More and more people are taking advantage of the Services at the iSold It stores to put cash in their pockets. Here is another video from the local news channel in Tyler, TX
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Forget Regifting! Sell Your Unwanted Gifts on eBay
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008 06:53
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Get a fugly sweater for Christmas this year? Don't worry about regifting. Join the growing crowd and secretly turn your unwanted gift into cash by selling it on eBay.
Can’t find that Wii game system complete with Wii fit that your child has been asking for Christmas? Have you tried EBay? Anything can be found online and with the introduction of iSold it stores buying and selling online has become much easier. iSold it, located on Southlake Boulevard. has been operating for two years and has seen an increase in sales over the past several months. Certain things sell year round, but around Christmas things that might be hard to find in the store are easily found on EBay.
As Wall Street continues its selling spree due to the troubled economy, main street is also unloading unwanted items. Selling property is one way many people are getting a little extra cash.
Selling things on the web site E-bay is Bill Barker's entire business. Right now, business is good. He says many people are searching hard to find unwanted property that will grab some quick cash, and in some unfortunate cases, people are even selling expensive heirlooms just to get by. When gas started hitting $3.50, 4 bucks a gallon... there was a real noticeable upswing in business," said Bill Barker, owner of the I Sold It store at 40th and Old Cheney in Lincoln.
People are swinging in more and more asking how they can sell their things. They also want to know what will sell for the most money. We're seeing people looking for some other way to make some money," said Barker.
The stock market may have plunged 15 percent in October and other indicators may be pointing at a severe recession. But not every business is down.
"August was my best month ever. September was up 60 percent over a year earlier and October was up 30 percent," said Scott Brown. He owns an iSold It franchise in Fullerton, Calif., that sells on eBay auction Web site items brought in by individuals and businesses. Recent economic turmoil seems to have motivated a lot of people to clean out the garage or company store room. Many of my customers are selling things off, cleaning out closets, downsizing and moving," Brown said. "They need cash, not to meet the mortgage but maybe for Christmas presents or gas."
