Selling things online is a great way to earn some extra cash while getting rid of things that are cluttering up your life and psyche. But where are the best places to do so? Ebay is probably the first one that comes to mind, but a lot of people find the fees they charge sellers to be a bit exorbitant. Here’s a list of a few others that you may or may not know about.

If you’re a crafty type, Etsy.com is a wonderful place to hock your wares. It’s like Ebay for artists. Anything from hand-made jewelry to hand-collaged jewelry boxes, from oil paintings to Sculpy statues, if it’s well and lovingly crafted it will probably fetch a good price here.
For non-handmade goods, especially books and media, Amazon.com and Half.com are both good places to start. Half.com is especially good if you’re willing to let it go for cheap-but-not-free. It’s also the first site I check, personally, when I’m in the market for a particular book, cd or dvd. 

This one may be a bit surprising, but Livejournal.com has become another lucrative internet storefront. Selling communities have been popping up all over Livejournal, and to join them is free and easy. It’s completely free to advertise and the best part is that there are really no rules or strictures and especially no fees. Every sale is personal and there are communities that specialize in everything from vintage clothing to music to cars to almost anything you can think of.


Though it may not be entirely useful if you don’t live in or very near to a metropolitan area, Craigslist.org is a fabulous place to sell unwanted items. I have bought and sold countless items using this site. I like it because it generally entails a face-to-face transaction which means no dealing with the postal service or shipping charges, and a chance to see and/or test the product before you take it home. For the few left not in the know about Craigslist, basically you can create an ad that says anything you want – which can also include pictures – and interested parties contact you through your email which Craigslist will encrypt for you so that it’s not public. Then it’s all personal communication; haggling, setting a pick up time and place, etc. Whether you’re looking for concert tickets or a toaster oven, Craigslist is a good place to start. If you don’t mind second hand, you can find some amazing deals there.

Lastly, I’m going to add one for the philanthropists among my readers; Freecycle.org is a great place to give away items that are still useful but you don’t feel the inclination to go to the trouble of selling. This is a beautiful site that has helped countless people find things they need for free that may otherwise have been tossed out. Bikes, televisions, lava lamps—whatever you’re in the market for there’s a good chance you’ll find it here, and whatever you’re trying to get rid of will almost certainly make someone’s day.