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Selling Children's Items on Ebay

Finding items to sell on eBay is easy when you have kids - and what could be better than de-cluttering your house of unwanted and outgrown items while making money at the same time! People are earning hundreds of dollars a month by selling kid related items. Here are some general ideas to help you get started.

Kids Items You Can Sell

Clothes, toys, DVDs and videos are good money makers on eBay. Although you can sell books, they are not generally great sellers on eBay unless they are collectable: we have always done better selling our good quality used books through Amazon Marketplace).

Remember, your photos are everything - don't even try to sell your items unless you are prepared to spend time taking some good photos and showing off your items to their best advantage.

Tips for selling clothes:

Clothes usually sell best in "lots". To be able to buy a collection of clothes in one swoop is very popular on eBay, especially if you take good photos and display the clothes well.

When your kids grow out of their seasonal clothes do not throw them out. Bundle them into different lots by category. For example, bundle girls dresses separate from girls play clothes, but only do that if you have at least six of each different type.

Lots of any item sell better than single items unless the item is unique, "Designer" or high priced. For example, a hand embroidered dress that you paid a lot for would probably sell better by itself instead of bundled with other basic dresses.

Tips for selling toys:

Most toys in good condition will find a buyer on eBay for a reasonable price. If you manage to get hold of a "hot" toy, you might even be able to make a profit selling it!

Have your children ever received duplicate birthday or Christmas presents? Sell them on eBay.

Remember to think about how you will package your toy safely, and how much it will cost to send. You will have to specify shipping costs when you list your articles, so make sure you get it right! Items which will cost too much to ship generally don't sell.

Kids jigsaws are popular and relatively easy to post. Small collectable toys and cards generally sell very well. As with all things, condition is hugely important and so are your photos!

Save those McDonalds toys. Some Kids Meals toys sell high. Take the new Star Wars toys from Burger King...very collectible. You will find them selling on eBay from $1.00 to $5.00, not including shipping.

Ebay has a whole section devoted to dolls and bears. If your daughter doesn't want her collectible dolls anymore sell them on eBay.

Tips for selling videos and DVDs:

Kid's videos and DVDs are also good money-makers. Bundle about three of these together, and you can usually make about $7.00-$12.00 per bundle. Bundle more and the money goes up. Disney movies in hard cases can go for a higher amount. This also works for other types of movies as well.

If your DVDs are in excellent condition and are up-to-date, you might also want to investigate Amazon marketplace - where good DVDs can sell like hotcakes!

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