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Originally Posted by Astrocloud
For a minute I thought that someone was pondering the life of a salesman who sold things that people generally don't need. *WHEW* I'm glad nobody asked me that question.
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Now I'm tempted!
I have tons of things lying around the house that I don't need. I will sometimes sell them on eBay, depending on the size (for shipping purposes) and the marketability - I'm not going to have a hard time selling a microwave around my neighborhood, but how many people want that obscure Paul McCartney book I bought in 1991? eBay made more sense for that item, and I made a pretty penny off of it. (freaky Beatles fans.)
The key to eBay is good preparation, research and presentation. I do searches for a few weeks of items like mine, to determine what the going "rate" is. I figure out the right way to label it so it comes up in searches. I take LOTS of pictures. For the above mentioned book, I included pictures of the front and back cover, and another two shots of the inside. I could have just found a pic of the cover on the 'net, but it doesn't give anybody an idea of what it REALLY looks like.
I haven't used Craigslist to sell anything but I do hear positive things. We've done Freecycle a few times, but of course, that doesn't really answer your intial question about selling things. If it's something that is only going to interest a few people, I'd do eBay; otherwise a local bulletin board or newspaper could work.