If you have so many rehashes that it takes an hour to go through your list or you’re constantly posting in the forest that you need to “clear out”, you might need a brief fling with e-bay! Here’s what to do:

1. Go to www.ebay.com and create an account. 2. Go to www.paypal.com and create an account – a personal account will do. 3. Back to ebay – upper right corner, mouse over “Sell” and select “Sell an item” 4. You will now see a search form to help you list in the right category – search using broad descriptors. Example: you’re selling a blouse from Forever 21 so you type in “womens shirt”. Select a category from the list. 5. You’re presented with a form – fill it out using the following tips: —> TITLE: It’s all about key words. You want to make sure your title has commonly searched words. Be descriptive and always include A)Brand B) Size C) Main color D) brief description (e.g. – halter top blouse). Certain words are huge hits on ebay, so see the list wayyyy below this for popular search items. —> Pictures: Take them during the day with lots of natural light. Lay them out on the floor and take good, clear pictures. Include close-ups of important details. You can list up to 12 pics for free. —> Description: Be clear about the condition of the item. Note any flaws. Be honest. Include measurements. —> Listing price: this gets tricky. If it’s a popular item, start it at .99 to get the most views since people often organize search lists by lowest price. If it’s a rarer or very expensive item, search for that item on ebay to get an idea of where you should start the bidding. —> Shipping: The best way to ship is using flat rate envelopes or using a scale to weigh for first class mail. This is assuming you print labels from home. Printing postage at home includes free tracking and shipping info is automatically updated on ebay. To use this feature, once an item sells go through the “print a shipping label” prompts on your seller page. If you mail from the post office, ALWAYS, always, AlWaYs get delivery confirmation and post it to the site.

So… things that sell really well on ebay…. Vera Bradley Stephanie Dawn Coach Dresses – all brands, be descriptive in your title. If you can sneak the word “dress” into your title, like “Dress top” (a blouse) or “dress pants” (slacks), you will get tons more views. Forever 21 Express Banana Republic Justice (girls clothes) Baby Gap, Gymboree, Janie&Jack, Tea Collection (toddler and up clothes). Large lots of EUC infant clothes, start the listing at .99 with free shipping. Lots – dress lots, clothing lots, etc. Popular brands like H&M, Hollister (esp. hollister dresses) Victoria’s Secret Anthropologie is a huge seller. Designers – Tory Burch, Lilly Pulitzer, etc. Seasonal clothing – cut-off shorts in summer, cashmere sweaters in winter, etc. ... and lots more. You just have to get to know the market!

Good luck!

Great information! Thanks for the post Kitty :)

San Andreas, CA

Thanks for the info!

Had a question… Isn’t there a risk when you post. .99 with free shipping, that all you will get is like $2 and then you’ll be in the neg. after shipping??

Gresham, OR

Yes, so you only post for that in two cases: 1) You start the bid at .99 with free shipping if you know the item is a big seller – like if you’re selling an ipad. 2) You think the item is a big seller (like at least 85% sure) and you start the bidding low but add a “reserve price”. A reserve price costs $2 and you should be fairly certain (99%, say) that the item will go up high enough to cover the shipping & reserve price. Really, knowing the right start price is mostly about experience.

Yes, so you only post for that in two cases: 1) You start the bid at .99 with free shipping if you know the item is a big seller – like if you’re selling an ipad. 2) You think the item is a big seller (like at least 85% sure) and you start the bidding low but add a “reserve price”. A reserve price costs $2 and you should be fairly certain (99%, say) that the item will go up high enough to cover the shipping & reserve price. Really, knowing the right start price is mostly about experience.

I sell on Ebay weekly.. and start 99% of my auctions at .99 cents.. I DO NOT offer free shipping.. people will pay for shipping, esp w hen an item starts low. I have had dresses I paid no more than $5-10 for go for $80-90 with .99 cent starting bids and $3-4 shipping.

I sell on eBay weekly as well, and I usually don’t offer free shipping, unless I start the bidding out pretty high(like on a designer bag). But I do very well on ebay and I have fun with it as well, best “Job” I’ve ever had! :)

Blanco, TX

Very true, usually if it’s a .99c item, you wouldn’t offer free shipping unless you knew it would sell at a really high price and the shipping would come out to be negligible in comparison