I think it was an old mobile phone. It didn't go too well as some idiot bid £3500 for it and obviously tried to scam me. Ebay then charged me about £200 in listing fees which took ages to get back.
Everything has gone more smoothly since then.
Frankly it seemed like to much hassle as I didnt have huge items to sale. I ended up doing a consignment salelocally made over 200 dollers got about 80% of the sale.
The first item I sold on ebay was a dinette set, that was cool!
I think it was a lot of used books...I can't really, honestly remember now, I've sold thousands of items since then.
My vintage Bugaloos Lunchbox & Thermos set that I used when I was in first grade! Went to a guy in Japan, and sold for $257.00! Needless to say, I was hooked!
by Elsie Nelson 12 years ago
Anyone else noticing Amazon hasn't been updated since the 18th? Or is it just me?
by Abigail 11 years ago
What's the best item you have sold on eBay?
by David Trujillo Uribe 12 years ago
Have you sold some Amazon or Ebay items?I haven´t sold "nada" so far. Just wanted to know how others are doing. I consider to advertise really good products related to my topics, especially on my Mother´s Day hub. But so far nothing. Not even adsense.
by marinealways24 15 years ago
What is the most money you have made off of a single transaction. What was it that you sold?
by Nelle Hoxie 15 years ago
I think some hubbers need some encouragement to work with Amazon. So I thought that I would share my biggest item. This summer I sold a big backyard swimming pool for $999. At my commission level that month, I made about $70 on that sale. Held my breath that it wasn't returned. Of course most of my...
by William Mahaffy 13 years ago
My first commission was a whopping .28 cents. Someone clicked on one of my links, and then bought a part for a Braun electric shaver. The link came on a website that was completely unrelated to the item purchased. I'll never forget how excited I was to find that first .28 cents in...
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