<p>I have a ton of clothes in pretty good shape (mine and daighter’s) to get rid of. I am not sure whether trying to sell them on ebay makes nay sense, or whether I should just donate them to a charity thrift store. </p>
<p>Any ebay sellers out there who can say what’s worth the time and hassle of selling and what should just be donated? And for those things (if any) that should be sold on ebay, any tips for using ebay successfully?</p>
<p>Someone will have more current info than I, but I am a <em>huge</em> eBay buyer. Haven’t sold for years (been kinda busy!) but did so back in the day. I believe listing is much easier these days, with pretty templates and such. If you have a digital camera and can make it through your first few items, I think you’ll find it pretty painless.</p>
<p>FWIW–I only sold pretty nice work clothes. Other items went to the Salvation Army. Keep in mind you’ll need to make trips to the post office. I’d poke around current listings to see what similar items are going for. If you don’t really care how much you sell the item for, you can start with a low opening price and no reserve.</p>
<p>I think for me, maybe I’d be thinking only to list items I thought I could get > $20 for or so. (Another idea–a good friend who does a lot of shopping at the SA is trying to get going on eBay. She has a college kid home this summer and is going to offer him a cut for doing all the listing/shipping for her. Great way to clean out the house! If it’s someone whose time is maybe not quite as valuable as yours, like a teenager, you can really list anything. You’d be <em>amazed</em> at some of the stuff that sells.)</p>
<p>To sell clothing, you need to be very specific with measurements and provide lots of accurate pictures. When you consider the fees you pay eBay and Paypal, it’s not worth it, in my opinion. Do a search on similar items and look at the prices they are selling for before you go any further. My guess is that you will find that the selling prices are so low, that even without considering the time involved, you wouldn’t think it is worth it.</p>
<p>I do sell on Ebay, and there are many things I’m putting in my annual garage sale rather than putting up on Ebay because of all of the work involved in listing one of a kind items. Plus, clothing is an over saturated category that makes the competition stiff. Most buyers are looking for brand new designer goods at deep discounts.</p>
<p>If you’d like more specific information, feel free to PM me.</p>
<p>Some folks sell clothes in lots. Like a lot of 5 size six Junior jeans, a lot of 6 size eight tops, etc. You will not make a lot of money, but if you sell together, it makes more sense. You can describe the jeans, etc, by brand and size and all. Someone who wears size 4 will figure that the odds are good that out of 5 pairs, 2-3 will fit. It cuts down on the ebay fees and shipping. Also, name brands sell the best. The same stuff that sells at Plato’s Closet will sell on eBay. </p>
<p>Also, start the bidding at like $0.99. You would be surprised the number of folks who figure what the heck, and then others who say the same at $1.05, and then suddenly 7 days later there is a bidding war. And even if you sell some things for $0.99, the buyer pays shipping and the sellers fees are negligible when the starting price is that low. </p>
<p>Which brings up Plato’s Closet. You can make some pocket cash selling gently used clothes at PC. They like the name brands, or stuff that is hip, well made and in good shape.</p>