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Where to sell your unwanted stuff online and earn extra cash
JOSEPH PISANI Apple Store gift cards for surements of the items, can
AP Business Writer some products. And retail- help them better attract a
NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re ers Target and Best Buy will buyer. But with those op-
cleaning out your closets take your electronics on- tions, only accept cash or
for the new year, or need line or at some of its stores online payments such as
some spare cash after the in exchange for gift cards. PayPal, since requests to
holidays, your old stuff can You can also try selling pay by check can be a
help fill up your wallet. unwanted electronics on sign of a scam. If you live
A number of websites and eBay, which may charge in New York, Washington or
apps make it easier to sell listing fees, or Facebook’s northern New Jersey, Apt-
used smartphones, furniture recently launched market- Deco lets you list used fur-
and clothes. Here’s where place, which is free, and niture and can arrange for
to go to sell your unwanted found within the social me- shipping and delivery, but
stuff and earn some extra dia company’s app. charges sellers 23 percent
bucks: CLOTHING of the price an item is sold
GADGETS For women’s, men’s or for.
If you got the latest tablet This Dec. 22, 2009, file photo shows a gift card kiosk in New York. children’s clothing, there’s GIFT CARDS
or smartphone during the If you know you won’t be using a gift card, you can sell them at Poshmark. The company If you got a gift card over
holidays, don’t let the old a number of sites, including CardCash, Cardpool and Giftcard charges $2.95 for items sold the holidays you know you
ones go to the forgotten Zen. for under $15 and takes 20 won’t use, you can sell
junk drawer. Gazelle and Associated Press percent for items sold for them at a number of sites
NextWorth will buy your Recently, Gazelle was of- zon’s cellphone network. more than $15. including CardCash, Card-
pool and Giftcard Zen.
unwanted electronics de- fering $215 for an iPhone 6s Other options include Ap- With ThredUP, the website How much money you get
pending on its condition. in good condition on Veri- ple, which will pay you in will send you a box to fill depends on a number of
with brand-name women’s factors, including how likely
or children’s clothing that someone else will want to
it tries to sell for you if. You buy it from the gift card
can keep 5 percent to seller. Recently, CardCash
as much as 80 percent of was offering $87 for a $100
the amount an item is sold gift card from Target, a $13
for, depending on the sell loss. You can also trying sell-
price. At Tradesy, you can ing it on your own through
list designer bags, shoes eBay.
and clothing, with Tradesy TOYS
taking as much as 17.8 per- For unopened toys such
cent of the sale price. as Lego sets or American
You can also selling used Doll dresses, try the Brian’s
clothing on eBay, which Toys website. It will quote
may charge some listing you the price it will pay on
fees. its site, or download the
FURNITURE Brian’s Toys app, which
For couches, mirrors and lets you scan the toy’s bar-
other household items, try code for a quote. You can
Craigslist or Facebook mar- also try eBay, Craigslist or
ketplace. Some good pho- Amazon to sell unwanted
tos in the listing, and mea- toys.q
