Cleaning out my mom’s house. I hate to trash things that may be useful to someone else and some of it’s probably worth some $$. I’ve used Facebook marketplace a couple of times. I’ve heard of OfferUp and LetGo but haven’t used them. Where will i get the best response and $? Should i just pile it all up and do an online estate sale instead? TIA. Also, if anyone has done this and has any general tips, please share.
Ebay tends to get the best price, but shipping is a pain. If you want to sell things quickly and easily, Facebook Marketplace is your best bet. If you just want to get rid of things without throwing them away then Buy Nothing on Facebook is best.
Kind of depends on what you’re selling specifically, but my usual avenues are ebay and craigslist. I’ve had mixed results, but sometimes it’s effective.
Thanks, everything - decor, dishes, furniture, art. I forgot about eBay. Thanks.
Be very sure you understand the fees on eBay. They are considerable and they also take a percentage of whatever shipping you charge so if you sell something for $5 with $20 shipping you are paying fees on $25.
No problem, hope you are successful in your endeavors.
By the way, offer up and letgo have combined now. If you want to ditch stuff quick, do a yard sale and offer dirt cheap prices. If you want to maximize profit, eBay (but that’s a loooot of work, my work does that and it’s half my workload).
If you want an in-between, you can go on fb marketplace and offer up. There are tons of annoying bots though.
Some towns have their own local community platform/forum for you to post through.
Ultimately though, a lot of stuff will probably be trashed. Even if something has a good shelf price, actually selling it is pretty hard. At work, something has to sell for greater than 20-40$ to break even on storing it, tracking it, packing it and shipping it.
You can also donate much of it to thrift stores.
As much as I hate to say it, FB Marketplace likely will have better results than all listed so far
Sorry about your mom, op. That ain’t easy.
The only thing I would say is if you have siblings, cousins, nieces/nephews, check with them to see if they can make use of any of it. Knowing members of my family got those things was worth way more to me than whatever I could have sold them for.
Good luck
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