How to Clean Items to Sell Online

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When you go “treasure hunting” for items, or even if you’re selling items from around the house, once in awhile, an item needs a little bit of TLC so you can get a better price for it on ebay–or other online venu.

Here’s a list of essentials that are a huge help for fixing up treasures:

*Goo Gone

*Fabreeze

*Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

*Shout or Spray & Wash

*Needle & Thread

*Fabric shaver

*Scissors

When an item like a mug or plastic item has residue on it from a piece of tape or price sticker, Goo Gone is FANTASTIC at removing the residue quickly.

When an item has an odd smell, like it’s been in a basement, etc.  and the item cannot be washed (like a doll, or toy) Fabreeze is a huge help.

When an item has a small spot on it Shout is a miracle worker!  I spray a little bit on a cloth and then wipe up the spot on the item.  The spot usually disappears on the first try!  Shout is a great way to clean up plush toys.

The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is really my favorite…..it gets scuffs off of plastic or vinyl,  cleans glass and ceramic very nicely and removes marks that other cleaners can’t even touch.

If a piece of clothing is missing a button, or a plush toy has a small hole, your needle and thread will take care of it.

Fabric shavers are great for lots of different items.  I primarily use mine to take care of pills (those little fuzz balls) on sweaters.

Scissors come in handy for lots of items.  I always look my items over before shipping them out to trim any threads, or clip a fuzz ball I missed when shaving a sweater, etc.

These are all items that you can purchase at a store like Wal-mart or Target, but they make a huge difference in increasing your profit. 

 Once I had a toy from the Wiggles called the “Big Red Car”  (I always pick these up no matter what condition since I know I can fix them up. ) This one was in very bad shape at first glance, but after a little bit of Goo gone, and a magic eraser, to get the scuffs off, this toy looked fantastic and I was able to sell it for $16.99.  Without fixing it up, I doubt that I would have been able to sell it for $5.00.

It only takes a few minutes to fix an item up for reselling, but it’s well worth it to get a higher selling price.