Do You Sell Used Items Online?
@Kouponkaren (5503)
United States
June 14, 2021 10:35pm CST
I sell on eBay and have been since 2012. I sell mostly men's and women's clothing and shoes, books, and then whatever else I can find that I think I can make a profit on.
I first started doing it to put my daughter through college. The money I made through eBay really helped out financially. Now I do it to earn money from home for me.
I am thinking about branching off into selling on a second online platform but don't know much about any of these sites:
Poshmark
Mercari
Thred Up
Amazon
Do you sell online? If so, what do you sell, and can you give me any tips on selling on these platforms?
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
15 Jun 21
No I never tried selling used products online
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@prashu228 I love doing it and it's a good way to earn some extra money. I don't know what platforms are available in India. Do people in India sell on eBay?
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@TheHorse (217891)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren I would guess that they do, but I'm not sure. I hope someone from India, like @Vandana7, weighs in. I use mostly Craigslist here in the Bay Area.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
15 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren
When I had my business I would try and sell things online. I would sell my calendars to friends on Facebook. I also sold something my cat did not want so went to Marketplace on Facebook and sold it.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
16 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren
I see. Here I have had good luck on Marketplace.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@Hannihar Oh, okay. I don't sell on Marketplace here in the US. Too many times are committed when people have met up to get the item.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@Hannihar Is it scary meeting up wth strangers to collect the money and give them what you are selling?
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@kaylachan (68508)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Jun 21
I don't have anything to sell. If I did I'm not sure I would because I'd need to make enough to make it worth it.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@kaylachan I started off just selling extra stuff around my house...kids things, some jewelry I didn't want. But now I go to thrift stores and buy stuff to resell. I LOVE it, but my husband doesn't think the money I make is enough to make it worthwhile. I disagree, although I do wish I could make more.
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@holdoors (2517)
• Malaysia
15 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren I did register on eBay but haven't started to sell there. I'm mostly selling on a mobile app catering to certain Southeast Asian countries, at the moment.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@holdoors Ah, okay. I have sold a few musical things like CDs. Not much profit in the things I have sold though.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
15 Jun 21
No experience of selling with these websites but I think you should try amazon
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
16 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren yes and they are popular so you will get more buyers
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@Butterfingers Why? Have you heard good things about selling on Amazon?
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
15 Jun 21
I sell books, collectibles, baby clothes, some men and ladies clothes, LSU collectibles, and all of my leftover Jewelry in Candles stock on Ebay.
I looked into Amazon last year and it looks complicated to get started there so I just said forget it. I used to have a shop on Esty when I was making jewelry.
Let me know if you find another good place!
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@kareng (59050)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren Sometimes when I'm shopping if I run across a good deal (especially on LSU items), I will buy a couple of them. I have also sold clothing we have out grown there. Don't really have a favorite brand :) How about you?
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@kareng Okay I will. Where do you find the items that you sell on eBay? And what are your favorite brands of men's and ladies' clothing to sell?
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
15 Jun 21
Yep definitely. Been selling online since... 2007 I think. 
Mostly new things but occasionally used items too. I've only posted stuff for sale on eBay US a few times but mostly I do so on local sites. I even worked for eBay years ago helping out both buyers and sellers with their member issues. Ah those were the days.
Anyway, the past several years I've also added selling condos (both preselling/RFO and resale units) to the things I sell online. And in 2019 started selling all natural health products and such. Ah it is always a good feeling whenever people buy what we sell which in turn makes them happy too. 
As for those sites you mentioned, sorry can't help as I don't use them. I don't use sites that require me to pay anything like fees and such anymore. Hope you find a good tutorial online though. 
Mostly new things but occasionally used items too. I've only posted stuff for sale on eBay US a few times but mostly I do so on local sites. I even worked for eBay years ago helping out both buyers and sellers with their member issues. Ah those were the days.
Anyway, the past several years I've also added selling condos (both preselling/RFO and resale units) to the things I sell online. And in 2019 started selling all natural health products and such. Ah it is always a good feeling whenever people buy what we sell which in turn makes them happy too.
As for those sites you mentioned, sorry can't help as I don't use them. I don't use sites that require me to pay anything like fees and such anymore. Hope you find a good tutorial online though. 3 people like this
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
1 Oct 21
@Kouponkaren Well if you see any that shows One Opti then that's ours.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@owstalaga Wow, you are quite the salesperson, LOL. What company do you sell natural health products for? I recently discovered Lemongrass Spa products which are 97 - 100% all natural. I think they are just in the US though.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
15 Jun 21
I do sell at eBay before but gave up on it because of the fees. I now sell online using Instagram and Facebook.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
16 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren true. Any profit is good.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@allen0187 Yes, that's how I feel.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@allen0187 I know a few people who also feel that way and quit. But 85% profit is still good as far as I am concerned.
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@LadyDuck (470779)
• Switzerland
16 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren I live in the countryside in the south of Switzerland, near the Italian border, close to the Lake Lugano. I am Italian, we moved here to live 15 years ago, we have always loved Switzerland.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@LadyDuck I have always wanted to go to Switzerland. It's on my bucket list. I am amazed by high mountains. Do you live in a city there? Town? Out in the country?
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@wolfgirl569 (105254)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Jun 21
I sold a few things on e-bay years back. But havent sold anything online since.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@Shiva49 I watch a lot of Youtube videos and that helps me to know what to look for.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
15 Jun 21
I sell used clothing too before online and some are in my garage it was good and fun too.
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@janethwayne (5191)
• Philippines
16 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren Before I use Shoppee Philippines. It's because I planned to sell them in the old store that we have that I like to re open
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@janetwayne What website did you sell things on? And why did you stop, if you don't mind me asking.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@Chihaya Apparently yes. But they will send you a passage paid bag and you fill it up. I haven't tried them and I had some questions about using Thred Up so wanted to find out from someone here.
@allknowing (135331)
• India
16 Jun 21
Nice to hear that I want to do that on Amazon.
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@allknowing (135331)
• India
16 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren I do not have a selling account there and so I will have to start from scratch
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@allknowing Amazon scares me. I don't know enough about selling on Amazon. I was hoping to find someone here who could give me some tips, but so far no one here has responded that they sell on Amazon.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@allknowing Well, if you do start from scratch, please let me know how it goes for you!
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
16 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren I find beautiful pictures and then I add scriptures onto them and put them on a mug..
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@Jlyn10 What kind of hobbies do you make to sell?
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@Jlyn10 Wow, that sounds really nice.
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@paulobraga85 (833)
• Brazil
15 Jun 21
No, I have never sold any used items on the internet. The main reason is shipping.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@paulobraga85 Yes, shipping can be a pain. That's my least favorite part of selling items online.
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@mildredtabitha (16131)
• Nairobi, Kenya
15 Jun 21
No I don't. I have ever tried selling my new shoes online but I didn't get any customers
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@mildredtabitha Oh, so sorry you didn't have any success selling your shoes.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@porwest That how I was in the beginning also. It took my daughter going off to college and my needing extra money for her tuition to light a fire under me. Now I haven't looked back.
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@porwest (89290)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@Kouponkaren I suppose for me I have so many other ways I make extra money, it just never makes it to the top of my list.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
16 Jun 21
@porwest Gotcha...care to share what those ways are here, or write a post about it?
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