The Internet Says You Can Make Money Selling These 26 Free Items On Ebay - Can You?

[@lisadurre8258]

😂 Every single time, my side hurts 🤣🤣🤣 thank you for😂 the endorphin overload!

[@youaregodspursuit]

Buy a used stone tumbler... fill it with with broken glass bottles, brown. green, etc. Let these pieces tumble and sell when they are done... can be done anywhere. Sea glass?

[@boomerandbabies756]

My very first ebay sale, in 2003, was 3 years worth of an out of print magazine. I listed each year separately, and all 36 magazines were purchased by the same buyer. FYI, it was Victoria magazine from the 80s.

[@biffboffo]

I mean, I’m less than one minute into this video and I feel that it just cannot CANNOT get any better than the mic-drop pun of “assive income” - however, I will continue to watch because I know it’s good for your metrics.

[@biffboffo]

Okay, “Darth Cardone” - this video continues to pay nice dividends.

[@markbuell5263]

I remember years ago, a friend of mine collected pine cones and coated them in some flammable wax and gave them out during Christmas as gifts. People would use them to start their fireplace firewood for either ambiance or warmth. I would think there would be some demand for that.

[@Thrivinginthespotlight]

Your sense of humor is grand "I'm agnostic" after talking about the implications of removing driftwood from nature lmao

[@toadevergreen2561]

I do want to say that as an avid terrarium builder, I have purchased maple, magnolia and oak leaves off eBay for feeding to my springtail bugs in my frog's terrarium. I currently live in a rain shadow region where there are no trees so I couldn't harvest them myself. I have likewise purchased shelf mushrooms from the east coast for art projects because they aren't found on the west coast although as someone with an ecology degree I don't recommend harvesting shelf mushrooms from the wild because some of them take 30 years to grow and it's incredibly damaging and unethical to harvest them. I know people also sell acorns because they are super adorable and I personally use the tops to make cat toys for one of my cats that exclusively only plays with acorn tops with stuffed felt bottoms. Some driftwood pieces from certain species of wood are $30-40 from pet stores and there is also a demand for cork bark but as cork is an endangered species I recommend nobody attempt to propagate its exploitation any further...

[@reeseeulert5107]

I get the drift wood thing. people who live in cities that cant find them locally for aquariums or terrariums would pay up for them.

[@armandogonzalez8636]

unfortunately my palace staff threw away my fendi boxes :(

[@spudspuddy]

driftwood sells really well so does sea washed broken glass and pottery...beachcombing stuff is good, i've sold lots of these as i live opposite the beach

[@kyler3544]

Thumbs up on this video for “assive income”.

[@Yeshanu]

Don't throw away those ass-ets! 😂

[@jennywhisconier7777]

Just collected some pinecones for a holiday project! Maybe just sell it? TY, M. Love!

[@cassfonnesbeck8057]

Haha, it's been a long time since you bought a U.S. 1st class stamp! Wow, this was VERY interesting! Thanks Matt!

[@representing50plus]

Sell your empty ink cartridges. I just save mine until I have a bunch then I list them. People buy them that refill ink cartridges.

[@wwz1011]

Years ago, I lived on a golf course. Before dinner, I would go into a couple of course hazards and collect balls. I would commonly find 100 balls or more. Ended up with a couple of thousand. Then I realized I could sell them on ebay, sorted and clean. I sold at least 1,000 of them. But once I no longer lived on a golf course, I no longer found balls. Better to spend 30 minutes in a thrift store, $10, and make $100. All of the examples took time to find, even if they are free.

[@thannthen]

Found a pile of discarded, stained manuals for large farm equipment from the 1970s, sold every one of them fast for $20 each.

[@helpfulcommenter]

Anything related to old tractors is good as gold. A lot of the US manufactured tractors are still in use, especially by small farms started by young folks going back to the land or starting specialty farms. Tractor parts, manuals, signage, sales calendars, whatever. People get really into their specific brand and year of tractor, it’s kind of like boomers and their classic cars.

[@helpfulcommenter]

Vintage skateboard magazines and bmx magazines sell for insane money Also vintage mail order catalogs for really specific niche hobbies and certain clothing brands. Delia’s, Von Dutch, J Peterman, etc

[@sanchezhandymen3444]

My sister was given a bag of beer bottle caps, she was going to throw them away but I rescued them. I sold them in lots for a total so far of $25.00 and I still have a few lots for sale. I was surprised by how quickly they sell. It has both a collector audience and a crafter audience. It was worth i since I got them free. Great video, very interesting!

[@ellenspeed7270]

I have sold can tab pull tops. I had a booth at a local flea mkt. I asked people to put their tabs in a container I had. I would get several hundred every weekend. Free money and no effort. One day a man comes by tell me he worked at a bar and he saved the tabs. He would bring me tabs from the bar. More free money. Later I found out the colored tabs were worth more money. I sold the colored tabs 8-10 cents each. Crafters use the tabs.

[@annamermaid3674]

Where I live it’s illegal to remove sand or driftwood from the beaches. I am on the westcoast of Canada

[@Branden-vl9sl]

Whose gonna know😂

[@NewWing333]

I have actually sold a bunch of these at one time: egg cartons, empty paper towel rolls, coffee cans, corks (no you don’t have to clean them), prescription pill bottles (labels removed), Talenti ice cream containers, and even used scratch tickets! It was easy enough - instead of throwing something in the recycling bin, I’d throw it in an empty box in the garage and when the box was full I’d take a couple of photos and sell the stuff. Most of it sold fairly quickly too. While I don’t sell that stuff anymore, I still sell magazines. I either lot them up or sell them individually for $12-$15 with free shipping. Not a big moneymaker but easy to store and easy to ship. I’ve heard of people that have sold dryer lint too. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Snarkapotamus]

Nuke 'em for about 10-seconds...

[@C.Hawkshaw]

What do people do with scratch tickets?

[@NewWing333]

@@C.Hawkshaw I’m not absolutely sure but I’ve heard that if you win the lottery, you can write off non-winning tickets. Maybe some use them for crafts? Who knows lol!

[@brianswitzerbbmw]

Magazines pop up on the free sites all the time. A guy is moving and tired of dragging along his 120 issues of Sports Illustrated or his new girlfriend doesn’t like the eight years worth of motorcycle magazines sitting in the corner. I have over 500 between listed and need-to-list and I didn’t pay for any of them. And they sell. Not like hot cakes, but regularly.

[@cassfonnesbeck8057]

I have sold some magazine lots but people always ask that they be shipped media and don't believe me when I say it's against post office rules. Do you have trouble with that?

[@brianswitzerbbmw]

@@cassfonnesbeck8057 I haven't thus far. Media mail isn't an option on my magazine profile, so the buyer has to be aware of it beforehand to expect it from me. If it ever comes up I'll just be honest- I'm primarily a bookseller and I'm not going to lose access to media mail so you can save a few bucks on this 1992 copy of Dirt Wheels magazine.

[@helpfulcommenter]

@@cassfonnesbeck8057 unless it’s a huge heavy box, USPS won’t inspect it. A magazine or a few, go ahead and use media mail. I got my start on eBay selling old 35mm film trailers for movies from the 90s. Technically you aren’t supposed to ship 35mm film media mail, but you can ship 8 or 16mm. The whole purpose of media mail was the us govt wanted to make it easier to send educational materials through the mail to encourage reading and education. (What a wonderful civilized world that must have been, wonder what it was like) Anyway I never had trouble shipping 35mm and always used media mail. As long as eBay allows you to print the label.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

“A pet pheasant “ LOL

[@VoidedMirror]

Driftwood or aquascaping supplies can fetch good prices.

[@militarygradestories]

I sold Ralph Lauren coat hangers once. Forget the specifics, but I think it was $100 plus shipping for 4 of them. Sold in about a week.

[@dogmom3845]

Loved the topic Matt! Gets me thinking out of the box!

[@RawGradeFlip]

If I come across older magazine lots at garage sales I'll grab them. Latest one was 25 High Times from 70s-80s that I sold in a lot for just under $100. Lululemon reuseable shopping bags used to sale for decent money. Higher end luxury brands and their bags or dust covers for pursues sell well.

[@ThrifterGuy]

If anyone knows the answer to this question I'd be very grateful. If you were to sell coupons with a stamped envelope how does that work for tracking on ebay? What would u enter in the add tracking field or how does that work. Thank you in advance.

[@justinrivera974]

The money one is the best one, radar repeaters in superb condition

[@mauriceharp1454]

I also read that piece in the Penny Hoarder but never took the time to check the products. Thanks for doing that and keep up the great content!

[@kategarb]

Yes! Giant pine combs here in NC will sell.

[@harri004]

This is a gem of a video ! 😂😂

[@lisadurre8258]

Priceless 😂

[@johnnyfortycoats2219]

When you see a sold listing from another country, it shows how much it WOULD HAVE cost to ship to your location. It's more likely that the actual buyer was in the seller's country and so paid a lot less. Terapeak shows what the buyer actually paid. In the case of the 4-leaf clovers with the pink background, they sold between £2.99 and £6.44 free shipping.

[@harnessesforcats9067]

Hello new subscriber and new eBay seller here. I’ve watched a number of your videos. Great stuff. Particularly your old dress short video. Question: do you store your men’s dress shirts pre-packed in a poly mailer or do you leave them hanging until you get a sale? I thought it might be convenient to go ahead and fold up and pack up the shirts, label them with a SKU in advance and have them ready to go when they sell but I’m worried that leaving it folded for too long will somehow damage the shirt. What are your thoughts?

[@squirls1025]

Selling magazines I sell a whole years worth at a time and use the flat rate envelopes for $8 to ship they can be slow movers and take up a lot of space but all of mine I have were free.

[@mrspk4060]

When I was a kid I used to try to find four leaf clovers.....haven't done it in DECADES

[@jennywhisconier7777]

Eagle feathers, for example, are illegal to own. Other migratory birds. Also states have different . . . etc.

[@groovytemple]

Tumbleweeds, dude. And burr oak acorns😊

[@squirls1025]

There is a massive market for currency, from error coins, serial numbers, dates and weights or some penny's even. Another popular serial number is birthday date serial numbers. Some can sell for over $1000 just for checking the cash in your wallet. Right now the quick flip is going to your bank and getting rolls of this new year coins. 2 rolls of 2024 pennies can sell for $20 and the price will go down each month Unfortunately we don't keep as much cash on hand anymore

[@Adnaw-n5l]

Oh em gee! You are so freakin' hilarious!

[@hascjl]

I sell my bath and body works plus Victoria’s Secret coupons I get in the mail every month! $15-20 a month:)

[@dreamsreselling7215]

Pure gold this vid :) 😀

[@erielouison6052]

I sold my extra Hello Fresh recipe cards for good prices!

[@ryanbesadny129]

Sandalife authentic Mexican beach sand!

[@helpfulcommenter]

I hear there’s a demand for used panties but not sure if eBay is the best marketplace for those.

[@pamprier4710]

@dustyoldhat 😂

[@thriftingtexas9347]

Sold empty lemonade bottles one time. Wanted to see if they would sell. Took a week and the customer asked for more. Sold 6 for 4.99. Not worth the time but was hilarious.

[@idflipthat]

Great video!

[@Yeshanu]

When sourcing things like driftwood and sea glass, be very cognizant of local laws. In Canada, it's against the law to remove anything like that from a national or provincial park, and the fines can be quite steep. Magazines: I've done well selling specialty vintage Men's magazines. Picked up a lot of model boat and ship building ones for $6 at auction, so far $80+ from the lot, two listings left to sell. Just put up some listings for crafting maga. We'll see... Coupons for Canadians: Found a lot of several $1 off a jar of a specific brand of peanut butter. Looked ot up, and it sells for over $80 a jar! 😮 Also found a lot of two $4 off cat food coupons, selling for $8 plus $3.50 shipping. I'm no mathematical genius, but $8 + $3.50 + tax is a LOT more than 2 x $4!

[@gurgleblurgle7345]

I'm surprised empty prescription bottles wasn't mentioned

[@meditation6259]

I like the idea of selling pinecones but not sure how to get rid of the micro bugs and how long it would actually take. Great content as always ❤

[@CantankerousCrow]

I don't sell them but I have used acorns for crafts and you have to put them in the oven at a low temp for a while to kill the bugs. I assume you could do the same for pinecones.

[@spudspuddy]

also seeds from monkey puzzle trees sell well

[@meditation6259]

@CantankerousCrow thanks for the info 😊

[@ThriftALife]

Good point

[@helpfulcommenter]

My dude Stamps haven’t cost 30 cents since Kurt Cobain was alive. They’re like 65 cents today.

[@susangulbrandson2088]

66 cents

[@foo446]

😂😂😂

[@ThriftALife]

I'm grandfathered in on the cool guy rate, actually.

[@justinrivera974]

Imagine getting an order of 30,000 4 leaf clovers😂

[@skokiereader]

I sold both a radar note & the last issue of GEORGE magazine following JFK Jr.'s death for decent money.

[@cindyswimchick]

My area in Florida has pine trees that produce these large pine cones I tried selling them last year but no takers I’m gonna try again Q4 Maybe crafty people would be interested I would love some assive income!

[@cindyswimchick]

Maybe I’ll try sand next time We have pure white sand on our beaches

[@jenniferblanc3000]

Coupons are technically illegal to sell, but less scrupulous folks will sell the "clipping service". Contrubutes to coupon fraud.

[@ellenm1937]

They use these dollars with multiple repeating numbers for the game Liars Poker instead of card hands. You might bid 6 4s, someone will call you a bluffing liar and then you whip out your bill with 6 4s and take the pot. Empty tennis ball cans are listed. They mentioned they're for crafting but why wouldn't you just use a Pringles can for the same price and get the chips too? Maybe If you work at a country club or have a Labrador retriever.. One that I think is truly legit is those empty plastic Huggies baby wipe containers. They don't make them anymore, baby wipes just come in little plastic baggies. A lot of people keep them to store jewelry, tool parts etc and. They can sell for about $40 each. Crown Royal bags. Very popular in certain cultures as stash bags. People even make bedspreads out of them.

[@pokemonprimed]

the salesman my parents bought their car from got his paycheck in cash ones to search them for special serial numbers

[@purplerube1038]

Interesting

[@deborahwilliams7072]

Listed toilet paper rolls and finally threw them away

[@michaeldonnan6767]

I think most of the dollar bills are sold to people who play liars poker. "I have five 2's" will win every time.

[@yolandarouser1413]

A lot of these are for crafters.

[@africansister]

1.22😂

[@1960bluebug]

I've sold dollar bills with sequenced serial numbers a few times in past.

[@toadevergreen2561]

Haha, what in the literal ASP is this.

[@jctrade2044]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!