SPRING cleaning season has officially begun and many could be in for a lucrative treat if they clear their clutter correctly.
Instead of binning your unwanted possessions, if sold online on car boot sale apps or well known independent selling sites such as Amazon and Ebay – you can turn trash into cash.
Here we round up the best ways to make a profit from taking the time to freshen up your home for Spring.
Do a personal possessions audit before selling
Ask yourself if the cash or the item is worth more, that way you won’t put yourself at risk of losing things you value in other ways – don’t sell anything you will truly miss or need later.
But if the item has not been used for more than a year it would be likely that you may not use it again and could be sold on.
Use car boot sale apps and websites to sell your bits and bobs
Becoming more popular, car boot sale apps and websites such as and also people to sell their things – but allows customers to ask questions and haggle.
Doing what it says on the tin, Onlien Car Booty sets up a ”virtual table” and ”patch” where you flog your items.
The site also lets sellers become buyers if they want to, so you can shop with the extra cash you earn.
Shpock runs on the same car boot principle but has an app that gives you the power to use your smartphone to bid, sell and buy things.
They also have a number of FREE items you can get if you change your price settings to £0.00.
''I made £800 selling my possessions to travel''
TRAVEL Blogger Ian Paterson, 35, from Glasgow, is heading off travelling in early 2019 and urgently needed to get rid of his things.
Speaking on understanding the mammoth task he said: ”As a travel blogger, I actually wrote about the experience of minimising my posessions step-by-step and just the process of writing about it helped me to process what I was doing. I’ve learned alot about the technique of ‘Minimalism’ and the benefits of living that way. There are some great documentaries on the topic too.”
Explaining his top tipson selling places he said: ”I sold lots of items on ebay to generate funds for my travels. With some of the more bulky items, I decided to sell them locally to avoid the big delivery costs associated with large items on ebay – I used Gumtree, Preloved and approached some secondhand dealers and busnesses direct.
I’ve also recycled items that had no or little value and made some donations to charity shops with clothing are books.
and will generate more when I sell items I am still using, just before I leave to go and travel.”
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To sign up to Shpock there are no fees and listing classifieds is also free – to add there are no deductions upon sale either, making it one of the cheapest’s apps to sell on.
You can promote your goods more through optional charges for extra features, which range from 69p to £13.99.
Use trusted re-selling sites and you can even turn it into a business
Amazon and Ebay have been around for years – and for many using their sites to get rid of their old items is the easiest solution.
However, if you sell things regularly on both you can even turn it into a lucrative business, as many are setting up their own online stores through the sites.
Customers can give you ratings – the higher the more sales you get in the future – and can leave reviews for your ”business”.
Things to beware of when using marketplace re-selling sites
ALTHOUGH selling on marketplace sites can boost your reach and revenue, there are a few key things to keep in mind when setting up shop.
1. Fees
While it might be free to get an account on sites like Amazon and Ebay they do deduct a percentage of each sale, which varies according to which sites you use.
2. Branding
Re-selling sites are keen to promote the products and NOT the seller, so beware that your ”business” will only be allowed limited branding.
3. Limits to what you can sell
Using a third-party to sell your items means there are restrictions to what you can and can’t put on their sites. Be sure to check the terms and conditions – as well as the catergories – available when you sign up.
Get paid to recycle plastic and glass waste
Figures reveal that just 44.9 per cent of plastic waste was recycled with the rest being dumped.
Under new plans, Brits could get up to 6p for every plastic, metal and glass bottles they return to shops under government plans to boost recycling.
This means for 25 botttles of empty wine bottles you can get paid £1.50.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced he is consulting on how to implement a deposit return scheme.
Re-selling sites such as are full of weird and wonderful things – including an option to allow sale of recyclable household items.
If you’re looking for a place to get rid of your old clothes the app is one of your best bets, as it’s tailored specifically for users to get rid of discarded garments.
Other apps like Reshopper lets mums and dads buy and sell kids’ clothing, toys and lots more at second hand prices. It is used by HALF of Danish parents.
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