Heard a coworker say she paid off $4,000 in credit card debt by selling old clothes on Poshmark

I overheard my coworker Sarah on a Zoom call yesterday talking about how she made over $4,000 last year just from selling clothes she never wore. She said she went through her closet one weekend and listed everything with tags still on or barely used. That got me thinking about my own closet full of stuff I have not touched in years. So I spent last night going through three garbage bags worth of old jeans and sweaters. I already have 20 items listed on a resale app and made $60 this morning from a pair of boots. It feels way better than just dropping them at Goodwill and calling it a day. Has anyone else had a big win from selling old stuff instead of buying new things?

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diana51223d agoTop Commenter

Oh man I gotta say I sort of disagree with the whole vibe here. Like yeah getting some cash for old stuff is nice and all but I feel like people act like selling clothes on resale apps is this easy free money thing and it really isnt. You have to take all the photos, write descriptions, deal with lowball offers, and then package stuff up and go to the post office. Thats time you could spend just clearing things out in one trip to Goodwill or a consignment shop. Plus after fees and shipping you are not making nearly what people say they are making a lot of times.

quinna8922d ago

easy free money" yeah right @diana512, its more like a side job with no benefits.

wood.faith22d ago

Plus all the haggling and ghosting, it's basically a second job.