How To: Sell Something Effectively!

Selling some old items out of your house can be difficult at times, so I will tell you how to sell all your uneeded items fast. The site that I use to post my used stuff is, Kijiji.com. You can put an ad for free, 3 weeks max. You can put pictures in the ad, change the font and text color too. You can also buy some ad packages that will make your ad more bold and featured than other ads. So, that is what makes Kijiji a good ad site. The other site I sometimes use is, Craigs List. The layout is somewhat good, I little complicated. There is a little bit too much text all over the site. BUT, the search feature is unbelievable! Some people post more of their ads on Craigs List, because it was rated #1 before. Some items that I am looking for are on Craigs List but are not on Kijiji. Both are great, both feature ad packages that feature your ad. Once you've decided which site you are going to post your ad to, next is the item itself. Figure out what kind of thing you are selling. For example, is it a tool, electronic, furniture, etc. Try to estimate how much you bought it for in the past. There are a few things to consider for the price of the items. You can ONLY sell it for the original price, IF it is in perfect condition and it comes in the original box without any flaws. I understand that some things you may have bought did not have boxes, so it does not matter in that case. For furniture, you still may have the original plastic wrappings. Putting plastic wrappings back on furniture is hard, so don't bother wasting time on it. The price can be either half of the original or -5$ of the original price. You've got to check its condition, make sure it is working good. If the item does not work, you can still sell it for parts. For example, some broken laptops still can be sold for someone else' s use, they might need some extra computer parts, like RAM or a processor. After you have determined the price of the object, next is pictures! Putting a few or many pictures helps the buyer to actually see how the product looks. That also saves them wasting gas on coming to the seller's house just to see the object. Take pictures from the front, back and sides. It depends, if it is just a decoration, take 1 picture only. Furniture should have at least 3 pictures. Electronics can have as many as 10 pictures. When you are going to take a picture, take a picture with a good quality camera. Cell phone cameras can't have as good quality compared to a real Kodak camera. Make sure the light source is not directly on top of the item, but just facing it from the side. When you are finished with your pictures, upload them. Next, you will actually need to setup the ad. Uploading the image is also the ad setup too. The title of the ad should be simple and to the point. No one will be interested if you put up a computer with all the specs in the title. The detailed portion, if needed, should be in the description of the ad. Put as much details you want in the description, just keep the title simple and concise. Don't use font colors that are hard to see. If the background is white, 9/10 it is, use a dark color. The darkest color by default is black. Just keep it black if you don't want to spend too much time making the ad glamorous. Now, just post it! You are done. Make sure you have put in a working e-mail address, phone number, etc. Double check every detail of the ad and make sure it looks good. When you are ready to post, post away! After that, all you have to do is wait for a buyer. Good Luck selling your stuff!