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by Kristin M. Lesney

Selling for Summer Getaways With eBay – Giveaway

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The weather is heating up and many of us are looking ahead to plan our summer vacations. A trip to Hawaii, sleep-away camp and a backpacking trip in the great outdoors may be the best part of summer, however vacations can put a big dent in summer budgets. Parents can start selling unneeded items around the house on eBay to help fund their summer vacations. For example, selling unused golf clubs could put you one step closer to renting that cottage on the beach.

Why not have a virtual garage sale? I know in our community we’re having one garage sale this year and due to HOA rules we’re not allowed anything but one Saturday in July. That leaves me with a house full of extra stuff that I’ll badly want to get rid of. I at least want to try and sell these things before I just donate them, especially the new items. So why not fund a weekend getaway with my sales to Seattle! Yes, we’re selling for a family fun trip to Seattle.

  • An (eBay) Sale Away From Summer Fashion Maxi dresses, color blocked skirts, strappy sandals…the list goes on. Warm weather sparks the desire to upgrade your summer wardrobe, however your wallet may not appreciate the shopping spree. Parents can clean out their closets to fund new seasonal additions. That coat you havent worn in years can fund a brand new floral dress thats perfect for a warm day.
  • Funding Summer Fun Summer means time with the family, a break from school and free time! You dont need to head out of town to take advantage of the warm weather. There are so many fun, but costly, activities right in your backyard. Amusement parks, backyard BBQs, summer sports and trips to the water parks add up, however selling household items on eBay can fund these pricey activities. A closet full of outgrown 6x clothes could turn into a trip to the zoo.

Giveaway!

I have one $100 eBay gift card to give away to one lucky reader!

Main Entry: To enter, I want to know – share a recent item you sold, how many listings do you currently have live or how much money did you make in a recent sale?

ALL ENTRIES MUST INCLUDE YOUR EBAY SELLER ID. Please leave your seller id with your comment.

Giveaway ends 6-23-2012

 

I am a compensated ebay parent ambassador. I am also a long time user and seller on the popular site.

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  17. I recently sold a core body reformer exercise equipment. It sold for 187.00 new in box. I don’t currently have anything listed on Ebay need to get a few more things listed soon.
    Thanks for the chance to win.

  18. I haven’t sold anything yet but am thinking about it.

    Ebay ID: HelenWLopez

  20. I don’t sell very much on ebay, but I’ve bought a lot of items from there. My best buy on there so far was a new toaster oven for $1.00, plus the postage. That was several years ago and it still works great. Thanks for this contest!

  28. I ebayed our way to disney world last year! I took my family of 5 to disney for 8 days ALL PAID FOR by selling on EBAY!!!

  42. I have listed 25 right now and have sold 26 this month. My Ebay seller ID is orthy1128

  50. I sld a kuerig k-cup coffee filter and it sold with shipping for 13.49. My seller ID is RASLYNTACKLE. Good luck

  51. I haven’t had anything listed for sale for a long time. I wasn’t successful in getting any offers even remotely near the value of the items I had for sale so I just quit trying.
    My ebay id is willitara4001

  58. I recently listed some of my old clothing when I cleaned about my closet. I made close to $200!

  60. I haven’t sold on eBay since about January 2011. I used to sell a LOT but I got fed up with the exorbitant fees & costs that were associated with it as well as customers who didn’t know how to even be civilized human beings. I had a 100% rating nevertheless. I have had 0 items for sale ever since!

  64. I currently have 43 items selling on ebay. Seller id brat52101

  65. I’m currently selling 8 items as eBay seller “endonrrd”.

    glycine.max at gmail.com

  68. I do not currently have anything on ebay, but have sold a few items in the past. I think the most I made was for a cell phone that I won that was not for my network, and if I remember correctly I made about $150. ID–mnnurse.

  72. The last thing I sold was an easel, I think it ended up going for $700. I currently just have one listing up for a $100 itunes giftcard, ebay name is Wrowdeee.

  78. The last thing I sold was a Astatic Final Edition D-104 Silver Eagle (lil_busta1)

  94. I haven’t sold anything in a while, but I have sold some used handbags for about $100
    honeypie411

  100. One of my most recent sales was a suede jacket with fringe. It was brand new, never worn…and I loved it when I got it, but it sat in my closet for a full year before I decided to go ahead and sell it so someone could actually enjoy it. I rarely sell, so it was one of my most recent, but it was awhile back. I think I got around twenty dollars for it. I have no live listings currently. ID: mail4rosey

  101. frommyhousetoyours90005 – ebay ID

    Last item sold was a couple of Whittall and Shon hats during spring cleaning last year

  102. BT4593
    I have 6 items currently for sale. One of the last items I sold was a
    Le Creuset Signature 12″ Enamel Cast Iron Fry Pan that I got at a thrift store.

  107. I recently sold my daughter’s school curriculum for 4th grade. sweepmorey at gmail dot com

  108. I have only sold one item about 6 months ago. The seller was great. I usually buy. harvester5905

  109. i recently sold a children’s DVD on ebay for a few dollars. It’s nice to have a few extra bucks in my paypal account.
    my ebay id: skalobster11

  111. The last thing I sold I think was a box full of fabric and notion, just before I moved, almost a year ago. I now regret selling them as I got nothing for them and miss the stash!
    xana2xana is my ebay ID

  112. I think the last thing I sold on eBay was a DVD. I don’t have anything listed right now.

  113. I just started selling on eBay again. I had 2 sales close last week and I think 7 items listed now. It is so much fun. My id is scarter305.

  118. I currently have 3 listing going on Ebay. My last sale was yesterday for $30.00 with shipping.

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  121. I just sold some Gymboree items this week

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  126. most recent items i sold on ebay was norelco razors during december..i currently have no listings

    couponsnsamples

  131. I haven’t sold anything on Ebay yet, though I am thinking about giving it a try.

  135. I haven’t sold anything on eBay in years. the last item I sold was a prom dress. I think I got $30 for it. now I am getting ready to move, so I am probably going to be listing lots of stuff like books and clothes
    eBay id: t_freckleton
    t_freckleton at yahoo dot com

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  148. most recently sold a cell phone and made 100% profit as I won the phone Currenly no listings.
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  168. I recently listed a few items… and not a single person bid on anything! my user name is jennyjuneintexas

  180. I sold a gameboy cartridge. I had two, and in my absentmindness due to mommybrain (my baby is 5 wks old), I SENT HIM THE WRONG CARTRIDGE.

    today he gave me positive feedback though becasue I told him to keep it. Oh well, I lost $$$, but at least the unnecessary clutter is out of the house! 🙂

    seller ID: pr18

  184. I am more of a buyer. I got a great deal on Stargate SG1 dvd sets for $11. I love ebay..my id gtbuzz888

  186. I recently sold some of my clothes and old household objects. I sold a Marc Jacobs shirt for 40.00 and used the funds to buy more clothes! I have about 15 active listings currently.

    my ebay username is tbabichuk

    Thanks!

  192. I’ve never sold anything on eBay, but I plan on selling my old textbooks once I’ve graduated from college… hope I’m still eligible! 🙂

    ID: piratebuddha

  206. I haven’t bought or sold anything on Ebay for some time, but before they raised their fees I participated more.
    cjbstar56

  218. I sell on ebay as ky2here. I don’t have anything currently listed but I made a nice amount of money on some diet books.

    ky2here at msn dot com

  219. I makes some spending money on eBay selling textbooks I buy at yard sales

  224. I have not sold anything on Ebay in quite some time, however I used to be on there all the time. I sold my entire record collection when a lot of them were still not on CD. My big haul though was a book by Mark Mothersbaugh that I’d bought, mistakenly thinking it was going to be a book about his band, DEVO. It turned out to be a collection of bizarre and fairly offensive cartoons. I’d bought the book for around 15 dollars and was going to throw it away if it didn’t sell on ebay. It sold for about $285. Sweet!

  226. I recently sold a Brighton Seven purse my bosses wife didn’t like, and she gave to me to let my daughters plys with. Heck no, this thing was NEW WITH TAG. Retail on it was $300. I sold it for $170 and used the $$ to pay off bills!

    vannfamily3 (ebay ID)

  227. I have 0 items live right now. I have purchased many items in the past though.
    kibbyster is my ebay id

  242. I currently don’t have any listings, yet sold some collectible cards of hubby’s before.
    googol_google

  275. We haven’t sold anything lately, but he did sell tools previously.

    (tankshift7315)

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  293. I love buying and selling on ebay. my ID is simplysweetbowtique the last thing I sold I believe was some cloth diapers. know they were also one of the alst things I bought too.

    I would use this to buy the kids some new school clothes!

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  307. We sold a Super Amp Bluetooth for $15
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  316. One of the last sales we made was a DVD. We currently have zero items for sale.
    ID: Fadippides

  328. I sold a pair of raggedy ann and andy dolls recently for $110
    seller id: times2clothingandmore

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  349. i recently sold an old tiffanys style lamp! i currently
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    of money, my seller id is cljessachristine

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  376. The last thing I sold was some Gymboree clothes that my daughter outgrew. I made $35! My id is curlygirl1971. Thanks for the chance to win!
    mrsmchappell at gmail dot com

  382. I am colleenbabymomma2 on Ebay! I haven’t gotten around to selling much! I have no live listings. The last thing that I sold was a coupon:
    Auction
    Coach Coupon $100 towards your purchase of $300 or more exp June 17, 2012. SOLD: $3.54 on 5/20!

    Positive Feedback: 100%
    Feedback score: 71

    Thank you!

  394. Added you to my Google + circle (I am Faith Jayne).

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    ebay ID: strmcooper

  396. I became an email Subscriber – entry 2

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  397. I became an email Subscriber – entry 1

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  398. I commented on your non-giveaway post “Last Belly Shot”!

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    ebay ID: strmcooper

  412. The last item I sold was hair conditioner to a buyer in France. It was my first international sale on eBay.
    Ebay ID: rhoneygee

  417. Its been awhile since I sold something. I remember selling NASCAR tickets. Vickers2622
    My husband likes to buy

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  433. I haven’t sold anything in quite a while but I always have an active watch list. Once I sold a Michael Kors dress I got in a thrift store for $10 for $150 and the buyer was totally thrilled. I love eBay! My user name is Pielum.

  434. I recently sold an Isabella Oliver green dress, new with tags, for $44. It was given to me as a gift and it didn’t fit!

    eBay ID: strmcooper

    fashionkitten03 (at) hotmail (dot) com

  437. I haven’t sold anything on ebay but I have a lot of old books I would like to get rid of. My ebay ID is clc408.

  439. Like Our Ordinary Life on Facebook My ebay id is myprayerpillows203

  441. Shared the giveaway on facebook. My ebay id is myprayerpillows203

  444. I tried to subscribe but it is giving me this message” The page you are looking for no longer exists. Perhaps you can return back to the site’s homepage and see if you can find what you are looking for. Or, you can try finding it with the information below. y ebay id is myprayerpillows203

  445. A recent item I sold was makeup. My ebay id is myprayerpillows203

  451. I follow on Google + Also!
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    shurshot is our account name on eBay!

    thankyou!

  452. I am a google follower too! Eileen Richter

    shurshot is our account name on eBay!

    thankyou!

  453. I LIKE your blog on Facebook!
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  457. We have sold some things but not that recently. My husband sells and buys hunting items but we really dont make anything on them because he buys back something else. We sold a guitar last year? and didnt really get what we thought we might for it but it was an item taking up a lot of room in our house, so it was successful that way. We have 4 kids in our house still now and need to get through some toys, clothes and then some household from me. Love to do some of this on ebay!

    shurshot is our account name on eBay!

    thankyou!

  466. It’s been about 1 year since I sold on ebay. I was doing pretty good with my daughters clothes. I did sell a mandolin I bought from a garage sale for $5.00 and sold it for $300.00. It was so exciting seeing the bids go up

  467. We haven’t sold anything in a while, we just don’t have anything to list. but my seller name is Walleshauser

  479. I’m a google + follower (Margaret Smith)
    Ebay id: Rickpeggys

  483. It’s been awhile since I’ve sold, but I’ve sold a number of items in the past. One was a used ipod touch that I sold for my son. We got close to $80 for it.
    Thanks so much.
    My Ebay user id: Rickpeggys

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  486. I have never sold before but we are about to list a purse that is worth a lot so hopefully we make a nice chunk of change..
    I buy my dolls on ebay all the time.

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