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I am guilty of having too much stuff in my house. In fact, my parents are coming to stay this week and I am a little fearful of their visit to the playroom. It, like every other room in this house, is packed with items that are sometimes used, never used or are completely forgotten about. It actually stresses me out to have so much stuff under one roof. In fact, and this is my dirty little secret, in the third bay of my garage is a mountain of discarded things. So much so that I can barely see the floor! No one needs that much stuff! I feel bad about myself because I wonder why I can’t be more organized! I have decided to try to restore my happiness by making a concerted effort to declutter in the next month. In addition, and with the holidays upon me, I want to make some cash on items that are new or gently used. So I have been checking out eBay and their eBay Valet service to see if I could turn my discarded stuff into someone’s ‘I really needed that’ item!
What is eBay Valet? My answer to taking over 90% my work load on selling! The basics? Send a box of things you want to sell to eBay Valet and then sit back and watch them do the work while you collect the cash!
eBay Valet is a professional selling service that offers new, simple ways to sell items on eBay. When you visit ebay.com/valet, you can request and print a free postage-paid shipping label and then just ship your items in any box. No trips to the post office, no searching for the right postage online. It all happens at eBay Valet! In addition, for those of us looking for a simple way to earn extra money to help fund their holiday shopping, eBay Valet offers access to experts who will showcase items in the best light, in front of the largest online shopping audience. Want more ease? eBay Valet will handle everything from estimating price of products, to professional pictures of items, to the quick and safe shipment of items to buyers, and everything in between. Yup, let eBay do the hard part while you collect the cash you need for that perfect holiday toy!
Now that you are opening closets searching for the perfect items to put on eBay, let’s talk about the psychological benefits of decluttering and tidying up. Marie Kondo, a world renowned organizational expert and best-selling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, is working with eBay to give useful tips to help you declutter your home. Get all 15 tips to download exclusively at eBay.com/sellitnow. You can also see them featured in the “People Want What You Got” section of eBay’s website serving as an ongoing resource for parents to download.
Use these tips to unlock the ‘Magic of Tidying’ with your and your entire family. Let the kids find things to sell on eBay to earn extra money. Tell them that clothing, handbags and shoes are bestsellers on eBay – especially items that are new or like-new and you may get a cleaner kid’s closet out of it, too!
There are so many reasons why we all need to declutter and make our lives a little simpler. I know that I am one of the average households that has 52 extra or unused items worth over $4,000 in the home that can be turned into money by selling them on eBay. With eBay Valet, I can get those things sold and restore the joy of organization in my house as well as some cash in my piggy bank!
When was the last time you used eBay?
Interesting article. I was an EBay seller for about 5 years, but I haven’t sold anything with them for more than a decade, mainly because it was just too much work for too little money. But I like the valet idea. I wonder what percentage they take? I’m guessing 30-40% and they probably ship back the items they can’t sell, I’m guessing? I may give it a try. My sister just gifted me with yet another box of my moms old junk for my birthday – yippee. So maybe I’ll re ship it all to eBay!