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Low Cost Books by Mail Order
I’m going to start listing books on Listia, and put up a bunch of books. What is Listia? It’s a kind of advertising and promotion platform for companies to pay people small amounts of ‘points’ to install apps, try trial-size products, fill out consumer surveys, and also trade goods. Amazon and Ebay, effectively, have minimum […]
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Decluttering with Simbi.com
Simbi is a “alternative currency” website where people buy and sell goods and services; it has the feel of a “time dollar” or “time bank” community, with a lot of people offering spiritual advice. I used it to sell stuff, and also to buy some things. What I bought were DVDs, a couple Zippo lighters, […]
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Decluttering Furniture: Selling and Dumping
I don’t have a lot of nice furniture, but sometimes need to deal with it. You can dump it, or sell it. Almost everything can be sold, but the price might not be too high.
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Giving Away Food on Facebook Marketplace, Metal on Craigslist, and Other Adventures in Curb Alerts
I listed this first on FB, then later on CL. The first two contacts flaked out on me. In fact, I think they were fake profiles, because one of them vanished into the ether. The third was for real, and they came by to get the food.
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How to Skip Past the Long Line at the Post Office
Have you ever been waiting in line at the post office, and then you see someone jump right past the queue, and drop their package off at the window? What are they doing? Can you become that person?
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How I Declutter the Hoard with Ebay
My personal technique. It’s not quick, but fairly thorough, and produces some income and satisfaction. I’ll outline the process I use, using actual objects I’m considering selling.
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How to stop receiving catalogs from mail order businesses: get off their catalog mailing list.
I don’t like getting catalogs, even if I like the business. I don’t really read them too often, though I used to. Here is a form email I use to request removal from their catalog mailing list.
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The Cheapest Way to Get a Book Sent to You
The cheapest way to send a book in the United States is USPS Media Mail. Media mail is a special, low-cost postal rate, that was created to foster the exchange of information. You can’t just ship anything by Media Mail. The USPS has a list of items, and it’s basically: Regular, bound books Prerecorded DVDs, […]
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When You Lose or Gain Weight, Sell Your Clothes, or Modify Them
I just sold all my pants for $40! It’s so exciting. I spent a lot more on them but since I lost 50 pounds, I’m really not going to fit in them anymore, unless I gain the weight back. So, away they went. I posted the ad below to Craigslist and Facebook, and ended up […]
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Ebay Price Offering Options to Sell Faster: Auction, Buy It Now, Best Offer
How to use different pricing tactics to sell items on Ebay, with a lean toward hoarded items. Buy It Now with a Low Price A way to move hoarded things is with Buy It Now (BIN) but set the price low. You have to think of these items as “about to go into the trash”, […]