Tips for making money

Instead of a yard sale, do this!

Planning to make some cash on your unused items with a yard sale?  Well, what if we told you you can get more for electronics, books, clothing and sports equipment by selling them elsewhere.  And, its less hassle for you too! Here is how you can fill your wallet with some extra money:

• ELECTRONICS – While yard sales shoppers will try to bargain you down, stores are competing to give you top dollar for your old electronic devices, even if they are outdated, dinged, scratched or broken!  Swap them or gift cards at Apple (apple.com/recycling/gift-card), Best Buy (bestbuy.com), Target (targettradeinprogram.com) , and Walmart (walmart.cexchange.com/online/home/index.rails)  Or, opt for cash by visiting gazelle.com or nextworth.com.  Simply input details about your device for an instant quote.

• BOOKS, CDs and DVDs – At yard sales, it is hard to get enough shoppers to buy all your extra books, cds, or dvds.  The better bet is to sell them on amazon.com which attracts million of shoppers daily. Set up an individual seller’s account at amazon.com/gp/seller-account/mm-summary-page.html.  You can also sell up to 39 items a month fo rno monthly fee, just pay 15% of the sale price or 99 cents whichiever is greater. Plus, a $1.35 closing fee once an item sells.
• CLOTHING & HANDBAGS – If you have clothing and handbags to sell, consignment shops can help you earn far more than what you would get a garage sale.  To start earning, contact local consignment shops and see when teh review items, then bring yours in. Yo uwill be offered a percentage of the sale of all items that are accepted. Want to get paid on the spot? Once Uon a Child will pay you for children’s gear (onceuponachild.com), Plato’s Closet will pay you for teen styles (platoscloset.com) and Style Encore will pay you for womens fashions (style-encore.com)!
• SPORTS EQUIPMENT – Forget selling skis,  hockey sticks and other unused sports equipment for just a few dollars to bargain hunters at a yard sale.  Get more money by taking them to your local Play It Again Sports store, which you can find in the yellow pages or by visiting playitagainsports.com.  They take a wide variety of used sports equipment and will give you an offer right ont he spot.  Depending on condition and demand, you typically receive 30% to 50% of the stores resell price, which is 40% to 60% of what the items wold sell for new today!