Trying To Sell Stuff Arrrrgggg!!!!!

[Fat Bottom Kyle]

Does it have a tort guard?

 

[Jefenator]

A few successful transactions might put a little wind back in your sails.
After getting burned out on ETSY a few years back, I'm back at it to a lesser degree on eBay. It's been a nice way to reduce my own clutter & raise some much-needed winter survival cash. I'm even consigning a bit of stuff for a neighbor, now.
With so many people out there with too much stuff & not quite enough motivation to sell it themselves, this could actually be a viable long term side hustle!
I find the key is to keep things as impersonal as possible. The more I can brush off scam attempts – or simply roll with it when someone returns their eBay purchase – the longer I'll last, this time around.
When I need quality human contact I'll go do happy hour with my bro's and that's what my customers need to do as well.

 

[RasJay]

I post ads as "cash in person only" and meet at "such and such location". Then I only respond to an actual offer or legitimate question. I do not respond to "is this item still available" or really anything else that is not some kind of effort to buy the item.

 

[moon-bass]

While we want it gone it's valuable. From researching the design it's probably at least 200 years old. But in excellent condition.
So the suggestion of the dump or giving it away is absolutely out.
There are lots of antique co-ops in the city that would do consignment but all that I've talked to want it brought to them. It's 49x24x31 and heavy. We have small cars.
So I'll keep trying and hoping.

You could try donating it to a non-profit for a tax write off (if you are in the US). Many times the charity will pick it up, and the tax write off is better than nothing.

We give to charity all the time, part of that is because it's just a PITA to sell in many cases these days.

 

[Michedelic]

A dry sink does not have water plumbed to it. You had to go to the well and carry a bucket of water in to do the dishes. And then drain it back into the bucket and carry it out.

Hmm, I wonder what the demand would be for that, even as an antique item.

 

[Five or Six]

I've been trying to sell 2 of my motorcycle's. What a PIA. Tire kickers, low ballers and wanting to trade junk for a 10 grand bike, like a golf cart. I finally sold 2. Now, I only have 3 left. Perfect, but never again!

 

[Michedelic]

that's what my customers need to do as well.

Go drinking at your bro’s? What would he say about that?

 

[Michedelic]

I've been trying to sell 2 of my motorcycle's. What a PIA. Tire kickers, low ballers and wanting to trade junk for a 10 grand bike, like a golf cart. I finally sold 2. Now, I only have 3 left. Perfect!

Motorcycle’s what? Tires?

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Hmm, I wonder what the demand would be for that, even as an antique item.

I think people converted them into a bathroom vanity, or at least did at one time. Not sure if that's still in style.

 

[Stingray5]

A dry sink does not have water plumbed to it. You had to go to the well and carry a bucket of water in to do the dishes. And then drain it back into the bucket and carry it out.

Hmm sounds like you could cut out the middle man there and just use the bucket!

 

[Ellery]

A dry sink does not have water plumbed to it. You had to go to the well and carry a bucket of water in to do the dishes. And then drain it back into the bucket and carry it out.

Well there you go, most of these people probably have running water.

 

[Ellery]

I do relate to the OP, it is disappointing & frustrating, everything gets ruined by the scammers. This is human nature, it only takes a few jerks to ruin something for everyone, and the jerks are always there.

 

[bylar13]

As someone who has recently helped some elderly parents/in-laws downsize, the market for older furniture seems to have shrunken considerably.
My experience was there was very little demand for things that were thought to be “valuable” and you need to wait a loooong time to find the right buyer.

 

[Five or Six]

Motorcycle’s what? Tires?

No, motorcycle's, thinning the herd. My Yamaha Silverado is gone. Sold to my drummer. And a bike I've had forever, 1986 V 65 Magna. Now I have 3 Harleys left. Roadsmith trike, 74 Shovelhead and my 96 Springer. Those are going nowhere.

 

[MJ5150]

I tried to use OfferUp today to buy something close to us, a 20 gallon ceramic pot. I set it to my zip code plus 30 miles. I scrolled and scrolled and scrolled. All we saw were items for sale from across the country that had to be shipped and then items on Amazon.
We figured maybe no one around us has one for sale and thus the national results. To test, we switched up to snowplow since I know those are for sale around here. Same results.
What a joke. I gave up and will hit the garage sale circuit now that the snow melted.

-Mike

 

[Michedelic]

No, motorcycle's, thinning the herd. My Yamaha Silverado is gone. Sold to my drummer. And a bike I've had forever, 1986 V 65 Magna. Now I have 3 Harleys left. Roadsmith trike, 74 Shovelhead and my 96 Springer. Those are going nowhere.

The plural form of motorcycle, that is, motorcycles, does not utilize an apostrophe; inserting an apostrophe, followed by an “s” indicates possessive tense of a single item or person, and has an entirely different meaning.
In the event that proper grammar bothers you, please explain the upside of illiteracy.

 

[gln1955]

A dry sink does not have water plumbed to it. You had to go to the well and carry a bucket of water in to do the dishes. And then drain it back into the bucket and carry it out.

No wonder no one will buy it. That sounds like a lot of work.

I think we are in a state of diminishing numbers of people who care about antiques. I'm dreading having to sell off my MILs things when she passes.

 

[CoryB]

If you have a Lowe’s or Home Depot close by, they rent trucks by the hour. You could rent one and haul it to a consignment antique dealer with whom you’ve made arrangements.

 

[Crater]

What the hell is a dry sink?

It's a wooden stand with a big ceramic/porcelain/china bowl. No practical purpose in this world of indoor plumbing, so it's strictly a "decorative" "antique" item that takes up room and serves no useful purpose other than looking old. Right up there with other useless antiques like spittoons and bed warmers.

 

[Altitude]

When my dad passed, I got his Magnepan speakers. Thing is, I have a set of Magnepan speakers already and I don’t need two.

These are those 6 foot tall monolith looking things, they weigh a lot and are fragile. The market for scenery stealing hi-fi speakers is small these days, and even smaller when said speakers are vintage from 1995. They might be worth $500 optimistically, but every consignment shop I’ve contacted has passed so maybe they aren’t really worth anything.

Plus they are speakers, so anyone who wanted to buy them would want to hear them first which means I’d have to parade strangers through my house.

No idea what I’m going to do with them.