The best applications for reselling your Christmas gifts

You have been spoiled for Christmas: new games console, clothes, accessories, board games… But it often happens that certain gifts are not to your taste or that you received the same present in duplicate. This is where peer-to-peer resale apps can be very useful. Most are easy to use, but some operate a little differently. In any case, you will be able to resell your gifts if your price is right.

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And even if you like all your gifts, you will certainly have to make room in the cupboards to accommodate all these new items and these applications can also be useful.

Vinted

Vinted is the reference for the sale of second-hand products, but it is also possible to offer new items still packaged. When creating your ad, simply check the “New with label” box.

Of course, if you have proof of purchase and a warranty, even better. On Vinted, you can sell almost everything. The only thing missing is bulky items like furniture or household appliances. Recently, the Electronics category has appeared with e-readers, portable speakers, connected objects, headphones, etc. You won’t find any smartphones or tablets there.

On the other hand, a new “Designer items” category has been set up, allowing you to sell and buy bags, shoes, clothing and accessories for women or men. And Ireland has joined France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, further expanding the community of sellers and buyers on the platform.

The good place

LeBonCoin is also a platform for selling new or used items. The advantage of this service compared to Vinted, which allows you to buy products and have them delivered, is the delivery in person, thus avoiding paying additional costs and waiting a few days to receive your package.

And with LeBonCoin, you can sell everything… absolutely everything… Furniture, clothing, household appliances, leisure items, shoes, consoles, etc. This is not part of our selection, but you can also find your future accommodation or a new job there.

For LeBonCoin, you can also indicate “New with label” if your item is new and still in blister pack, when creating your ad. Don’t forget to specify the delivery method (uncheck the different carriers) to indicate that you only want the purchase to be delivered by hand. This little subtlety is not easy to find for those who do not use the platform often.

Ebay

eBay is the most popular auction site. It allows you to create listings for whatever you’re looking to get rid of and get the best price for it, but it can take a while. If you are in a hurry to make room or resell new items received during the holidays, you can choose the buy it now method, rather than traditional auctions. But in all cases, you will need to charge a fair price to sell quickly. And if you don’t know how much you could resell your gift, a team of experts helps you estimate it for free.

Note that eBay has changed its “formula” and also offers to instantly buy back your items. Answer a questionnaire which will allow the experts to offer you a certain price, send your item for free and if everything is in order, you will receive your payment.

Momox

If you don’t want to waste time placing ads, answering people’s questions (even though the answer is in the ad), and storing your items waiting for them to sell, then Momox should help. to please. This is a direct resale platform that buys your items directly from you in one go.

Initially developed for cultural products (books, CDs, DVDs and video games), the application has expanded its areas of expertise to support clothing. In all cases, the procedure is the same, you answer a series of questions accompanied by photos and scanning of the barcode for cultural articles, facilitating the Momox teams’ accurate estimate. A price is announced to you, take it or leave it. If it seems correct, you will need to print the delivery note and ship your items before receiving your payment.

Back Market

Back Market is to electronics what Momox is to cultural products. You can resell your smartphones and tablets, laptops, connected watches, portable speakers, headphones, game consoles, electric scooters, televisions, cameras, small and large household appliances, etc.

The platform estimates a repurchase price based on the information provided and the photos provided. You will then need to send the device and, after verification, you will receive your payment. Note, however, that Back Market only deals with used devices in order to recondition them and resell them at the best price on the platform.

And even if the screen is broken or the battery discharges too quickly, you can always sell your device to them (at a lower price of course). Defective parts will be replaced and your device put back into circulation.

Rakuten

Rakuten is an e-commerce platform that allows you to buy new products, but also to sell used products. A bit like on Amazon, you can buy a new product, from an official professional seller, but also find the same product much cheaper, but used.

So, when you sell, you benefit from the visibility of the new product, to resell your own items. Note, however, that you cannot indicate that your product is new, even if it is still in its original packaging and you have the invoice for example. It is considered “like new” but in no case can claim to be new when you create the ad.

In addition to benefiting from the visibility of the new products listed, Rakuten simplifies the creation of your ad since the essential information on the product is already provided via the new product. As on all resale platforms, sending items is free and simple with the printing of a pre-paid slip.

Beebs

Originally developed for clothing, Beebs is an application and online platform for reselling all types of items created by Kiabi. You can sell men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, but also electronic devices, toys and childcare items, household items, furniture, and many others.

We appreciate on this platform being able to follow a particular brand, and being able to offer second-hand items, which can be advertised as “new” with or without a label. Just like its competitors, Beebs makes sending easier by printing a slip to simply stick on the package.

Kiabi’s particularity is also to offer to buy your clothes (only) of all brands directly in the brand’s stores, in order to resell them in its own stores with a “Second Hand” section. This procedure can be quick and very practical for people who regularly change their wardrobe, but it also has its constraints. You need to sell between 10 and 30 items of clothing and they must be in impeccable condition. Best of all, sellers will receive a Kiabi voucher and not a direct payment.

Geev

If your gift doesn’t sell on the previously mentioned platforms, you can still gift it to someone. An ugly Christmas sweater, a candle or a basket that has little value can find a second life rather than going into the trash. The Geev application allows you to post an ad for an item to donate and wait for someone to come and collect it. It is even possible that you yourself will find a gem without spending a cent.

The application is simple to use and allows you to geolocate your ad, to avoid paying shipping costs. No commission, no hidden fees… you make a donation and that’s it.

For those who want to quickly get rid of cultural products, DIY devices, musical instruments, household appliances, jewelry, sunglasses or luxury accessories, they can go to stores selling cultural products. used, such as Happy Cash, Cash Converters, or even Easy Cash. Their items will be valued based on their condition, but also the “demand” in these stores, and the sellers will be paid immediately.

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