebay, some toys and breastfeeding supplies that i got really cheap with couponing/sales, that would give me a pretty good return, but i will probably try craiglist first since i don't have to worry about shipping.

[chyilan]

I might sell a brand new item like a piece of clothing that I just don't want now and then, but the shipping isn't worth it and my items always sell for less, I can never figure out how to sell stuff at a profit. I need lessons from a pro.

The items I buy with the coupons I have are more valuable to me than selling it since prices are high and none of the stores here double coupons, so whatever I have I pretty much use up (and quickly, with 5 of us in the household!) If I have a little extra items I try to help my mother, father, and brother's family by giving them some. If I still have extra and it's close to the expiration date and I know I won't be able to use it I donate it or give to friends I know can use it. I have yet to build a stockpile and I've been reading about some pretty impressive stockpiles here at HCW!

[busyasabeecrg]

Oh, I wish I had time to sell on ebay or anywhere. I sure need to sell or trade off my stuff...I'm running out of storage space!!

Have never had a place that allowed garage sales. Will come back to this thread for any other ideas.

[meggers]

I did a long time ago, but it was before I came here. I was selling on ebay anyway & very much in need of the income. I decided to try something lightweight after researching that some of them sold really well. It was the Colgate whitening brush-on stuff. They don't even sell it anymore, I don't think.

I made sure it was legal to send internationally & I sold one to a lady in Israel who got it for her daughter & one to an American woman teaching in Japan.