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Andie 
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Posted: 03 September 2008 at 5:15pm |
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OK I'm going through Ella's wardrobe of things she's grown out of... lordy it's taken me all afternoon so far and I'm still not done! I don't know whether to list stuff on Trade Me or not... I've had varied success with TM in the past, but not a great deal for clothes. We were actually given barely any clothes for her, so there's sure a lot of $$ that I invested in her wardrobe, so recovering some of that would be nice, but honestly, are people having any success selling baby clothing these days?
Have you sold much (since NZ Post upped their prices), or listed stuff only to have it stay there?
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Posted: 03 September 2008 at 7:25pm |
I had alot of success with my PP stuff but not alot wih everything else I found my sets were alot easier to sell and I got good prices for them and the later season stuff went for good prices 
In saying that I have noticed a drop since the postage prices went up  It depends what u have got and what condition I guess but no harm in trying?
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Posted: 03 September 2008 at 7:31pm |
Andie does that mean you are having a boy this time??
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Posted: 03 September 2008 at 7:43pm |
hehe Becks I just PMed her that same question!! 
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Posted: 03 September 2008 at 9:00pm |
I know the answer
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Posted: 03 September 2008 at 9:02pm |
Oh spill!!!! I should have known first - we live in the same town!!!
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Posted: 03 September 2008 at 11:42pm |
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I would list any 'labelled' (as in PP, JK etc) stuff that is in really good condition- other than that I wouldn't bother. The stuff I sold that wasn't labelled went for such a pittance it wasn't worth the inconvenience of the trip to the post office to send them!
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 7:35am |
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You could put the unlabled stuff into a bulk lot. I think that works well from what friends have told me
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 8:04am |
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When I buy clothes bulk lots and single labeled items are all I look at
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 8:09am |
I haven't sold any baby clothes (obviously), but I've just done an absolute mass of auctions and what I found was that if you had your start as your reserve, things seemed to sell really well, and often even passed the buy now in the end! 
I'm selling a basically brand new high chair at the moment, and I opted to keep the buy now well below what it would cost to buy it new ($100), as well as very reasonable compared to brand new, cheaper high chairs in general, and the start/reserve is really reasonable too ($40).
I work on the theory that a dollar in the pocket is better than stuff in the wardrobe not being used and taking up space  I think people are always going to trawl for baby clothes (I do!!) so I'd say as long as your prices aren't stupid, you'll be all good.
Oh! and make sure your prices allow for listing and success fees!  (and in 50 odd auctions, I only had one person complain about my post and packaging charges, and I made sure I allowed for new NZ post fees!)
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 8:15am |
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Thanks - I'm keeping just the one box of favourites from the last 2 years should they be needed again, and have sorted out some newborn PP outfits, and one NB bulk lot, the rest can go. I know what you mean about it not being worth it if they sell for nothing, Jen, just a PITA for all the running around. I've taken a ton of stuff to the Sallies this year rather than bother fluffing about with TM - I was talked out of taking a pile of new platters and large photo frames there and listed it all, only to have only 2 auctions won, by people in the sth isl who couldn't read "pick up ONLY"... and one the postage was worth more than the items and after 3 trips to NZ Post to re-package and sort it out for her, I had to ask her to back out of the sale because I'd wasted far more than $10 worth of my time already.
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 8:20am |
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Oh yeah - and this next one's a BOY!
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 8:40am |
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with all my brand new label still attached stuff ive had varying success - all my girl clothes still had labels on and whats left over is being sold in a bulk lots. But yeah PP. JK etc always tend to sell....
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 8:47am |
I had one recently which was an absolute corker ...
A girl bought an item for $5.50 plus $4.50 post and packaging. Over a week after the auction and multiple emails later, she finally paid - but underpaid because she didn't like the postage charge. She said $3.00 should do it so that was all I was getting! and she actually only paid $2.50 for postage! When I queried with her she said that I could wrap it in a plastic bag and send it like that and why didn't I have free packaging? Ummm ... because I just closed 50 auctions successfully and no one has that much packaging and why should it be free anyway?? The postage costs clearly stated postage and pacakaging and she committed to that cost by bidding! If she didn't like the post and packaging charge (as it is p & p is costing me $4.10 but she's not getting her 40 cents back! All other traders, if I spend more than I ask for I stand the cost, if I spend less, I email them and offer a refund) why not query it earlier, or not bid on the auction to start with! (Bearing in mind we're talking about a $170 cardy in new condition here ...)
It took over another week of negotiations to get the full postage cost out of her too. Ug! What a hassle for $5.50!
What infuriates me is that I'LL end up with a negative feedback out of it! 
Ooooooh! ... Pregnancy hormones  Rant over
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 9:53am |
Trade Me is sooo hard at the moment to sell things on. I end up putting things on for $1 reserve which seems crazy and this is all that I get $1 which really does my head in... people expect to get a bargin on there which really sucks for the people trying to sell things!!
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 10:29am |
 Andie wrote:
Oh yeah - and this next one's a BOY! |
aaawww!! CONGRATS!!! for a wee boy!
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 4:11pm |
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OK I caved. I'm keeping 3 boxes of Ella's NB - 1 wardrobe, in case we need it later! Because I'd be gutted if we did have a 3rd child, a wee girl, and I'd gotten rid of the good stuff! And if we decide to stick with two kids, then I'll pass them on. So of course I'm keeping my favourites of the lot, which means the rest is not as marketable, so it goes to friends for free. Part of me thinks Gah! Where were our big boxes of hand-downs when we needed them? But then, none of our mates at that point had had girls of their own and were parting with the wardrobes, so so be it. Better that someone uses them than they sit taking up space we can't spare in our house.
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Posted: 04 September 2008 at 7:03pm |
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Havent sold any baby gears yet, but i had a big clean out of some of my pre preggers clothing. Quite a lot of it newish, label, this season and i was struggling to get anything for them. Gave up in the end and put it all through at 1dollar reserve because i wanted it gone.
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