Income I Sold Something On NextDoor. Here's How It Went.

[Zwielicht]

So, I actually struggle with selling anything mostly because I don't like money and greatly prefer bartering or just helping others out.

Because of this, I don't really know how to price anything I do try to sell.

Recently, I did need a bit of cash to pay for something, so I decided to put up listings for used stuff I have around my house that I don't actually use anymore.

One of these items was an elliptical I bought and used about 3 times before realising there's a walking trail near my home that's much nicer to use. This elliptical was just gathering dust in the spare bedroom, so I cleaned it up, tightened all the bolts, and made a listing for it on NextDoor.

I'm not really active on NextDoor and mostly just use it to see what's happening around my neighbourhood, but it seemed like a good site to use for trading and I can see there are a ton of buyers on there and not as many sellers for goods in general, at least in my area. I mean, people are always asking if anyone has this or that for sale in my area, so it seemed like a far better option than something like Craigslist.

How I Determined The Pricing
Like I said, I'm bad with figuring out how to value something, but I took the following into account when I did put a price on it:

• I bought the elliptical for about $120 several years ago.
• It's lightly used and still looks brand new.
• The same model is sold for about $300 now, so the value has gone up.

Eh... I still didn't know what to price it out, but with that in mind, I put the elliptical up for sale for $150, which is half the price of a new one.

The Offers I Received
Within 10 minutes, some jackass contacted me and just says"$50". He seriously offered me 1/3 of what I listed it for! I just ignored this and continued waitng.

Honestly, I just wanted to get rid of it, so I lowered the price down to $100 because I really only needed about that much for what I needed the cash for. 30 minutes later, a lady contacted me and asked for details about it, like if it's quiet and what the dimensions were. I gave the measurements and told her a bit about it. She came by a few days later with her husband, so my wife and I carried the elliptical outside to the front yard.

Selling The Elliptical
Her and her husband both tried it out and really liked it. She gave us the $100 and we talked with them for a bit outside. Thankfully, she was friendly, which was great because I've been having so many negative experiences with people lately whenever I go out.

It was just a much more pleasant experience selling this on NextDoor than I've had selling anything anywhere else.

 

[Spicy Nug]

I've gotten invites to join Nextdoor and I think I made an account but never actually used it.

I might give it a go to promote my Etsy business.

Also neat to see it's available in multiple countries.

Nextdoor is available in 11 countries, primarily serving the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden. It is most widely used in the U.S., where it operates in over 345,000+ neighborhoods and all 50 states

Mostly seems to be a US thing which works for me but the potential for wider reach is certainly a good thing!

 

[shattered world]

How would you compare Nextdoor to something like FB marketplace? Specifically listing items and getting responses.

 

[SilverClouds]

Hahah, I used to have this thing too... And of course I preferred calisthenics . Doesn't everyone have some fitness equipment that they don't use? Seems to be a thing . Funnily enough I actually used these before/after lifting weights at the gym in Malaysia, but at my flat in Poland it was unused.

Thanks for sharing, I'm still sorting my clothes for exact same thing eh, so far I have some in 'idk' pile, maybe some of these will go for sale, not sure, I need more and then choose from that, I'm thinking about making a set or something. Like, I'd rather put multiple clothes up so someone on a shopping spree has what to choose from. I also want to get rid of as much bulk as possible due to shipping costs. Today I found 2 new pairs of shoes that I never used and wanted to use but couldn't find so at least I'll save on buying new ones eh. Also tons of my sister's shoes. Also thrown out some stuff that was the other way around - not good for sale and unwearable. Just going with that declutter... You know, I still need income, but this will help to lower costs since suddenly I don't have to buy stuff since it apparently is stuffed in a dusty room, completely unused, and even throwing out stuff also saves money since why pay for transporting trash basically, plus hopefully I'll sell some too. I did declutter when I was leaving Poland, it's more than 2 years already so drama aside it actually makes sense to do another declutter. Also I'm trying to find some winter clothes . I have 2 tops that are too small in my arms since they got bigger from exercise so hopefully I'll find more of these to sell. Let's get like a bag/box of these.