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CountAllVotes

(21,103 posts)
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 12:59 AM Feb 2021

Is there a way to sell things and not leave your house?


Is there a way to sell things without having to leave your house?

I could do it via ebay.com if I have to.

I want to sell a bunch of items I have around here that are worth a few bucks and I could use the money, mostly books, CDs, and the like.

How do I do this during this pandemic we are in without having to go out?

Any ideas at all?

Thank you for your help.

CountAllVotes

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Is there a way to sell things and not leave your house? (Original Post) CountAllVotes Feb 2021 OP
Do you have Nextdoor where you live? fierywoman Feb 2021 #1
Try posting on Nextdoor. Desert grandma Feb 2021 #2
You can have an online business without leaving your house. Jacoby365 Feb 2021 #3
Yes, that is what I have in mind CountAllVotes Feb 2021 #4
I sold $2000 of my books and cds one winter on ebay Cicada Feb 2021 #5
amazon also has a sellers program Grasswire2 Feb 2021 #6
Yes but it was years ago CountAllVotes Feb 2021 #12
abebooks.com is also a site for booksellers. nt Grasswire2 Feb 2021 #13
Facebook also has buy and sell local pages. nt Grasswire2 Feb 2021 #7
I use Facebook only for Marketplace. I've sold several big items like gas stoves, etc. OregonBlue Feb 2021 #11
what kind of books do you have? Grasswire2 Feb 2021 #8
Some are quite valuable CountAllVotes Feb 2021 #14
Good info.! CountAllVotes Feb 2021 #15
UPS picks stuff up torius Feb 2021 #9
Thank you for that info. CountAllVotes Feb 2021 #16
I do well selling items on Craigslist . safeinOhio Feb 2021 #10

fierywoman

(8,131 posts)
1. Do you have Nextdoor where you live?
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 01:12 AM
Feb 2021

It's online, a neighborhood kind of thing. At the bottom of the page of notices (and at the side columns) there are things for free or for sale and you can get people to come to your house to pick them up.

Jacoby365

(473 posts)
3. You can have an online business without leaving your house.
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 01:37 AM
Feb 2021

You can order free boxes and padded mailers from usps.com and have them delivered to your house. If you sell on ebay or other venues online, you can print shipping labels at a discount and schedule a free package pickup by your mail carrier. All of this without leaving your house.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)
5. I sold $2000 of my books and cds one winter on ebay
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 02:29 AM
Feb 2021

I live 300 feet from my post office in my little town so I had to go there.

I think there are many companies which will ship what you buy from them to anyone you want. You create a web site and take orders for say $20 then pay the drop shipper $15. They send it to your customer.

CountAllVotes

(21,103 posts)
12. Yes but it was years ago
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 12:40 PM
Feb 2021

There was no pandemic and I did not have to worry abt. going to a post office.

OregonBlue

(7,947 posts)
11. I use Facebook only for Marketplace. I've sold several big items like gas stoves, etc.
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 11:43 AM
Feb 2021

on Marketplace at good prices. I also buy from them. Recycling is good and the prices are good too. Just arrange no-contact pick up. I meet them at the door, make sure they have a mask. If they want the item they give me the money and take it away. Some sellers just leave the item on the porch and I leave the money in an envelope inside the door. I always spritz the cash with my sanitizer. Works well.

Grasswire2

(13,737 posts)
8. what kind of books do you have?
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 02:34 AM
Feb 2021

There are ways to find out the likely value of an item. Check eBay for a similar one in the Auction Completed section, to see what it sold for (or didn't sell)

abebooks.com is a good place to check value of books.

CountAllVotes

(21,103 posts)
14. Some are quite valuable
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 06:31 PM
Feb 2021

Signed by the author - three are signed by Ken Kesey and also a rare Mark Twain book abt. cats.

Also an odd one called "The Ishams in England and America", etc.

And some very old S.F. directories, a few pre-quake 1906.

and a few others as well.

CountAllVotes

(21,103 posts)
15. Good info.!
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 06:33 PM
Feb 2021

I buy quite a few books from abebooks. I see they want $150 up front to sell w/them.

torius

(1,652 posts)
9. UPS picks stuff up
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 04:03 AM
Feb 2021

If you sell books on Powells you put the book info and if they want the books, they let you print a shipping label for free. I forget what shipping service they use.

safeinOhio

(34,324 posts)
10. I do well selling items on Craigslist .
Sat Feb 20, 2021, 06:09 AM
Feb 2021

MarketPlace on Facebook works well too. You might be able to find an eBay seller that will sell for you for a fee. There are also local consignment auction, both live and online. Yard sales and garage sales too.
Price sells. Put top dollar on an item and you may not sell it for a long time.

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