Okay, any ideas on how to make extra money?
 

Hello!! I am needing help with ideas on how to get extra $$......, I am wanting to purchase a puppy within a couple of weeks and want to help out my poor hubby on the cost..... does anyone have any ideas on how I can make extra $$$????

P.S.... I know that I already have Gizmo, but it would really make him happy to have someone to play with and not be all alone.... thanks for everyone's help!!

When I get in a money pinch, I sell on eBay.

how much have you made? what do you sell, how long does it take? I am trying to come up with $$ without having to touch my daily expenses...

bump....

................????????/

Normally I go through kids closets. When I have a lot to sell, I've made $300 in a week. Not bad and better than a garage sale. If I have some nick-nacks that I no longer want, I sell those. Start your price off cheap...like $1 and watch it go from there. Also, set up a paypal account to make it easier for the buyers. Take NO personal check.

Really ? Kimberly - tell me more too please - I've sold ONE thing on Ebay but it was a corvette part and went quick.

I have some clothes and stuff - plus really nice leather - Designer Lillian Reubin (I think) and it's just GORGEOUS - Electric Blue Skirt w/a cool jacket - I wonder if I can sell that ? I need money badly too -

We do the same thing!

lol..I probably spoke too soon - I used to be too skinny to wear it and since the big TWENTY pounds entered my life - I bet it fits me now :( ....How do you work Shipping into this and still make money ? are you selling clothes on EBAY ?

Shipping/handling is paid for by the buyer. eBay charges less than $1 probably closer to 50-60 cents to sell...that includes pictures. Your first picture is free and anything after that is 15 cents. When a person pays with PayPal, they charge a small amount, too. Then you can transfer the money to a bank account at no charge.

I've found that kids clothes sell better than grown up clothes but leather will probably sell.

Thank you - That's what I needed to hear - Since I don't have any kids clothes maybe it really wouldn't be worth it ?

Alot of my clothes USED to be the size of kids clothes -will that work ? :D :D :D

haa, you guys are so funny!!! WEll I started off with books, but I don't think that will work..... I am going to have to go looking around the house....

Ya, I've sold baby clothes, formula, even formula coupons. You could sell dog clothes that don't fit your furbabies anymore. I've sold a couple of those. My problem though was spending the $ that I made right back on ebay! :p

My husband will be laid off from his job soon so he has been going through our house selling stuff on ebay. He sold his guitar, flute, some curtains, cookie jars, tea pots, a butter dish, books, playstation games, car seat covers, old picture frames etc etc. It always suprises me what people will buy. And it seems that the things I think will not sell, end up going for the most money. It's funny. The fees can add up to quite a bit so you do have to watch that. House stuff and collectibles sell very well.

I would sell some things around the house on Ebay! ;)

I am glad you guys gave her GREAT suggestion... :rolleyes:

Thanks..... Anything else other than ebay?

I saw the title to your thread and thought "EBAY!!!!" ... then others have already said it. You do have to pay a listing fee and you have to pay a percentage if someone pays via paypal. Type the name of the item you think may sell on Ebay...then go to completed listings (or however it is worded) and it will tell you how much the item has sold for in the past 30 days). You will find out if you have a "sellable" item or not. My big "Ebay Story" comes from a box of items I bought at an auction for $1.00....I was going to throw away some papers at the bottom of the box and thought....."no, I'll check them out on Ebay and see if they are worth anything..." Anyway, I sold the papers for $540.00!!!!!!". I am not shi..ing you!!! I bought a wooden piece of clock that didn't have the clock part on it and some other pieces were missing from an estate sell for $1.00 ....sold it on Ebay for $80.00!!! I was shocked!!! Sorry to run on and on, but it is usually the "older" items that you think might sell for .25 at a yard sale (and people ask if you will take less) end up being a good seller on Ebay. If it is a namebrand, check it out first...some sell, some don't. As I said, check out the "completed listings" first to see how that item goes. If it goes for less than $15.00 you are not going to make much money on it...not worth the hassle. You have to check the item over, if you need glasses, put them on. It has to be EXACTLY as decsribed. Also, educate yourself on postage first....I've lost a lot of money that way. Don't forget that when you get the "weight/postage" chart from your local post office, that you have to consider the weight/cost of wrapping material and the box. This is an area where I do have experience. P.S. I also made about $50.00 from the rest of the stuff that was in that $1.00 box. I only bid on the box because I was tired of hearing the auctioneer saying "A buck, a buck, a buck, a buck, a buck, a buck......" :p

That's what I do!!! But I try to convince myself that "it was practically free"! If I get over $250 in my paypal account I transfer $100 to my checking account and buy something I really REALLY want or gifts for someone else and .... it always seems free to me. :p