{"id":67929,"date":"2016-05-21T12:37:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T10:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=67929"},"modified":"2016-06-10T14:05:42","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T12:05:42","slug":"tips-for-selling-items-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tips-for-selling-items-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for selling items online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While you\u2019re packing away your winter woolies and preparing for <strong>summer in Barcelona<\/strong>, you may also\u00a0find\u00a0it\u2019s a great time for a bit of a general <strong>spring clean<\/strong>. An\u00a0unappealing task for most of us, it can be made a little less burdensome by taking the opportunity to make some cash from the things you&#8217;re no longer using or needing. Apps like <a href=\"http:\/\/us.wallapop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>Wallapop<\/strong><\/a>, the self-described free and mobile virtual flea market\/classifieds app, make it easy to sell such items.\u00a0Check out these tips for a smooth and swift sale that can also be applied to other <strong>online selling\/buying sites<\/strong> in addition to Wallapop.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tips-for-selling-items-online\/#Be_responsive\" title=\"Be responsive\">Be responsive<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tips-for-selling-items-online\/#Do_your_research\" title=\"Do your research\">Do your research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tips-for-selling-items-online\/#Use_great_photos\" title=\"Use great photos\">Use great photos<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tips-for-selling-items-online\/#Accept_cash_only_and_in_person\" title=\"Accept cash only and in person\">Accept cash only and in person<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tips-for-selling-items-online\/#Dont_dismiss_your_discards\" title=\"Don&#8217;t dismiss your discards\">Don&#8217;t dismiss your discards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_responsive\"><\/span>Be responsive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_67942\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67942\" class=\"wp-image-67942 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Be-responsive-on-Wallapop-e1463391999215-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"Be responsive on Wallapop\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-67942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via VisualHunt.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It definitely pays to be responsive when <strong>selling items online<\/strong>\u00a0especially if the item you\u2019re listing is similar to others. From experience, buyers won\u2019t wait around if you don&#8217;t reply promptly and instead leave them in silence for hours on end. So if you\u2019re going to be without access to the app you&#8217;re using\u00a0or perhaps you can\u2019t reply during business hours, then you may like to include these details as part of your listing so buyers have an expectation of when to hear from you.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_your_research\"><\/span>Do your research<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take some time to explore other items listed on the site to see how sellers are describing and pricing their\u00a0items. Look at what works well and what doesn\u2019t\u00ad \u2013 think like the buyer and what you would be happy\/willing to pay for the item you\u2019re offering.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_great_photos\"><\/span>Use great photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Make the most of the number of photos allowed for the listing\u00a0and select ones\u00a0that may answer questions buyers are likely to ask. If it\u2019s a new item that&#8217;s still boxed, then show the seals intact. And if there are some slight imperfections, then show these too. It\u2019s worth everyone&#8217;s while if you\u2019re honest and upfront with the items you\u2019re selling and the photos are\u00a0what the buyer is most interested in.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accept_cash_only_and_in_person\"><\/span>Accept cash only and in person<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be sure to finish the sale in person and with cash rather than using any sort of bank transfer or even PayPal. The app <strong>Wallapop<\/strong> is all about being able to sell items locally and easily, with\u00a0face-to-face and cash-in-hand the tried and tested method for this type of sale.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dont_dismiss_your_discards\"><\/span>Don&#8217;t dismiss your discards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_67938\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67938\" class=\"wp-image-67938 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Taking-photos-on-Wallapop-e1463392091499-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"Taking photos on Wallapop\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-67938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via VisualHunt.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The saying \u2018<strong>one person\u2019s trash is another\u2019s treasure<\/strong>\u2019 is spot on when it comes to sites such as Wallapop. So don\u2019t discard any items that are no longer of any use to you as they may be just what someone else is trying to find. And while almost everything can be listed, there are some items that aren\u2019t allowed, which are mostly the very obvious such as animals; medicine or prescriptive drugs; and food, alcohol and tobacco. 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