Looking to Add extra to the Income~

I’ve been thinking lately about the different ways to pick up extra cash. To help boost the income along, knocking out a couple of small debts and hopefully some medical bills. I’m posting this because I know my readers have a vast amount of experience in lots of different areas when it comes to make money at home. I’ve got questions so if you don’t mind …leave me lots of ideas, advice and tips!  Cause I need ‘em!
So being a list maker these are just a few of the ideas I’ve come up with;
Yard Sale~ I’ve talked with the youngest daughter and will probably include the oldest too—We’re thinking Labor Day weekend will be a good weekend to have a yard sale, although it will still be so blasted hot; but the last of the ‘lake goers’ will be running through our neck of the woods and it would be ideal. So, when living in the country Yard Sales are best when you-

• a) Advertise using signs, newspaper,word of mouth and craigslist.
• b) Have a good location; like right off the highway
• c) Choose a day with good weather; not TOO HOT, Cold or Rainy.
• d) Be organized. Tables, prices, Lay goods in an easy to see and maneuver.

Craigslist~  I don’t always like dealing with some of the hassles of Craigslist; Although in the past we’ve had pretty good experience with selling items here even though we live in the country. It is a good resource for getting your items some recognition. In the past we’ve sold vehicles, lawn equipment, baby items and posted our last BIG yard sale, So this is an option for make a little bit of fast cash if you’ve got quite a bit of items that are mainly ‘yard ornaments’ or ‘dust catchers’ taking up space around the old place. (Be  careful to screen your emails for spam; read Craigslist Guidelines and Avoiding Spammers tips- it can be a good experience for most.) craigslist.org
eBay vs. half price books~ I put these two together because I have lots of books. We homeschooled our children when they were home and we’ve amassed quite a collection of literature, texts books and reference books. If you live near a Half price books and it’s convenient for you AND YOU HAVE LOTS OF BOOKS you might consider taking your books there.
They DO NOT give you half price for YOUR books. They generally give you a much smaller percentage of the value. So unless you have classics, hard back or rare books don’t expect to make a ton off your books; even if you have a ton of books. ;)  They also take records, tapes, cd’s and movies in different forms too (ie; vhs and dvd) If ,on the other hand you are getting rid of your books just to be getting rid of them and don’t want them to go to waste or land fill Half price books is a place to go and make a little cash too. What they don’t resale, they donate and if in terrible case, gets recycled. Nothing goes to the land fill.

Things we believe no one should waste: paper, knowledge, trees, words, time, and money. Half Price Books is the book recycler. We buy books you've already enjoyed. So if you have more books than shelves, bring yours to us today. We pay the most for recent best sellers and collectibles. But we're also interested in your children's books, mysteries, music, movies and games. We donate all our overstock inventory to nonprofit agencies around the world.—half price books

So that being said, when I have books to sell.  I usually use eBay for this. I’ve generally gotten what I want for my books. I also have used eBay for items that I know would not get TOP DOLLAR  at yard sales; but that have value. It may be a rare or vintage piece or something totally unique; either way there is usually an interest. If you don’t get a buyer the first time don’t despair; you can always list it again. There is no limit.  I’ve never had any problems with buyers or payment. In most cases people are easy to deal with. You can do all your shipping right from your door too- with the Mail Service you choose picking up and dropping off right to your door. Having a PayPal account for payment is the most convenient way to get paid and check out if your making a purchase. eBay.com
Lastly there is --
Etsy.com ~  I put it last because I have absolutely the smallest amount of experience with this way to sell.  I know you can purchase items here relatively easy. Pay pal works for purchases here. I also know that you can sell your HOMEMADE, VINTAGE or Art / Craft Supplies on this site. That is it.
So I’m wondering if maybe you can give advice on this way to sell.

• Have you had success?
• Do you get lots of business by advertizing your Etsy store on your  blog?
• Do you sell hand crafted or vintage items? Or maybe supplies?

I’ve interested in selling hand crafted items but have also amassed a collection of supplies that I WILL NOT BE USING – I love to crochet but find that the internet is loaded with the ever popular crocheted dishcloth—almost a dime a dozen.  The supply is large and demand is not so great.

Pay Pal – Oh, I know I said etsy was last, but I forgot You can sell your items right from your blog using a Pay pal app or widget. You get it from Pay pal and using the html widget on blogger you post it to your site. paypal.com

• Have you done this?
• Has it worked well? Much success?
• With the problems that Blogger sometimes has with Malware and things, would you trust the use of Pay pal on your blogger site?

Thank you for all your answers in advance.  I hope to learn a lot from y’all!

Give her the product of her hands,
         And let her works praise her in the gates.Prov 31: 31

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