Selling stuff to pay off debts – $7,480.21 sold to date
February 18th, 2010Sell, sell, sell! If it’s not nailed down, it’s for sale! Well maybe we’re not quite that extreme (yet) but we have been selling lots of DVDs, books, electronics, sports equipment, etc. on eBay, Half.com and Amazon. We have enough for our Dave Ramsey First Babystep ($1000 emergency fund) and are putting the rest of the money we raise to pay things off and get our debt snowball rolling.
This my third update to the rampaging sale-a-thon we are having to get money for paying off debts. We’ve been at this for 16 days so far, listing all kinds of stuff on eBay and Amazon.com. It’s been a good experience so far. We made a couple rookie mistakes underpricing some things that could have gone for 3 times as much (hint: don’t sell TV DVD box sets on eBay, sell them on Amazon instead), and one thing was returned because it didn’t work for the person who bought it (worked for us before we sold it, oh well). Otherwise, it’s been smooth sailing thus far selling all kinds of stuff to pay off debts. One other note, we’ve sold some stuff on Half.com but I’m really not impressed. That’s where we got the return from, and the prices are quite a bit lower than Amazon.com for the same books and DVDs. (Better place to buy than to sell maybe.)
Are you thinking of cashing in some of your stuff for money? Here’s our list of stuff sold so far. Maybe it will give you some ideas of things you can sell.
Dollar amount sold to date: $7,480.21
Date Amount What We Sold
| 2/2/10 | $104.51 | Internet Training DVDs |
| 2/2/10 | $159.00 | Computer monitor |
| 2/5/10 | $6,000.00 | 2002 Pontiac Bonneville |
| 2/6/10 | $147.00 | Internet DVDs |
| 2/6/10 | $12.99 | BSG DVDs |
| 2/6/10 | $17.07 | Firefly DVDs |
| 2/6/10 | $9.99 | Patton |
| 2/6/10 | $16.50 | Stargate DVDs |
| 2/6/10 | $10.97 | 24 DVDs |
| 2/6/10 | $16.50 | Stargate 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 |
| 2/7/10 | $17.99 | Stargate DVDs |
| 2/8/10 | $5.07 | Everyday Graces book |
| 2/8/10 | $14.00 | Modern Catholic Dictionary book |
| 2/8/10 | $10.87 | Star Trek Fan Collective DVDs |
| 2/8/10 | $13.57 | Simply Romantic Nights |
| 2/9/10 | $8.97 | X-files DVDs |
| 2/9/10 | $5.97 | Stargate DVDs |
| 2/9/10 | $34.97 | Star Trek Voyager DVDs |
| 2/10/10 | $8.47 | Pilates DVD |
| 2/11/10 | $153.50 | Insignia Flat-screen TV |
| 2/11/10 | $3.47 | Bill Cosby Himself DVD |
| 2/11/10 | $10.97 | Heroes DVDs |
| 2/11/10 | $12.97 | Star Trek movie DVD |
| 2/12/10 | $44.97 | Star Trek Voyager DVDs |
| 2/12/10 | $5.97 | Glory Soundtrack CD |
| 2/12/10 | $15.97 | Phonics Pathways textbook |
| 2/12/10 | $1.00 | Make textbook |
| 2/12/10 | $9.90 | Writers Journey book |
| 2/13/10 | $18.97 | Stargate SG-1 DVDs |
| 2/13/10 | $19.47 | Stargate Atlantis DVDs |
| 2/13/10 | $24.97 | Stargate Atlantis DVDs |
| 2/14/10 | $23.97 | Stargate Atlantis DVDs |
| 2/14/10 | 7.00 | Stargate SG-1 DVDs |
| 2/14/10 | $48.00 | Soundblaster sound card |
| 2/14/10 | $36.97 | Star Trek Voyager DVDs |
| 2/14/10 | $8.99 | Stargate DVDs |
| 2/14/10 | $5.00 | Internet DVD |
| 2/15/10 | $16.57 | Stargate SG-1 DVDs |
| 2/15/10 | $5.97 | Complete Guide to Marathon Walking (book) |
| 2/15/10 | $36.97 | Star Trek Voyager DVDs |
| 2/16/10 | $2.97 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 |
| 2/17/10 | $41.97 | Star Trek Voyager DVDs |
| 2/17/10 | $160.00 | home theatre receiver |
| 2/17/10 | $117.00 | Fischer cross country skis |
I’m really impressed with all you’ve sold. And, I love your Funderbudget website. In these hard economic times, I think you’ve struck on the right idea. I look forward to learning from you. Congratulations–great work.
Thanks! Yes we are always supposed to write about what we know, and boy do we know funderbudget!