(Very) long time readers of this blog may remember that I have been trying to declutter. I am not very good at decluttering. However, I press on and slowly, slowly, bit by bit, stuff is leaving the premises.
Some is given away. The Salvation Army, the Brownies and various friends have been recipients.
Some is ditched. I try hard to recycle and I visit the local recycling centre to make sure as little as possible goes to landfill but sadly some things can have no other destination.
But some things can be sold. Until recently my selling activity had been restricted to eBay. I like eBay. I use it for buying as well as selling but have to admit that buying is easier than selling as everything has to be photographed and described and then quite a lot doesn't get sold anyway which is frustrating.
I have quite a lot of books to dispose of so this week I had my first trade with Ziffit. All I had to do was to enter the barcode from the back of the book and Ziffit told me how much they would pay. The prices were not wonderful but for an assured sale and very little effort I'm quite happy. There is a minimum trade of ten books or £5 value.
When I had completed my trade I did an internet search for a promo code. I managed to get a 15% bonus!
The books then needed to be packed into a stout box, a label printed from the site and the books need to be taken to a Collect+ collection point. These seem (mostly) to be convenience stores and they are listed on the Ziffit site. I got a receipt for my package.
About a week later I was paid via Paypal but they will pay by BACS or a cheque. I'm not only better off by £29.67 but I've got slightly less clutter in my home. Can't be bad!
Just parceled up my 4th box full. About 50 books in total and nearly £100! I don't bother with sending 30p ones but get very excited when one is worth £6!
ReplyDeleteI send the lot! Once I have entered the bar code the work is done so I may as well send. I shall aspire to your £100!
DeleteWell done, what a great way of sourcing extra cash. Brilliant.😃
ReplyDeletewe have a used bookstore chain that will buy used books for resale. I have sold to them many times. They don't pay much but it there is one right across the street from me and so the effort is minimal. They have actually become my favorite go-to bookstore for buying as well.
ReplyDeleteIt will make you feel better when the clutter is all gone. Make sure you are not bringing in more by buying more in the future.
ReplyDeleteWow! Wonderful outcome. super tip!
ReplyDeleteI've only tried Ziffit once not a good experience. Had a box of books worth £35 in total packed them off all bubble wrapped individually and then bubble wrapped together and sent off in a sturdy box. They emailed me saying they weren't accepting three books as they had water damage and broken spines. They don't return anything. The books were perfect and looked unused. In my view they are thieves and what I didn't realise is they are the same company as world books and sell them on for far more than they pay out. I have a lot of books to get rid off so I'm sticking to eBay or giving to the charity's.
ReplyDeleteReally sorry to hear of your bad experience, Wendy. I've send two cartons without problems, I realise that they make a profit on the books but from my point of view it is easier than listing on eBay and then packing each individually.
DeleteBut thanks for the warning - it's good that anyone reading my post realises that there may be anither viewpoint.