Although we often hear about how people can go through mad stints of listing stuff on Ebay, this isn't particularly for all of us. Genuinely, we don't have the time to be spending hours upon end at the computer, or emailing people all the time.
That said, Ebay is a good place to get rid of your stuff. By mandating the list to five items per day (which probably will take about 30 mins to list) we aren't going on overload, and this ensures a stream of stuff you can sell, and hence a stream of income, whilst not spectacular, can make a difference at the end of the day, particularly if you've got good items. And we reckon most people have good stuff. Myself, I think there is at least 1,000 things I can ebay, and that's just for starters.
Most people have many good candidates for auctions. Old books, CDs, toys, virtually anything that isn't too big or bulky can be sold (we'd recommend against the bigger items due to postage costs). As listing is now free for private listings (up to 100 per month) there is very little downside; anything that doesn't sell, put into a box and do a boot sale with it another time. Don't get too attached to the items now, they may have been worth more when they were bought, but that is not the value now. 5 a day should see you right.
Difficulty: 6/10 - Requires some time per day and also trips to the post office for larger items. Everyone has enough stuff, but it's just a matter of doing it.
Savings per day: You can easily get about £6 per day profits doing this average. Remember not to set your postage prices too low so you make a loss on the postage.
Savings per year: Anything over £1,000 is easily possible as long as you stick at it.
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