We’ve just read this article on CNN’s website wherein it reports of people facing difficult economic circumstances have sold treasured posessions in order to get by. We want to offer this rebuttal: You can sell things to make extra money without the remorse! At Auction Bay, we will gladly help you sell most anything you bring in, and when it comes to personal treasures and heirlooms, there are many options.
We recommend selling excess things on eBay, first. Most of us have some old toys or pieces of electronics sitting about, which may or may not have seen use in years. These are precisely the things that could help turn your financial tide. Start out your eBaying with these things that you can do without, or items that can easily be replaced (especially electronics and hobby items). Trim off the excess, sell the extranneous items, and you might find you like the extra space and extra cash more than you liked the extra thing!
When it comes to items that have special value to you, or intrinsic value, like an old piece of jewelry which belonged to a family member, or an antique which has been in the family for years… these are items which you should wait to sell until other options are exhausted, or until opportunity presents itself. Sometimes an item may have a surge of interest thanks to a movie or event, and as such, would sell all the better when the timing is right.
But when it comes time to sell the special items, you can still rest easy, thanks to this: In order to find something on eBay, you have to search for it. By virtue of this fact alone, anyone who bids on your item will have first have had to try to find it, or at least have been browsing the category. This means they are interested in it! That item which is special to you could easily be as special to them. This is one reason why items from the Second World War sell so well – there are collectors, historians, re-enactors, and even prop departments for plays and shows, all searching for WWII items on eBay to finally complete that kit, or display, etc. Your item will almost certainly be going into the hands of someone who wants to treat it well.
