Spring is in the air and it is that time of year when our thoughts turn to spring cleaning. As we look around we see clutter in the kitchen cabinets, the bathroom cabinets, the closets, the basement and the garage. Where oh where did all this "stuff" come from?? I'm sure someone broke into our house while we were asleep and cluttered it up; we could never have done this. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it)
I cleaned out my kitchen cabinets a few days ago and was amazed that I packed up 7 boxes full of items I had not used in years. Some items were brand new - take the pasta machine that I used one time. Remember the day when everyone had to have a pasta machine to create more nutritious meals ~ they make it look so easy on television. My husband was helping me carry the boxes to the basement (to deal with later) when he commented he was amazed the cabinets even stayed on the walls. As much as I wanted to get mad, I have to admit I was pretty impressed myself...who would ever imagine nails and glue could be that strong!
After you gather all the clutter into one spot, then you are faced with what to do with it. With gas prices and groceries sky rocketing most of us are looking for ways to bring in a little extra income. We've tried several approaches that ultimately led us to develop an auction web site. We tried having yard sales, and I don't think I have ever worked so hard for so little money in my life!! We tried eBay but by the time we paid the listing fees and the final value fees, which we never understood, we made almost as much as we did having yard sales. I'm sure we are not the only ones who have had these experiences. Since I have been involved in web design for many years, we decided to try our hand at an online auction site where basic listings would be FREE. The site is called Insider Auctions and you can list everything for FREE. Optional features are available but the fees are very low. When the item sells, you pay a low flat rate final value fee of 2%. If the item doesn't sell, simply relist it, again for FREE.
As you do your spring cleaning, make a digital picture of items you want to list on http://www.insiderauctions.com/. At the end of a hard working productive day, go to Insider Auctions and register to buy and sell. Once registered, click on Sell and the listing process is very user friendly and easy to use. If you have a lot of items you are interested in selling, open a store. Send me an email to let me know you read our blog and I'll waive the cost of the store for the first month and it will be FREE. My email address is linda@insiderauctions.com.
Remove the clutter and make a profit! What have you got to lose??
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