On Saturday, my daughter bought a car. It's her first significant purchase but a school friend's husband guided her through the purchase at the car yard and recommended that instead of trying to sell her old clunker on a car sales site she try Facebook marketplace. She had 20 offers within an hour! She took it down as she actually has to sort the paper work out first but boldened by this experience we scoured the house for what else we could sell.
This coffee machine, 5 years old but still working went for $250. An old giant but not smart tv went for $80 to a charming couple who were furnishing their granny flat for a friend. An old apple time machine, not even advertised in working order, for another $50. I am close to giving up Facebook but just staying for the marketplace. The best bit? when you mark something as sold all the enquiry messages melt away in thin air.
I am working from home today as I have two sets of builders coming to quote on replacing the car port roof. The bushfires from Namadgi were evident from the office yesterday but weirdly it is not yet too smokey.
Oh well done! That's brilliant.
Marketplace seems to be the best place to sell right now. Gumtree is nowhere near as active as it was (am trying to sell Don's old bike and nary a nibble). I've been congratulating myself for never getting a facebook account, so may have to persuade one of the offspring to sell for me.
Do you follow midcenturyjo on instagram? She regularly posts loads of brilliant marketplace finds in her stories. Fortunately for my bank account they're all in Qld.
Posted by: carolbaby | Wednesday, 29 January 2020 at 09:30 PM