does anybody know of someone who goes to your house, pays set amount and resells

[afoolsjourney]

does anybody know of an ebayer who goes to your house, you show them everything you want to hand off, they can make you an offer for the whole amount, then they pay you and go away with the stuff and resell it?  i have about 500 books,  some tapestries with cottons, some cross stitch sets, a swag of nail art stuff, including table, over 200 nailpolishes,  about 8 grow it lights and general nick nacks that i want to sell but dont have the time or knowledge to do so myself.  so thought maybe people on ebay buy and sell as a living

i am an narre warren north. 

[joethenuts]

you could put the whole lot on one big sell on ebay  and i am sure someone will let you know  how to. if its not the money you are after put it on auction with a low starting price take photos   and bang all out in 1 go. you wont get as much as if you separate  but it sounds like you want to get rid of it so just put it in  1 item for the lot sale

[phorum_junkie*]

You really only want somebody who is local to buy the stuff as it would be a nightmare packaging it all up and arranging for a courier so the better idea may be to list it on Gumtree. You could also try your local Facebook selling groups and the old fashioned but still effective postcard on the shopping centre noticeboard..

[joethenuts]

correct  but i forgot to put pick up only,  

[black*poppy]

You could try the ebay Trading Assistant Program and see if there is anyone local to you who might help. These are sellers who do exactly what you are asking.  

The link is:  http://pages.ebay.com.au/tradingassistants/hire-trading-assistant.html

[jellybirddesigns]

List them in Gumtree.

Costs you nothing.

[chameleon54]

Do the items have reasonable value ? Are the nail polishes new, current, quality brands and fresh or used, old and possibly deteriating. Are the books antique or on interesting subjects, excellant condition and quality items or old dog eared Mills and Boons or common cookery books ?

With the time it takes and costs involved in  listing and selling on ebay, not to mention high postage costs, each individual item needs to have a reasonable value ( minimum $10-$15 delivered to buyer ) and be a reliable seller before it is worth an ebayer taking the time and expense to list the item. With ebays defect system, sellers are taking huge risks selling old cosmetics. If the nail polishes have dried out or deteriated at all, the seller could lose their selling accounts very quickly.

The advice to sell in bulk on Gumtree or similar, where the buyer can inspect the items at pick-up seems the best option, or just donate them to your favorite charity op shop.

[springyzone]

Chameleon is right, unless quite a few of the items are worthwhile in their own right, ebay isn't the best place to sell them.

Remember, anyone selling an item on ebay is going to have to pay ebay commission on both item and postage prices, plus most likely a paypal commission.

That will not be worth their while unless an item is getting a few dollars and contrary to what the media makes out, I have not found it is easy to sell just anything on ebay.

I found that (with second hand goods) very good brands and items in excellent condition might get bids but not everyday nic nacs.

Others have suggested gumtree and that's a good idea, but list with several photos, a decent description and a fraction over what you would be happy to get, to allow room to bargain.

Facebook-local buy/swap/sell sites.

You can also advertise a garage sale on gumtree & a local Facebook buy/swap/sell. I would be inclined to try the garage sale option then the bulk sale on one of those sites.

[transport-posters]

Other options include going to weekend markets and car boot sales around your state.  You usually pay a fee and you can spend all day offering your stuff.

Regarding the huge amount of books, separate them into boxes of different genres and authors if you have the time.  It will make selling them a lot easier.

Another option is to learn how to do nail art and sell the service at the market. 🙂