Craigslist
Craigslist is one of the best services out there because the service is entirely free. Here are the reasons why I'm all about craigslist:
- Free
- People come to you or meet you to get what you are selling. (Minimal effort on your part)
- No packing on your part
- No service fees, free
- If priced competitively, sales are generally made within an hour of posting.
- simple, easy to use
So what sells well on craigslist? Pretty much anything, I've sold cars, computer equipment, electronics, furniture. Most of which aren't good candidates for shipping. I've always used pictures, which helps move things much more quickly. Don't overdo your ads though, less is more. Making sales is just a small part of using craigslist, there's much more.
Half.com
Half.com is best for selling media (e.g. - books, music, movies, games). Being at UCCS, most students use Half.com for textbooks. Half is important because craigslist only sells to the local region. There just isn't a huge amount of demand for certain types of media, (to include your outdated chemistry textbook) With Half, you get a nationwide audience. I've mainly sold textbooks on half, but I've also started selling a few games and will look to be selling some unused DVD movies I've got laying around. Here are my reasons for using Half.com:
- Get more money from your textbook
- Media Mail rates are cheap. I only use media mail rates, no express shipping for me.
- Easy to sell obscure titles.
Clearly one big site is missing; eBay. I've never used eBay because of not having something that wouldn't sell easily on craigslist or Half.com. Having said that, I think eBay is a good option for rare, hard to find items. We had the owner of an ebay seller, Consider-It-Sold, in our marketing class who made a good case for bringing things in to a seller to have them listed. I like the idea of doing this to help me get started, whenever that is. The seller can do all of the work, and I get to learn from the sidelines.
So these are some methods that I've found for making some easy money. What do you do to make easy money? Please share with everyone in the comments!!
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There have been a few times in my life when I was really strapped for cash. In those times I made a list. I can't find it, but here is what I remember:
ReplyDelete1. Donate Blood Plasma - as long as you don't have a problem with feeling tired for the rest of the day, this can bring in ~$90 for a first time donor, and a decent amount thereafter.
2. Save aluminium cans and ask your friends and neighbours to do the same. Maybe you can even set up a special trashcan at work to collect even more cans. In the past, I have accumilated enough cans that the recycler paid me >$20
3. Stop or cut back on using tobacco, eating out, drinking, and any other money drain that isn't really necessary.
4. Buy your clothes at a thrift store.
5. Bring mountain dew to a place where only Coke products are available and sell it for 50c a can.
Those are some awesome ideas!
ReplyDeleteI've never donated plasma, but I've heard you can pull in quite a bit. Where does one go to donate plasma?