Selling/Trading Used Items Online Bookmark and Share 03/23/2011

In the effort to sell/trade used items online as a method of spring cleaning, here is a table comparing and describing the differences and the best way to get the most value for your item.

Name Method Listing Fee Final Value Fee Shipping Notes
Amazon.com Item to Dolars No fee 15% Buyers pay shipping, can't set shipping amount. Relatively easy to use, just find you item and click 'Sell Yours'.
Requires you to use a bank account to collect funds and can take up to 14 days to receive the funds.
Craigslist Item to Dolars Depends on category, most are free. No fee Always do Face-to-Face deals at commonly visited locations.
Ebay.com Item to Dolars Mininum $1 listing fee.
Depends on category. 		6-8% Buyers pay shipping, some category limit shipping amounts. Not much bidding up on an item because of snipers. Recommend setting high starting price.
Paypal will hold you money for up to 30 days or untill positive feedback is recieved.
Higher priced items usually fair better on here.
Goozex.com Item to Points No fee No fee Seller pays shipping. Every time you request an item you pay $2.
Also they will accept used pc games.
iOffer.com Item to Item or Item to Dolars None $0.50 - 40+1.5% Buyer pays shipping Can do swaps.
Both parties pay $1.
OnlineClassifieds.com Item to Dolars No fee No fee Buyers pay shipping.
Oodle.com Item to Dolars No fee, if you just list one per category No fee None, if you just list one per category.
One thing cool is they list your items on multiple sites.
Sell.com Item to Dolars $1-$6 per Category Buyers pay shipping
SwapTree Item to Item No fee No fee Sellers pays shipping thru their service.



Tip:

If you have cd's or game's they can be sent very cheaply thru USPS's Media Mail service.

If an item doesn't sell you might want to try donating it to either the Salvation Army or Goodwill, a taxable income deduction can be a good thing too.

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