My New Obsession With Selling Everything

I've dabbled in and out of selling things online, but the ease of the new "shipping" feature on Facebook Marketplace has got me gung-ho. 

Most of the things I've listed are clothes that don't fit my kids anymore (most of which were given to us - thank you to those of you who have done so during the course of my kid's lives, because my gratitude for hand-me-downs is IMMENSE.) I shouldn't be super surprised, because when I need anything, the first place I check is Goodwill or the Facebook Marketplace. Yes, I'm always trying to get things as cheap as possible, but from an environmental/resource standpoint, I also really like to leave purchasing something new as a last resort. 

As a rule, I only sell stuff that is in good shape, and that I would actually want to purchase myself. I believe nice presentation goes a long way, so I focus on taking decent photos, and I also try to mark things at a pretty reasonable price, knowing even if I make $8, that's still $8 more than I had 5 minutes ago. I also didn't want to lose out any money on packaging, so I wasn't about to purchase bubble mailers. I use all the paper bags I've accumulated over these past few months and wrap them up in packaging tape (from the Dollar Tree). The shipping is paid by the purchaser, the label gets generated by Facebook, and all I have to do is print it, tape it to the package, and pop it in the mailbox.

Sure, none of them are bank-breaking payments, but this weekend alone, I've made over $50 - say what you will, but in my world, that's dinner for 5 nights!

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