r/DumpsterDiving • u/Bassdoll845 • 11h ago

Best place to sell your finds?

What's your preferred platform to sell your finds?

I haven't had much luck with marketplace or FB groups.

I know there's Poshmark, Ebay, Craigslist & Mercari. Can anyone share their experience or recommend others?

I've heard Ebay is too risky because people can say they never got the package or whatever and keep your item for free.?

I already use DD to save on food, toiletries, etc. I work full time, have a second job, and am struggling to pay my medical bills that keep piling up 😞

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u/LondonHomelessInfo 9h ago

Facebook Marketplace - They come collect the item from you so can never claim they never got it. They pay you in cash, so no fees.

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u/BelovedxCisque 9h ago

Yep! Plus you don’t have to deal with going to the post office and paying a crazy amount for shipping. Personally, I don’t have people come to my house as I feel that’s a safety thing. I’m lucky to live near a supermarket so I set the pickup location as the supermarket and meet customers there.

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u/LondonHomelessInfo 9h ago edited 8h ago

I’ve also sold stuff I‘ve found on a free ads website called Gumtree and app called Shpock, where people also come collect items from you and pay you in cash, but I think they only exist in UK. Gumtree is the UK equivalent of Craigslist in US.

I guess for clothes, a good website would be Vinted. Don’t know how that works though as I‘ve never used it. I find a lot of clothes but leave them if they‘re not my size as I’m homeless and don’t have anywhere to store them.