The best ways to sell your second hand clutter
At some point in most people’s lives there comes a time where you realise you have a little too much clutter laying around, and this is a perfect opportunity to try and sell some things that you no longer need. In fact, this is also an easy way to boost your income too, as we laid out in our previous article here [easy ways to boost your income].
Now, we’re best known as a super exciting online competition platform here at Winzum, but as you might already be able to tell by now, aside from this we also love helping you lovely lot out in any way we can.
Back in the day the only place you could really go to sell second hand clutter was a car boot sale or market, however in the 21st century there are more options than ever before! Let us take you on a journey through all of the available options here in typical Winzum fashion…
Hit up online platforms like eBay and Gumtree
Nowadays by far the most popular places for people to sell their unwanted second hand possessions are on online platforms like eBay and Gumtree, simply because they have made the process so incredibly easy. Seriously; the user experience on eBay in particular is exceptionally streamlined, so there’s no wonder it’s so popular.
All you really have to do is create a user profile on a site like eBay, and then make a listing for any of the items you are trying to sell. The rest is just down to seeing whether people make a bid or not!
Social media sites like Facebook are wicked for offloading things
But here’s the thing: it’s not just the traditional online second hand selling platforms like eBay and Gumtree that are available these days, as the world of social media is getting better and better for this as well. Just consider Facebook marketplace, for instance, a platform that is really beginning to rival the big players such as eBay.
And you don’t even need to use the specific parts of social media for second hand selling either, because sometimes a simple Facebook or Twitter status can be enough to help you offload some of that clutter!
Don’t forget about the wonderful world of car boot sales
As much as the new online world of second hand selling has made things a lot easier, you still shouldn’t forget about the wonderful world of car boot sales. You actually might find it easier to sell certain items at car boot sales anyway, especially if they are a bit smaller.
Furthermore, the experience of going to a car boot sale is difficult to beat, and it can be an especially fun day out for the kids too.
Careful, you might unknowingly have some valuable antiques!
We’re always looking out for you here at Winzum, and one major thing to remember when selling second hand clutter is the fact that you may possibly be sitting on some highly valuable antiques without even realising.
Be careful! It is always worth doing a little bit of research into any antique items that you aren’t completely sure on – nobody wants to sell something on the cheap when it could have bagged a few hundred pounds or more!