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7 of the Best Sites to Sell Basically Anything
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Is your closet brimming with stuff you don’t wear anymore? Maybe your shelves are overflowing with knick-knacks that seemed a good idea at the time, but now only trigger an existential crisis? Maybe you just need money, fast (you know why)? Whatever your reason, it’s probably time to simplify your life and sell some stuff online.

But where? Long gone are the days when eBay was the only URL you needed to know, and Amazon Marketplace is cut-throat and filled with scammers. Now, it’s better to go niche—and whether you’re selling hand-knitted socks or old video games, there’s a website to help you do it. These are our recommendations for the best options around, based on whatever you’re selling. (But before we get started, it’s worth keeping in mind the universal laws of selling: Take good photos, research the best keywords, and set a realistic price.)

The best site for selling clothes: Vinted

The best site for selling clothes: Vinted
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Poshmark, ThredUp, and Tradesy are popular sites for selling used clothing. However, all of them charge fees that eat into your profits. Some even impose commission fees based on an item’s selling price. For instance, Poshmark will takes a flat $2.95 from sales under $15, but charges a 20% fee for anything that goes for more than that.

Vinted, on the other hand, lets you keep every cent. This fashion-forward site charges buyers a flat 70 cents for every purchase they make, plus a 5% “Buyer Protection fee.” Sellers don’t have to pay a dime. Snap a pic, set your price, and list the item for free through the app or on the desktop site. If you want to sell your stuff faster you can shell out a little bit—for 95 cents the site will give your listing a bit more prominence of similar items.

The best site for selling handicrafts: Etsy

The best site for selling handicrafts: Etsy
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No surprise here: When it comes to handmade goods (and important junk people want to pass off as handmade), Etsy is king. Maybe you make bracelets or knit sweaters on the side? Etsy is a good spot to sell handicrafts at a price that reflects your hard work.

The site charges 20 cents to list an item and takes a 3.5% commission, which is rather low compared to Amazon Handmade, which charges a 15% commission, plus various other fees. You can list an item in one of 160 categories and use the local seller search feature to market to interested buyers within your community. The site also offers built-in marketing tools that allow you to create coupons, which is a nice touch.

The best site for selling your services: Fiverr

The best site for selling your services: Fiverr
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If you don’t have stuff to sell but do want to sell your skills, you can do that on Fiverr—as long as whatever services you’re selling complies with Fiverr’s terms and fits into one of its roughly 200 listing categories.

Whatever your specialty, Fiverr is an effective tool for scouting clients as a freelancer. You list your services for free and set your own pricing (between $5—hence the name—and $995). Fiverr takes a 20% cut of every transaction, but it’s more reliable than selling yourself on Craigslist (not like that).

The best site for selling antiques: Ruby Lane

The best site for selling antiques: Ruby Lane
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Ruby Lane is an online marketplace specifically for vintage and antique items like old jewelry, dolls, furniture, and art—like a fancy eBay!

While Ruby Lane may not have the brand recognition of that legacy site, it scores highly in surveys for its customer service and communication, so it will probably be less of a headache. There are standard listing options and on-site chat with buyers, and the site encourages shoppers to buy from new sellers to ensure they meet Ruby Lane’s high standards.

Making a Ruby Lane account is free, but there’s a monthly $25 maintenance fee, and a 9.9% service fee on transactions, meaning its more for people looking to unload a bunch of stuff at once or sustain a serious side gig or their own business. Maintenance fees are for waived your first month, though, so you can test the waters and set up your shop.

The best site for selling tech gear: Decluttr

The best site for selling tech gear: Decluttr
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If you have old gadgets lying around or want to ditch your current smartphone model for Google’s new Pixel Pass, Decluttr is a good bet. This site promises to pay up to 33% more than your carrier will, and offers free quotes for whatever you’re selling, and free, insured shipping through UPS. Box up your stuff, attach a free return label, ship it off, and wait to get paid.

The site takes everything from smartwatches to gaming consoles, and once it receives your items in the mail, it’ll send you payment the following day. Direct deposits will clear within three business days and PayPal payments will end up in your account in 24 hours or less. You’ll probably get a bit less than you would painstakingly listing every item, sure. On the other hand, it’s a lot less work.

The best site for selling books and textbooks: BookScouter

The best site for selling books and textbooks: BookScouter
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College textbooks are notoriously difficult to resell, and selling novels isn’t much easier unless you want to price them at a penny and try to make a profit on shipping. BookScouter helps you figure out who is willing to pay the most for your used books, and compare vendors based on whether they charge transaction or shipping fees.

Search the website to determine how much each book is worth, and compare buyback offers from various vendors. BookScouter will recommend buyers with a reliable track record of satisfied customers. Once you receive and agree to a quote, BookScouter will facilitate free shipping from you to the buyer and see that you receive payment.

The best site for selling furniture: Chairish

The best site for selling furniture: Chairish
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Chairish is a furniture and decor consignment shop that simplifies the process of listing and selling your old chairs, rugs, lights, or whatever else. Listing items is free, and you’ll keep between 70–80% of the price for everything you sell. What sets the site apart from eBay is the level of curation involved: Once you take pictures and detail what’s for sale, Chairish reviews your submission to ensure it meets their standards, edit the photos for you, and posts the listing. The site will also manage shipping.

Chairish offers an “Elite” plan ($149/month) that gives you more control and insight into your sales, as well as discounts and faster payouts. If you need that level of service, Chairish is free (outside of the per-sale commission, of course).