How do I sell new but opened toys?

Question

My 3 1/2 year old son is profoundly disabled and unable to play with most of his toys. Instead of buying him things we know he can't use, my husband and I utilize our money for special needs products he can benefit from, but can't get the rest of the family to understand they are wasting their money by buying him mainstreat toddler toys he can't play with. We have a whole closet full of them which I have opened, because I felt guilty leaving them in the packages after he received most of them as gifts. There are literally thousands of dollars worth that I just can't bring myself to pack up and donate to strangers. I can't help but think I should sell them and use the profit for equipment my son needs. Any ideas on how to best go about this? Any sites I should know about that specialize in toys? I'm lost when it comes to e-bay.

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Answer 1

ebay

Answer 2

Hi,

You could have a garage sale and advertise the garage sale in the newspaper. I have a few items I would like to sell. I am thinking about just running an advertisement in the "For Sale" section of the newspaper--not having the garage sale.

I haven't sold on ebay either. But as we know a lot of people do, and many of the items bring good prices. You would be presenting your toys to a larger buying market.

In some of the larger cities or towns, they have upscale second hand children's clothing stores. The nearest one to me is 40 miles, a city of about 30,000. It is a very upscale store that sells nearly new and/or name brand children's clothes and toys. I do not know what kind of price this type of store would offer to pay for toys.

I don't know this for a fact, but I am kind of guessing that you would make more money by selling the toys through ebay. Start small, sell one or two toys through ebay and see how it works. Best wishes.

Answer 3

www.trademe.co.nz ?selling it in a garage sale is a good idea

goodluck!

Answer 4

ebay! or try craigslist.org goood luck =]

Answer 5

Try your local Craigslist ( http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites.ht... )

Sell locally so you do not have to fuss with eBay/Paypal fees and the hassles/costs of packing then shipping items out.