Hi guys;
I'm wondered if you buy second hand stuff for kids. I mean, how common it is to buy baby stuff in ebay, craigslist or kijiji.
After 2y 6m of accumulation of baby stuff, I'm planning to donate it; but, maybe I can make some money if I sell it. I have locked at this sites and most of them have baby stuff for sale, but I don't know if someone really buy this kind of stuff.
There are several store chains out there that buy 2nd hand clothes. The one I go to is called "Once Upon A Child." They don't always buy baby clothes depending on how much they have on hand, but almost always buy toddler and kid stuff. http://www.ouac.com/
I think ebay is hit or miss, and you have to sell the clothes in big lots for very little. Shipping gets really expensive for a whole box of clothes.
Also, consider your local Goodwill Industries or Salvation Army. At least you can get a receipt and take the deduction from your taxable income next year.
Hell yeah people buy this stuff. I got rid of a baby swing, two large bags of infant clothes, a baby seat, and one of those god-awful baby exersaucers on craigs list the SAME DAY that I posted it. The trick for me was to just not charge a lot. I figured that I'd take it to Goodwill if it didn't sell, so I posted everything for crazy cheap, like $30 for the exersaucer. It was out of the house and I had $30 more than I would have if the stuff hadn't sold. You can buy a lot of Yuengling for $30!!!
They are held in one of the armory's ...If you are the first in line you need to be FAST so you don't get run over...
If you are going to donate them Please give to your locale Battered Womans Shelter?
Chef Kev
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and get hand me downs from my older sister so i don't generally buy stuff.
plus, i'm trying to raise eco-anarchists so i keep em barefoot and naked most of the time.
but we have sold stuff that we've outgrown from time to time (car seats, exer-saucer, high chair) via craigslist.
now if you could just mix twitter and freecycle...
I buy lots of second-hand stuff for my son. He gets clothes from Goodwill and garage sales and toys from garage sales and friends that no longer need stuff. (Once Upon A Child rules!) For now, we are saving everything because my wife and I are planning to have another. Once we are done with the raising of the kids though, we will sell what we can through a garage sale of our own and bring the rest to Goodwill for a tax write-off. Speaking of garage sales, I am so happy that it is spring again! Garage sale season, yo!
As a longtime eBay user, you won't make much if anything from eBay for used kids stuff.
Randy
Cincinnati, OH
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about 90% consigned clothing. It's cheap, it supports a local business, buying consigned means I'm not buying from China, and I can turn around and reconsign the clothes and make money. We've found all types of brands from Carter's to Hanna Andersen.
We also pass around and receive clothes throughout our family and friends. We're always sending someone with a new baby something that our kids don't wear or use anymore.
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We have used Craigslist extensively and am going to hate it when the kids actually want to buy their own clothes. Actually the quality of many of the clothes are higher than we would likely buy on our own. We have found 1 mother who buys incredibly cute things for her daughters and then we get a whole garbage bag of designer clothes for 30 bucks.
We tend to donate it all to local charities on the backside.
Greg
Thanks for sharing your experiences,
I guess I'll try to sell some stuff, otherwise, well freecycling is the next option. 8 months ago, when we move, I gave most of the "real" baby stuff to some friends and to the Salvation Army. Now my son is almost the younger and shorter in our group of friends here, so no way to give anything to them.
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