| Being a mom and an eBay seller is a great | | | | Halloween costumes are good sellers. Your child |
| combination. Here is how to make some money | | | | wears it once, plays in it for a week, and then it |
| from things you already have lying around the | | | | goes on the closet floor. Gather up those |
| house. You may not realize how valuable all that | | | | costumes and put them up for sale on eBay. |
| "junk" is on eBay. | | | | Disney costumes, Tom Arma costumes, and |
| Has your child ever begged you to do a sport or | | | | anything princess related will do well. |
| activity and then after the first week, decided | | | | Electronics, CD ROM games, X-Box, Wii, |
| that it wasn't for him? Sell those items on eBay! | | | | Playstation, Gameboy games, and learning |
| Case in point: My son begged me to let him play | | | | products are good sellers. Hooked on Phonics, |
| football. We bought the equipment (used of | | | | V-Tech, and LeapFrog items do very well. |
| course), the shoes, the Under Armor, the pants. | | | | (Teachers, home schoolers, and day care centers |
| He decided he didn't like getting clobbered at | | | | often pick up used educational products on eBay.) |
| practice 3 times a week. So, no more football. I | | | | Sell items in a lot or batch. When my son finished |
| sold his equipment and accessories on eBay as a | | | | his "Land Before Time" phase, I sold all 8 videos in |
| set. I actually made money on that deal. Many | | | | a lot. Take care of an item's packaging and save |
| parents don't want to invest in new items for | | | | the boxes. When your child has outgrown or lost |
| sports as they have faced this situation before. | | | | interest in the item, you can sell it on eBay. Keep |
| You can sell apparel, equipment, and shoes from | | | | up with those DVD cases, CD cases, shoeboxes, |
| activities like baseball, soccer, dance, gymnastics, | | | | or Gameboy game boxes. An item sells much |
| cheerleading, tennis, and ice-skating. Here is a list | | | | better if you can include the package or box it |
| of children's sports items that are "good sellers" | | | | came in, even if it is used. |
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