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Tips For Selling Your Pieces Online

  • February 26, 2020
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The age of technology is still on the rise, and there is no question as to why this is. It is quicker, easier, more convenient, and can oftentimes be cheaper. Take online shopping. Why would you shove and fight your way down the isles of the store, drive there and back, and use your gas and time when you can sit comfortably in your home on the couch and do it all from your laptop or phone? The same goes for getting rid of items now too. We no longer have to drive to consignment stores and host day-long garage sales, you can simply sell from the comfort of your living room. Whatever the item and size may be, selling online is easy, and here are some tips to help you get rid of your unwanted items quickly and profitably. 

 

Selling locally

One of the most popular options among sellers right now is to use social media to sell items locally. Many of the platforms have a marketplace feature (Facebook and Instagram to name a few) that you can use to advertise your old things to potential customers. With billions of social media users around the world, it is one of the fastest and easiest ways to try to get rid of some old stuff. Not only does this option save you from making trips outside, selling locally also saves you money on postage and packaging. No matter if you’re trying to sell a pair of gently used shoes or a second-hand car, there is a place for your items to go on the social media marketplaces.

 

Pictures are everything

Unlike when you purchase things in person, when you sell online, customers can rely solely on their first impression of your items through the photos that you provide them. With filters and floods of great pictures all over the internet, something as small as a bad picture can turn away a potential customer. This is something you will have to play around with to get right, but it is really important if you want to make money selling online.

 

Consider the customer

The customer experience when selling and shopping online is the most important factor to consider. This is a good thing to consider when you’re contemplating prices. You have already taken the time to reel the customer in with a great photo, but the price is just as important. It can be really tempting to overcharge for your stuff, but no one will buy it if you do. People go secondhand to save money, so considering how much you would want to pay for a used item and then pricing accordingly is a good way to keep people interested in what you are offering. The best way to make sure your customers are pleased and you are not ripping yourself off on price is to do a little market research and price your items based off of how they sell in other places.

 

If you really take some time to do some research, you will find that selling anything online is possible, you just have to find the right audience. 

 

 

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