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— In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, “hester.bryant70”

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>Is Your Home Full of Hidden Cash?

Tory Johnson’s Tips to Sell Your “Junk” on ebay and other web sites

by tory johnson

june 6, 2008

RSS I spend a lot of time helping people to make money from home, but

this particular assignment took that task to a whole new level. A

month ago, I mentioned on-air a tidbit from a Nielsen survey which

found that the average household has 52 unused items originally worth

$3,100.

Some tips on making money by selling your old junk online.We asked

viewers to let us know if they needed my help in identifying and

selling those items to make money to cover rising gas and food

prices. More than 1,000 e-mails poured in!

I had a week to work with one couple in Yonkers, N.Y., who had never

sold anything online or from out of their home. In that short time we

uncovered more than $10,000 worth of stuff.

They were the first to admit that if they could do it, anyone can!

One person’s junk is another’s treasure – and you could be sitting on

plenty of gems at home.

Assess your possessions. Walk from room to room and ask yourself if

it’s more important to hang on to things or to part with them to make

some money. Go through each room several times to identify what

you’re willing to sell. If you haven’t used it, looked at it or

thought about it in a very long time, that item could be a candidate

for sale.

If you’re hesitant to part ways, consider it financially rewarding

recycling. You’re going to give someone else the pleasure of using

the item you no longer way. And of course just think of the cash

you’ll have to spend on other, more pressing things.

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Employers Easing Pinch at the PumpThink Big and Small. Don’t shy away

from large items. Many people mistakenly think you couldn’t possibly

sell a set of chairs or other bulky furniture online. Wrong! Even if

you don’t want to get involved with shipping such items, you can

indicate that it’s for local pick up only.

Simple things like clothing can be folded into padded envelopes and

shipped off.

Set up an eBay account. More than 80 million active users shop on

eBay — buying and selling $2,040 worth of goods on the site every

second, according to the company. If you’ve got lots of stuff to

sell, you should be exposed to that audience. It takes just minutes

to set up an account at http://www.ebay.com. (You should also set up a

PayPal account since most buyers prefer it and you get your money

instantly.)

Get Help. If you don’t have a computer or you’re just not comfortable

online, ask a friend to help you sell in exchange for a percentage of

the sales. Or seek professional help from a trained eBay trading

assistant. They’ll photograph, post, promote, sell and ship your

wares for a fee.

And eBay offers extensive online tips and training to help sellers

get started. Among the selling 101 favorites:

Invest in Free Education: Watch demo and tutorials in the eBay

University Learning Center. Decide what to sell, how much to charge

and how to promote your wares by browsing Completed Listings on the

site.

> — In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, “unique” wrote:

> >

> > Help!

> >

> > It’s hard trying to budget, when you can’t make ends meet.

> > anyone out there know of any part time jobs?

> >

> You can always try the local fast food places. It may not be where

youw

> want to work but it gets the money flowing into the house where you

can

> budget.

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