Enter the KonMari Method, an organizing technique made
famous by tidying expert Marie Kondo. She has written books on the topic, and
appeared on the Netflix show ‘Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.’ Her method involves
tidying by category (clothes, books, papers miscellaneous items, and
sentimental items), keeping only the things that “spark joy,” and letting go of
items that don’t. The technique encourages thanking the discarded items for
serving you.
Now, where do you bring all your pre-loved stuff after
you thank them? Well, take a cue from the thousands of sellers of secondhand
items on OLX and turn your clutter into cash by conveniently selling it online.
A recent study by OLX, the country’s leading classifieds
platform, computed the potential profit you can earn by decluttering your home
and selling pre-owned goods that no longer spark joy. The research identified
the popular, fastest-selling categories: fashion, gadgets, and health and
beauty products. It then further looked into the pre-loved items most often
bought in these categories, the average price of these items, and the average
number of times buyers purchase them in a year.
Based on these data, you can potentially earn an
estimated P17,700 by letting go of fast-selling used stuff and selling them
online.
The most popular pre-owned fashion items are shoes and
clothes, which have average prices of P1,250 and P750, respectively. On
average, online shoppers buy two pairs of shoes and five pieces of clothes. If
you tidy up your closet, and sell two pairs of footwear and five pieces of
clothing you no longer wear, you can earn P6,250.
Health and beauty products, meanwhile, have an average
price of P450 and are usually purchased by online buyers 13 times per month. If
you KonMari your beauty drawer and sell 13 products that don’t spark joy, your
potential earning is P5,850.
Mobile phones are the most popular gadgets online, and
buyers, on average, purchase them twice a year. Post an ad of your old
cellphone on OLX, and you may earn P2,800 per unit, which is the average price
of used mobile phones bought online.
Who knew that letting go of our material possessions
could actually make us happier? Let others experience what once sparked joy to
you by selling your pre-loved items on OLX, which provides effortless ways to
reach your customers.
“Our research shows a trend. More and more offline
sellers are moving into the online domain to sell pre-loved items. Their top
three reasons? One, it's easy and convenient. Two, it reaches more shoppers
compared to offline selling, in which the audience is limited by location.
Lastly, reason number three: Earn money. Instead of letting your old stuff
collect dust in a drawer, sell it and make money,” said OLX Philippines Head of
Goods and Services Rambo Joinani.
Make decluttering a fruitful and income-generating
activity. Sell pre-loved items only on OLX, the biggest classifieds community.
Visit www.olx.ph.
OLX Philippines is part of the OLX Group, the world’s
leading classifieds platform in growth markets. Having 17 brands worldwide, OLX
Group is available in more than 40 countries, where its market-leading trading
platforms are being used by more than 330 million people monthly.
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