Amazon.com has a great feature where you can enter your stuff into their seller’s marketplace allowing you to post your books/clothes/toys/whatever into their virtual marketplace and while buyers are scrolling through the products they want to buy they can choose your item if the price is right. It's a great way to get some money out of items you don't need or want anymore and you can usually make more than you would at a yard sale or reseller's shop.
How To sell your stuff on Amazon.com eHow.com: "How to sell your stuff on Amazon.com"
Things You’ll Need:
A computer with an internet connection.
an Amazon.com (they are easy to set up and you will be prompted through setting one up during the posting of your items if you do not already have one.
Something to sell
Step1Go to Amazon.com and on their home page, look to the bottom left side where you’ll find “Selling on Amazon”. Click on the link “Sell Your Stuff”
Step2You will then be taken to the “Sell Your Stuff and make money – it’s that easy” page. This is where they tell you that you can “Earn cash by selling your pre-owned items on Amazon.com. It’s easy, it’s fast, and it doesn’t cost you a penny until your item sells”.
Step3Just below the welcome, there will be a box where you will list the item you would like to sell. Amazon has 18 categories from books, sporting goods, automotive, and more categories including one called “everything else”.
Step4Search by title or keyword to find your exact item in their marketplace. Once you have don’t this, click on the “Start Selling” button.
Step5You will then be taken to the page which shows all items that are relevant to your keyword or title. Depending on your item, you may see one or multiple items to choose from. Once you have found your item, click to the right on the “Sell Yours Here” button.
Step6You will next verify the item you are selling, select the item’s condition and then if you would like add comments about the condition of your item. Once you are ready, click on the “continue” button at the bottom of the page.
Step7On this next page you will enter the price for your item, the quantity o you have to sell, your location, and select your shipping methods. OK what about the shipping? Amazon.com will credit you for the cost of shipping. There are preset credits for each shipping method so you are not out the money of shipping.
Step8Once you have completed this you will be taken to the sign-in page. If you have an Amazon.com account, you will sign into it here, or you can create one. Follow the prompts.
Step9Once you are ready, click on the “Submit your Listing” button at the bottom of the page and your item will be listed in the Amazon.com Marketplace.
Step10Once your item sells, Amazon.com will immediately send you an email alerting you of the sale. You can follow their easy-to-understand and follow instructions. You need to send your item within two business days and after the buyer confirms to Amazon that they’ve received your item—Amazon will transfer the money to your account. You will receive the price of your item + a credit for shipping – Amazon’s small commission.
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