Today I learned how to sell stuff on Marketplace for Avdi. I sold an electric cultivator, a gas trimmer, and still have a leaf blower to sell. It’s my latest trick. We have a couple of kids’ bikes to give away or sell, and probably it’s just the beginning of this venture. I enjoyed handing Avdi $150 in cash today. Now I’m thinking about some of my own items I could sell.
I didn’t get any gardening done except watering, but making easy money for the family makes up for it. Somehow I’m more tired, though.
My counselor says I need to make sure all family concerns and plans get brought to Avdi first and get brought up at the weekly meeting, so everything has a protocol and chain of command, and I don’t get stuck in the middle having to make a quick decision in the absence of Avdi or a guideline. If it doesn’t get brought up at the meeting, it can wait. Kids must run things by Avdi first, not take advantage of my being out of the loop.
Lauren, I know you are not afraid of unpopular opinions yourself, here is one of mine: when I dissolved our household last year, I started just taking pictures of items and asked ChatGPT (or an LLM of your choice) to describe it, price it, clean it. It did everything except for the cleaning. I sold around 80 items on marketplace. If you enjoy the process, have at it. For me, it was worth a solid week of work and hundreds of dollars.
All this from 3 photos:
Title: Vintage solid-wood dresser w/ ornate oval mirror – 4 drawers
Price: $225 OBO (or $200 firm for a quick, no-haggle pickup)
Description:
Charming vintage solid-wood dresser with a beautifully carved oval mirror. Perfect as a bedroom dresser, foyer statement piece, or vanity.
At first I did NOT like the process! The research for the description alone was a bitch. But now it’s one more thing I can do on my own to help out. Thanks for the tip!