Budgeting Tips to Get out of Debt and Build Wealth

We are selling so many things the kids think they’re next (I’m sorry, I know, I’m always quoting Dave Ramsey but he just gets in my head) and this weekend was a selling extravaganza.  We listed more than 50 items on eBay and Amazon.  We are focusing on those two and only put a few items on Half.com, since it seems like Amazon was enjoying almost instant success with some items.

A couple things I’ve learned so far: don’t put a DVD TV-series box set on eBay, it will sit there with few views.  Put DVDs on Amazon, people go there regularly to buy.  They may be thinking of buying new, but find that used is not a half-bad idea.  What I also am liking about Amazon vs. eBay is how easy it is to list stuff.  Pretty much everything is already in their catalog, and it’s super simple to add your item in to the list.

So I am proudly keeping a list of all our items sold so far, whether sold online or by other means:

Dollar amount sold to date:  $6,488.49
(Since last update: $224.88)

Date          Amount      What We Sold

2/2/10      $   104.51         Internet Training DVDs (eBay)
2/2/10      $   159.00        Computer monitor (warranty replaced broken one and we sold instead of used) (eBay)
2/5/10      $6,000             2002 Pontiac Bonneville (my dad bought it)
2/6/10       $     12.99         BSG DVDs (Amazon)
2/6/10       $      17.07       Firefly DVDs (Amazon)
2/6/10      $         9.99        Patton
2/6/10      $       16.50       Stargate DVDs
2/6/10      $       10.97       24 DVDs
2/7/10      $      17.75       BSG DVDs
2/7/10      $         3.97      Field of Dreams DVD
2/7/10      $       11.75      Stargate DVDs
2/7/10      $         4.57      BSG DVD
2/7/10      $        1.25        Happy Feet DVD
2/8/10      $       5.07        Everyday Graces book
2/8/10      $      14.00      Modern Catholic Dictionary book

Posted By: Becoming Debt Free - Paying Debts, Selling Stuff to Pay Off Debts by Darcy