How to sell used baby stuff online

Ducks If you have children, for sure you know how many things they need right from the beginning. You would imagine that, being so small, they would need just a few things and they would take just a little bit of space. Nope! The truth is the exact opposite; babies need way too many things (too many toys, too many clothes, too much furniture – playpens, cribs, baby chairs, gates, strollers, car seats, etc)

There are a few ways to get rid of the baby stuff and also recuperate some of the money that you have invested in that and, of course, use them on other kids’ toys, clothes or furniture

Sell it online

Sell it through consignments stores

Have a garage sale

Crib Some of the consignment stores have lots of rules for accepting stuff and organizing a garage sale takes much more preparation and, anyways, people expect to buy items really cheap at a garage sale. This is why I really prefer the first option (Sell it online) for the bigger items. For clothes, selling them through a consignment store, it seems like a better idea.

If the baby stuff is still in an excellent condition, and you know that it is not hard to keep it like that given the fact they have too much and they grow up too fast, it is wise to sell it through the online websites.

Make sure that the items you are planning to sell are all cleaned up and fix what it needs to be fixed. Even if the item is in the best condition, if it is not cleaned, it is not going to make a buyer eager to have it.
Take a picture of the item you are planning to post on the site, but make sure that there is enough light on and around the object and also make sure that there is not a big mess around the item. For sure you would not want to buy an used baby chair for instance, if you see a picture of it after the baby has finished eating and made lots of mess on the chair’s tray.
Go to the online used stuff selling site in your city (usually www.usedyourcity.com or yourcity.kijiji.ca where “yourcity” is of course the name of your city) If you don’t know the address, you can search for it using google.com or ask people around.

Bonding

Place the ad on the site by creating a short description of the item (specify the item condition, how many babies have used the item and maybe the amount you paid when new). Also, make sure that you load 2 or 3 good pictures of the item. The pictures are really important in getting people interested and willing to pay the price
Give only the email address, in case that you don’t want to be called on the phone during the dinner time. But make sure you check the messages often – people interested in buying move on to the next offer fast