Selling stuff at a Yard Sale / Market

Yard sales, you're going to get swap meet people. They'll cut you as low as possible so they can resell at swap meets. Especially stuff like toys.

Meh. Yeah. I figured that. Maybe clear out some junk my dad has.

Thing with online is dealing with shipping to strangers and the post office. I have friends who ebay and craigslist all the time, but it sometimes seems like a hassle for them.

Another idea is to have a local comic guy I am friends with as a middleman and have him consign stuff for a cut. Maybe even just make a book of stuff I'm selling that his customers can go through. Dunno if he has room in his store for some of the stuff I want to move.

You're gonna waste a weekend dealing with the worst people in the world to get not anywhere near enough money to make it worth it.

>>5768551
I mean, selling online is easy as shit now. You can purchase and print out the label at home, drop the package off at a box or designated building, schedule a pickup, or just give it to the mailman when they come by (which they do EVERY business day). The most demanding part is packing, which is basically just some bubble wrap and a taped up box.

>>5768580
This.

Back before I had a regular comic shop to patronize, I used to buy a fair amount of toys at the flea market. I started selling, a few weekends between April and September, around 2010. For awhile, it worked, I'd sell maybe $80 worth of stuff and clear out some clutter in my collection.

But in the last two years, forget about it. If it costs a nickel over $5, it won't sell. It's like eBay best offer, except even more people think it's cute to offer 1/3 of retail as if that's doing you a favor.

>>5768551
>consignment
Man, I hope your comic guy makes a better offer than mine did. When I was looking to bail on toy sales, I could get a shelf in his shop...for 50% of each sale and no responsibility if something was damaged/stolen. I was willing to go as high as 25% (still losing money), but I would, seriously, be better off destroying everything for a tax loss than pay 50% commission.

>>5768447
they are good for selling low value items just not anything over $20

>>5768467
Just like the BST.