How to become rich in your old “junk” – Aftonbladet

Do not store the door to close for all gadgets?

Then you can sit on the jack. The Swedes sitting on an average of 25 000 that just collects dust, according to e-commerce site block.

– Now it’s much stuff to be removed, says Robert Leo; 32.

Now is the time to empty the storage of stuff that belong spring. Easter Monday is the big vårstädningsdagen. Then the number of visitors and demand for Block greatest.

The family Lions in Sävast has tired of his messy garage.

been discarded

– We have begun clear but it is still very messy. When it was at its worst two years ago we saved at all if it would be useful sometime. But now we change our minds, says Eini Leo, 33rd

Some things to be sold, others transported to recycling. The family says they bought the things that most just been discarded. Gadgets from foreign trips and bargains Eini budat home on the auction site eBay.

In addition, grows the kids so fast that the family is constantly forced to buy new clothes.

– The youngest daughter has gone up four shoe sizes on a year so it gets expensive. So now we sell kid’s clothes, rainwear, coveralls, soccer and some bikes also says Eini Lion.

Location selling cycle

The family Leo has good chance to make a killing. Now, it is not the right time to sell skates, winter tires or slalom skis.

– We go from cold and dark winter to light and warm spring and demand for clothing and footwear is increasing rapidly shifting seasons. If you have a bike that stands and collects leaves, it’s time to sell now, says Linnea Aguero, press officer for the block.

Now it’s spring clothing to the children that people need. Horse trailer that is not used anymore. Should you buy new golf clubs, it is time to sell the old ones away. Many stands right now and heats up the swing arm in the spring sunshine.

The block statistics show that demand for outdoor furniture and garden accessories have gone up by as much as 170 percent, while the bicycle is one of the most used keywords on the site.

“Grab It”

Linnea Aguero think it’s silly to collect things that are not going to use. She says studies have shown that Swedes have an average of 25 000 in their stores.

– Many people think that they should grab it later. But it is better that stuff is collecting dust? One should not put down anything in the store if it is not safe to be taken out again, she says.

Are there other things to think about?

– A picture sells better than a thousand words. The overall experience will be better if you can show that you sell from different perspectives and in particular the functional stuff, like how stroller looks collapsed, says Linnea Aguero.

It may therefore be necessary to lay down some effort into their advertisement.

– If you photograph a bike in a little dassigt light in a storage room and it is not cleaned, the more difficult to sell. You win to make to order it and take photos in good light, says Linnea Aguero.