Selling unwanted toys etc

[tigwig]

Hi all, I have several children's toys and books and garden furniture and fitness equipment for sale but despite the ridiculous low prices of them I can't sell them! Do any of you have any ideas as to how I could? I really am not asking for much for these things ie garden table, 6 chairs, parosol and patio heater all for �50! I have tried e bay and free ads but no success

[bednobs]

i suppose its just that these things are pretty cheap to buy new. i personally wouldnt buy second hand toys either. If you really want rid, try freecycle.org

[alijangra]

I agree with bednobs, Freecycle is great I have got rid of loads of stuff and acquired some useful items too.

[joko]

sell them separately - people may not want all of it.

also pick realistic prices for second hand goods �50 is too much for that lot - unless they are especially good ones.

[bowiefreak]

i got rid of a load of stuff to the charity shops a well worth cause

[Shadow Man]

I think 50 quid sounds very reasonable myself!!!

[tigwig]

joko how can you say �50 is too much for all that garden furniture? the table and chairs cost us �300, the patio heater �170 to say thats a saving of �420 just because they are 2nd hand doesn't sound too much to me!!! shadow man I am glad you agree

[Shadow Man]

Indeed tiggy wiggy. Asked me a few months back and I would have ripped your arm off!!!

[johnlambert]

Take the lot to your local car boot sale, we got rid of loads of unwanted household stuff just before we moved and made over �250 in an afternoon

[WendyS]

I think people are drawing in their belts a little at the moment because of increasingly high mortgage rates. I have also been unable to sell a number of surplus items. Do any of your local shops, newsagents or supermarkets have Customer Notice Boards? If so, you could try those outlets. Also putting up a big poster listing the For Sale items on your front gate.

[tigwig]

Can I just turn up to a car boot sale with the stuff then? I didn't know you could do that if you weren't selling it there yourself. Mind you it would be pretty hard with the patio heater!!

[johnlambert]

Find out where your local car boot sale is, (town or borough council usualy run them), book a table, or tables perhaps �10, turn up early that morning, as we were unpacking we were mobbed by traders who offered us a "lump sum" for stuff they wanted to sell themselves, so if you hold off the real punters will offer more
Be prepared to haggle

[jasper09]

hi,im new to this site and im interested in your garden furniture,if you still have it for sale?

[tigwig]

Hi Jasper, it was 2 years ago I posted this question! So no I don't still have it for sale I'm afraid. It did make me laugh to receive an answer though.